Franklin

Population: 387
Median household income: $81,071
Median home value: $213,500

Franklin, a community in Pendleton County, West Virginia, has 387 residents. The median household income of $81,071 is above the Pendleton County median ($61,738).

Between 2019 and 2023, Franklin's population declined 37.8% from 622 to 387, while its median home value rose 80.5% from $118,300 to $213,500.

71.0% of workers drive to work alone. 85.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 387
Median age: 54.4 yrs
Median household income: $81,071
Median home value: $213,500
Median gross rent: $732
Housing units: 254
Homeownership rate: 60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

622387

Median household income

$40,435$81,071

Median home value

$118,300$213,500

Median gross rent

$477$732

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	622	$40,435	$118,300	$477
2020	527	$57,857	$111,400	$575
2021	402	$52,083	$111,300	$697
2022	342	$78,125	$202,200	$743
2023	387	$81,071	$213,500	$732

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 4421.2%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7421.7%

75 and over16.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	62	16.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	22	5.7%
35 to 44	82	21.2%
45 to 54	31	8.0%
55 to 64	42	10.9%
65 to 74	84	21.7%
75 and over	64	16.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	364	94.1%
Black or African American	20	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate37.5%

Some college or associate's7.4%

Bachelor's degree26.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46	14.2%
High school graduate	122	37.5%
Some college or associate's	24	7.4%
Bachelor's degree	85	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	48	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked12.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means4.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	110	71.0%
Carpooled	5	3.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	12.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	8.4%
Other means	7	4.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	63	44.4%
15 to 29 min	38	26.8%
30 to 44 min	19	13.4%
45 to 59 min	13	9.2%
60+ min	9	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 18.3% (62 of 338)

	Count	Share
Family households	72	49.3%
Nonfamily households	74	50.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	146	57.5%
Vacant	108	42.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	88	60.3%
Renter-occupied	58	39.7%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	218	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	3.1%
5 to 19 units	28	11.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5429044
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.6453, -79.3333