New Franklin

Population: 1,015
Median household income: $53,056
Median home value: $117,700

New Franklin, a community in Howard County, Missouri, has 1,015 residents. The median household income of $53,056 is below the Howard County median ($62,628).

From 2019 to 2023, New Franklin's population declined 14.8% from 1,191 to 1,015, while its median home value rose 27.2% from $92,500 to $117,700.

The median resident is 41.2 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 14.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,015
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $53,056
Median home value: $117,700
Median gross rent: $680
Housing units: 452
Homeownership rate: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1911,015

Median household income

$34,135$53,056

Median home value

$92,500$117,700

Median gross rent

$458$680

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,191	$34,135	$92,500	$458
2020	1,016	$41,750	$82,300	$459
2021	1,066	$43,523	$90,800	$467
2022	1,057	$47,768	$109,400	$803
2023	1,015	$53,056	$117,700	$680

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	88	8.7%
5 to 17	128	12.6%
18 to 24	62	6.1%
25 to 34	150	14.8%
35 to 44	141	13.9%
45 to 54	90	8.9%
55 to 64	118	11.6%
65 to 74	125	12.3%
75 and over	113	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	918	90.4%
Black or African American	43	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	1.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	125	17.0%
High school graduate	275	37.3%
Some college or associate's	172	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	98	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	67	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled14.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	333	75.5%
Carpooled	63	14.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	3.9%
Other means	13	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	99	23.3%
15 to 29 min	172	40.6%
30 to 44 min	68	16.0%
45 to 59 min	31	7.3%
60+ min	54	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 18.5% (187 of 1,009)

	Count	Share
Family households	227	60.4%
Nonfamily households	149	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	376	83.2%
Vacant	76	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	234	62.2%
Renter-occupied	142	37.8%

1-unit, detached69.7%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other15.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	315	69.7%
1-unit, attached	2	0.4%
2 to 4 units	60	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	6	1.3%
Mobile home & other	69	15.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2951824
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.32 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.0148, -92.7448