Demographics of Franklin city, Kentucky

Franklin city, Kentucky had 10,759 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +546 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Franklin city, in four figures

10,759
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,360 ±20.; +5.3%
Change since July 2020: +546 people.; 35.8 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,052 ±$8,425
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Franklin city, Kentucky's population grew 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Franklin city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Franklin city, Kentucky's population grew 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Franklin city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,213	100.0	100.0
2021	10,260	100.5	100.2
2022	10,342	101.3	100.7
2023	10,499	102.8	101.6
2024	10,571	103.5	102.5
2025	10,759	105.3	103.1

Population of Franklin city, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,213	—
2021	10,260	+47
2022	10,342	+82
2023	10,499	+157
2024	10,571	+72
2025	10,759	+188

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.8 ±2.9: for men 31.2 ±2.0 and for women 39.6 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Franklin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	742 ±115	7.2% ±1.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,782 ±321	17.2% ±3.1	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,033 ±254	10.0% ±2.5	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,901 ±324	28.0% ±3.1	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,215 ±331	21.4% ±3.2	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,687 ±292	16.3% ±2.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,052 ±$8,425, and income per person $27,990 ±$3,014, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Franklin city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	893 ±240	22.4% ±5.9	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	721 ±219	18.1% ±5.4	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,102 ±279	27.6% ±6.8	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	387 ±129	9.7% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	599 ±199	15.0% ±4.9	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	24 to 156	0.6% to 3.9%	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	199 ±98	5.0% ±2.4	7.2% ±0.1	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	1,694 ±512	17.1% ±5.2	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	463 ±208	19.0% ±7.9	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	970 ±259	18.6% ±4.7	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	98 to 424	4.6% to 18.6%	13.4% ±0.3	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 city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Franklin city	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	4,233 ±247	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.3% ±7.4	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.2% to 9.2%	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.0% ±6.0	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.0% ±6.2	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$195,400 ±$32,026	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,010 ±$63	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±4	1982 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	174 to 554	1.7% to 5.3%	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,354 ±333	80.6% ±3.2	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	896 ±265	8.6% ±2.6	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 69	0% to 0.7%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	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 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	717 ±253	6.9% ±2.4	3.9% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	6,184 ±464	59.7% ±4.5	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,934 ±463	38.0% ±4.5	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 114	0% to 1.1%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	74 to 298	0.7% to 2.9%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	17 to 169	0.2% to 1.6%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6 to 180	0.1% to 1.7%	2.8% ±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 city among the places of Kentucky

42nd of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Places of Kentucky near Franklin city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fort Campbell North CDP	11,356 ±653
Lyndon city	11,030 ±50
Francisville CDP	10,565 ±1,033
Alexandria city	10,562 ±65
Versailles city	10,492 ±27
Franklin city	10,360 ±20
La Grange city	10,311 ±39
Oakbrook CDP	10,211 ±877
Paris city	10,160 ±28
Mayfield city	9,868 ±139
Middletown city	9,763 ±57

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in Kentucky by poverty rate
No. 12 Places in Kentucky by median age
No. 24 Places in Kentucky by median household income
No. 28 Places in Kentucky by median home value
No. 29 Places in Kentucky by homeownership rate
No. 29 Places in Kentucky by median rent

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