Franklin, Virginia Population History 1990 - 2021

What is the current population of Franklin?

Based on the latest 2022 data from the US census, the current population of Franklin is 8,217. Franklin, Virginia is the 3,589th largest city in the US.

Franklin Geography [top]

What county is Franklin, Virginia in?

Franklin is located entirely in Franklin city.

What is the size of Franklin, Virginia in square miles?

Franklin has an area of 8.2 square miles.

Franklin Population Facts [top]

What was the peak population of Franklin?

The peak population of Franklin was in 2010, when its population was 8,582. In 2010, Franklin was the 3,279th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 3,589th largest city in the US. Franklin is currently 4.3% smaller than it was in 2010.

How quickly is Franklin shrinking?

Franklin has shrunk 0.7% since the year 2000. Franklin, Virginia's growth is below average. 72% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Franklin, Virginia?

Franklin has a population density of 1,045.8 people per square mile.

Franklin Demographics [top]

What is the voting age population of Franklin, Virginia?

The total voting age population of Franklin, Virginia, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 6,070. The voting age population is 42.9% male and 57.1% female.

What percentage of Franklin, Virginia residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 19.3% of the residents of Franklin are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Franklin, Virginia?

The racial demographics of Franklin are 56.7% Black, 36.9% White, 4.1% Two or more races, 1.3% Asian and 1.1% Other. Additionally, 1.1% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Franklin, Virginia residents are below the poverty line?

In Franklin, 14.7% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 22.7%. On a per-household basis, 8.2% of families are below the poverty line in Franklin.

What percentage of Franklin, Virginia residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 65.0% of Franklin residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Franklin, Virginia residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 86.3% of Franklin residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 19.1% have a bachelor's degree and 7.1% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Franklin, Virginia residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Franklin residents aged 5 and older, 2.7% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.6% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.4% speak an Asian language.

Franklin Income & Labor Statistics [top]

What is the unemployment rate in Franklin, Virginia?

The unemployment rate in Franklin is 13.6%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Franklin, Virginia residents work for the government?

In Franklin, 20.1% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Franklin, Virginia?

The median household income in Franklin is $40,417.

Franklin Housing & Rent Statistics [top]

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Franklin, Virginia?

In Franklin, 51.6% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Franklin, Virginia?

Renters occupy 48.4% of housing units in Franklin.

What percentage of Franklin, Virginia housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Franklin, 11.4% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Franklin, Virginia housing units were built after 2000?

In Franklin, 9.0% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 340 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Franklin, Virginia?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Franklin is $860.

What percentage of households in Franklin, Virginia have broadband internet?

In Franklin, 72.9% of households have an active broadband internet connection.

Franklin Population By Year

Year	Population	Rank in US
2021	8,217	3,589
2020	8,171	3,596
2019	7,967	3,621
2018	8,013	3,589
2017	8,176	3,516
2016	8,306	3,466
2015	8,490	3,379
2014	8,526	3,347
2013	8,638	3,305
2012	8,528	3,317
2011	8,486	3,317
2010	8,582	3,279
2000	8,277	3,160
1990	8,392	2,812