Franklin, AL Population

Overview

841

Total Population

50.9

Median age

63.97%

Female population %

56.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

64.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

19

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Franklin's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Franklin is 50.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Franklin's population under 18 was 13.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Franklin's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Franklin, 11.53% were under the age of 15, 20.45% aged 15 to 29, 40.43% aged 30 to 64, 26.16% aged 65 to 84, and 1.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 235 more females than males in Franklin:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 63.97% females and 36.03% males in Franklin, AL.
The Franklin, AL gender ratio is 56.3:100 i.e. 56.3 men to 100 women (0.563).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 62.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 137.

Franklin's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Franklin population: 23.19% are White, 62.07% are Black or African American, 0.83% are some other race and 13.91% are multiracial.
Franklin's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 19 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 822 (97.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Franklin is Black or African American with a population of 522 (62.07% of the total population).

Franklin's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 627 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Franklin's population increased by 477 (318.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Franklin's population decreased by 37 (5.90%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Franklin's population was lowest in year 2009 at 136.