Franklin vs Sidman

A side-by-side comparison of Franklin and Sidman: population, income, housing, and more.

Franklin and Sidman are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sidman has the higher population (317 vs 289 in Franklin). Sidman has the higher median household income ($75,179 vs $39,583 in Franklin). Since 2019, Franklin's population has grown faster (+29.0% vs -27.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin	Sidman
Population	289	317
Median age	34.8 yrs	61.7 yrs
Median household income	$39,583	$75,179
Median home value	$45,300	—
Median gross rent	$817	—
Housing units	203	212
Homeownership rate	78.0%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.6%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin	Sidman
Population	224 → 289 (+29.0%)	437 → 317 (-27.5%)
Median household income	$35,000 → $39,583 (+13.1%)	$64,083 → $75,179 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$38,400 → $45,300 (+18.0%)	$79,500 → $38,500 (-51.6%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $817 (+63.4%)	—

Franklin

Population

224289

Median household income

$35,000$39,583

Median home value

$38,400$45,300

Median gross rent

$500$817

Sidman

Population

437317

Median household income

$64,083$75,179

Median home value

$79,500$38,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin	Sidman
Under 5	9.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	13.8%	6.6%
18 to 24	9.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	17.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.8%	5.4%
45 to 54	5.5%	4.7%
55 to 64	9.7%	34.4%
65 to 74	11.8%	19.9%
75 and over	10.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin	Sidman
White (non-Hispanic)	81.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin	Sidman
No high school diploma	5.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	59.0%	55.3%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin	Sidman
Drove alone	86.0%	62.3%
Carpooled	6.6%	37.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin	Sidman
1-unit, detached	70.4%	40.6%
1-unit, attached	20.2%	50.5%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Franklin	Sidman
Poverty rate	27.2%	16.1%
Average household size	1.93	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938