Franklin

Population: 6,557
Median household income: $46,278
Median home value: $98,200

Franklin is a community in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, home to 6,557 residents. Its median household income of $46,278 runs below the St. Mary Parish figure of $51,768.

Between 2019 and 2023, Franklin's population declined 5.8% from 6,960 to 6,557, while its median home value rose 24.0% from $79,200 to $98,200.

Households average 2.57 people. The median gross rent is $861.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,557
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $46,278
Median home value: $98,200
Median gross rent: $861
Housing units: 3,103
Homeownership rate: 58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,9606,557

Median household income

$40,094$46,278

Median home value

$79,200$98,200

Median gross rent

$744$861

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,960	$40,094	$79,200	$744
2020	6,844	$39,194	$80,000	$743
2021	6,811	$33,390	$86,800	$778
2022	6,666	$39,068	$95,600	$832
2023	6,557	$46,278	$98,200	$861

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	503	7.7%
5 to 17	1,114	17.0%
18 to 24	566	8.6%
25 to 34	663	10.1%
35 to 44	736	11.2%
45 to 54	810	12.4%
55 to 64	887	13.5%
65 to 74	760	11.6%
75 and over	518	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,463	37.6%
Black or African American	3,025	46.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	138	2.1%
Asian	28	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	44	0.7%
Two or more races	354	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	505	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.2%

High school graduate50.6%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree6.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	754	17.2%
High school graduate	2,212	50.6%
Some college or associate's	974	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	293	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	141	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.9%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,235	84.9%
Carpooled	163	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	0.8%
Bicycle	33	1.3%
Worked from home	147	5.6%
Other means	33	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,064	42.8%
15 to 29 min	644	25.9%
30 to 44 min	523	21.0%
45 to 59 min	95	3.8%
60+ min	160	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 28.9% (1,861 of 6,430)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,607	64.7%
Nonfamily households	875	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,482	80.0%
Vacant	621	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,443	58.1%
Renter-occupied	1,039	41.9%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other12.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,319	74.7%
1-unit, attached	44	1.4%
2 to 4 units	139	4.5%
5 to 19 units	155	5.0%
20 or more units	74	2.4%
Mobile home & other	372	12.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2227155
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.53 sq mi
Center point: 29.7849, -91.5096