Franklin, PA Population

Overview

244

Total Population

48.0

Median age

54.92%

Female population %

82.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

83.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

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 48.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Franklin's population under 18 was 19.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Franklin's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Franklin, 18.85% were under the age of 15, 12.30% aged 15 to 29, 42.21% aged 30 to 64, 15.98% aged 65 to 84, and 10.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 24 more females than males in Franklin:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.92% females and 45.08% males in Franklin, PA.
The Franklin, PA gender ratio is 82.1:100 i.e. 82.1 men to 100 women (0.821).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 11.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 16.

Franklin's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Franklin population: 96.31% are White, 2.46% are Black or African American, 0.82% are some other race and 0.41% are multiracial.
Franklin's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 238 (97.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Franklin is White with a population of 235 (96.31% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 449 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Franklin's population decreased by 127 (28.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Franklin's population decreased by 49 (15.22%), 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 2022 at 269.