Franklin Parish, Louisiana

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,590
Median household income: $44,103
Median home value: $117,200

Franklin Parish, Louisiana counts 19,590 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $44,103, its median household income sits below Louisiana's $60,023.

From 2019 to 2023, Franklin Parish's population declined 3.2% from 20,238 to 19,590, while its median household income rose 25.0% from $35,282 to $44,103.

The median resident is 39.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,590
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $44,103
Median home value: $117,200
Median gross rent: $719
Housing units: 8,937
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,23819,590

Median household income

$35,282$44,103

Median home value

$88,000$117,200

Median gross rent

$587$719

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,238	$35,282	$88,000	$587
2020	20,109	$35,759	$86,600	$627
2021	19,964	$38,250	$87,500	$643
2022	19,752	$41,129	$99,200	$701
2023	19,590	$44,103	$117,200	$719

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,268	6.5%
5 to 17	3,600	18.4%
18 to 24	1,683	8.6%
25 to 34	2,124	10.8%
35 to 44	2,402	12.3%
45 to 54	2,097	10.7%
55 to 64	2,610	13.3%
65 to 74	2,270	11.6%
75 and over	1,536	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,811	65.4%
Black or African American	5,619	28.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	72	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	762	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	320	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.5%

High school graduate41.1%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,803	21.5%
High school graduate	5,360	41.1%
Some college or associate's	2,764	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,416	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	696	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means4.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,303	80.1%
Carpooled	502	7.6%
Public transit	67	1.0%
Walked	78	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	378	5.7%
Other means	292	4.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,013	32.2%
15 to 29 min	2,261	36.2%
30 to 44 min	937	15.0%
45 to 59 min	375	6.0%
60+ min	656	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 25.6% (4,765 of 18,585)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,179	70.5%
Nonfamily households	2,172	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,351	82.3%
Vacant	1,586	17.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,418	73.7%
Renter-occupied	1,933	26.3%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other19.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,701	75.0%
1-unit, attached	163	1.8%
2 to 4 units	260	2.9%
5 to 19 units	50	0.6%
20 or more units	12	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1,751	19.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 22041
State: Louisiana
Land area: 624 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 32.1391, -91.6724