Demographics of Franklin Center CDP, New Jersey

Franklin Center CDP, New Jersey had 6,646 ±837 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Franklin Center CDP, in four figures

6,646 ±837
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 240th
Among New Jersey's places: Of 295 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 51.5 ±5.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $157,212 ±$42,237
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.5 ±5.7: for men 46.7 ±8.7 and for women 54.1 ±8.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Franklin Center CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	112 to 466	1.7% to 7.0%	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	795 ±228	12.0% ±3.1	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	117 to 409	1.8% to 6.1%	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,592 ±350	24.0% ±4.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,461 ±334	22.0% ±4.2	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,246 ±410	33.8% ±4.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $157,212 ±$42,237, and income per person $77,849 ±$12,516, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Franklin Center CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	66 to 276	2.6% to 10.3%	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	68 to 330	2.6% to 12.3%	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	293 ±132	11.0% ±4.8	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	190 ±64	7.1% ±2.3	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	381 ±166	14.3% ±6.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	254 ±95	9.6% ±3.4	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,171 ±249	44.0% ±8.0	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Franklin Center CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	112 to 834	1.8% to 12.7%	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 35	0% to 3.2%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	21 to 593	0.9% to 20.4%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	57 to 275	2.5% to 10.6%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Franklin Center CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Franklin Center CDP	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	2,706 ±294	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.3% ±2.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 3.8%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.5% ±4.2	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.5% ±6.5	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$612,000 ±$23,497	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,748 ±$327	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2006 ±1	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Franklin Center CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	318 to 1,524	5.0% to 22.8%	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,981 ±532	29.8% ±7.1	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,547 ±633	23.3% ±9.1	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,866 ±404	28.1% ±4.9	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 446	0% to 6.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 272	0% to 4.1%	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Franklin Center CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	2,868 ±699	43.2% ±9.0	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,405 ±268	21.1% ±3.0	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	62 to 316	1.0% to 4.7%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,184 ±426	32.9% ±4.9	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,415 ±336	21.3% ±4.3	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	769 ±287	11.6% ±4.1	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Franklin Center CDP among the places of New Jersey

240th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Franklin Center CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Allendale borough	6,865 ±44
Green Knoll CDP	6,789 ±878
Strathmore CDP	6,708 ±739
Kingston Estates CDP	6,668 ±889
North Caldwell borough	6,656 ±20
Franklin Center CDP	6,646 ±837
Rockaway borough	6,613 ±18
Ramblewood CDP	6,611 ±1,012
Bridgewater Center CDP	6,505 ±732
Finderne CDP	6,489 ±936
Watchung borough	6,485 ±27

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 4 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 9 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 14 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 22 Places by median rent
No. 34 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026