Franklin, NJ Population

Overview

4,904

Total Population

49.2

Median age

50.39%

Female population %

98.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

596

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 49.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Franklin's population under 18 was 18.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Franklin's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Franklin, 15.23% were under the age of 15, 16.29% aged 15 to 29, 44.54% aged 30 to 64, 19.21% aged 65 to 84, and 4.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 38 more females than males in Franklin:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.39% females and 49.61% males in Franklin, NJ.
The Franklin, NJ gender ratio is 98.5:100 i.e. 98.5 men to 100 women (0.985).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 398.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 254.

Franklin's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Franklin population: 85.34% are White, 2.63% are Black or African American, 0.18% are Asian, 4.18% are some other race and 7.67% are multiracial.
Franklin's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 596 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,308 (87.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Franklin is White with a population of 4,185 (85.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,166 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Franklin's population decreased by 70 (1.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Franklin's population decreased by 169 (3.34%), 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 2019 at 4,728.