Franklin Town, Delaware County, New York Population

Overview

2,437

Total Population

54.0

Median age

46.49%

Female population %

115.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

80.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Franklin town is 54.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Franklin town's population under 18 was 13.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Franklin town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Franklin town, 11.86% were under the age of 15, 9.73% aged 15 to 29, 45.63% aged 30 to 64, 27.53% aged 65 to 84, and 5.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 171 less females than males in Franklin town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.49% females and 53.51% males in Franklin Town, Delaware County, New York.
The Franklin Town, Delaware County, New York gender ratio is 115.1:100 i.e. 115.1 men to 100 women (1.151).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 236.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 162.

Franklin town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Franklin town population: 97.87% are White, 0.33% are Black or African American, 0.57% are Asian, 0.16% are some other race and 1.07% are multiracial.
Franklin town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,407 (98.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Franklin town is White with a population of 2,385 (97.87% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,595 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Franklin town's population decreased by 194 (7.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Franklin town's population decreased by 114 (4.75%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,263.