Franklinton

Population: 3,615
Median household income: $32,339
Median home value: $187,500

Located in Washington Parish, Louisiana, Franklinton is a community with a population of 3,615. At $32,339, its median household income sits below Washington Parish's $42,776.

From 2019 to 2023, Franklinton's population declined 4.4% from 3,782 to 3,615, while its median home value rose 58.9% from $118,000 to $187,500.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 60.6% of the population. 82.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,615
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $32,339
Median home value: $187,500
Median gross rent: $930
Housing units: 1,959
Homeownership rate: 48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7823,615

Median household income

$26,422$32,339

Median home value

$118,000$187,500

Median gross rent

$690$930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,782	$26,422	$118,000	$690
2020	3,709	$28,420	$134,100	$662
2021	3,646	$28,810	$161,600	$712
2022	3,638	$31,645	$188,900	$694
2023	3,615	$32,339	$187,500	$930

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 4417.5%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	304	8.4%
5 to 17	536	14.8%
18 to 24	293	8.1%
25 to 34	244	6.7%
35 to 44	633	17.5%
45 to 54	515	14.2%
55 to 64	558	15.4%
65 to 74	357	9.9%
75 and over	175	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,293	35.8%
Black or African American	2,192	60.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	74	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	49	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	513	20.7%
High school graduate	959	38.6%
Some college or associate's	783	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	142	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	85	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled0.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,387	82.4%
Carpooled	14	0.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	114	6.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	118	7.0%
Other means	51	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	577	36.8%
15 to 29 min	142	9.1%
30 to 44 min	380	24.3%
45 to 59 min	241	15.4%
60+ min	226	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 28.6% (946 of 3,309)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,121	69.8%
Nonfamily households	485	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,606	82.0%
Vacant	353	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	784	48.8%
Renter-occupied	822	51.2%

1-unit, detached70.1%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other10.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,373	70.1%
1-unit, attached	140	7.1%
2 to 4 units	215	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	33	1.7%
Mobile home & other	198	10.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2227190
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.37 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 30.8482, -90.1459