Franklin, VA Population

Overview

8,249

Total Population

39.0

Median age

52.99%

Female population %

88.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

70.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

243

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 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Franklin's population under 18 was 25.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Franklin's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Franklin, 21.58% were under the age of 15, 16.83% aged 15 to 29, 41.71% aged 30 to 64, 17.06% aged 65 to 84, and 2.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 493 more females than males in Franklin:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.99% females and 47.01% males in Franklin, VA.
The Franklin, VA gender ratio is 88.7:100 i.e. 88.7 men to 100 women (0.887).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 394.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 437.

Franklin's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Franklin population: 37.88% are White, 53.30% are Black or African American, 2.75% are Asian, 0.32% are some other race and 5.75% are multiracial.
Franklin's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 243 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,006 (97.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Franklin is Black or African American with a population of 4,397 (53.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,899 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Franklin's population increased by 298 (3.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Franklin's population decreased by 430 (5.01%), 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 7,867.