Demographics of Franklin city, Louisiana

Franklin city, Louisiana had 6,224 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −434 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

6,224
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,461 ±30.; −6.5%
Change since July 2020: −434 people.; 37.7 ±4.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $39,518 ±$3,847
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, Louisiana's population shrank 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Franklin city, Louisiana'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, Louisiana's population shrank 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Franklin city, Louisiana'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	6,658	100.0	100.0
2021	6,520	97.9	100.2
2022	6,452	96.9	100.7
2023	6,354	95.4	101.6
2024	6,300	94.6	102.5
2025	6,224	93.5	103.1

Population of Franklin city, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,658	—
2021	6,520	−138
2022	6,452	−68
2023	6,354	−98
2024	6,300	−54
2025	6,224	−76

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.7 ±4.9: for men 39.8 ±7.3 and for women 37.2 ±6.1. 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	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	521 ±153	8.1% ±2.4	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,300 ±291	20.1% ±4.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	685 ±240	10.6% ±3.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,196 ±246	18.5% ±3.8	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,543 ±239	23.9% ±3.7	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,216 ±200	18.8% ±3.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $39,518 ±$3,847, and income per person $22,051 ±$3,017, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana 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	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	717 ±166	30.5% ±6.3	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	632 ±180	26.8% ±7.2	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	453 ±124	19.2% ±4.9	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	257 ±97	10.9% ±4.0	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	166 ±69	7.1% ±2.8	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	44 to 184	1.9% to 7.8%	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 34	0% to 1.4%	7.8% ±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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	1,730 ±403	27.3% ±6.4	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	574 ±245	31.6% ±11.6	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	795 ±244	25.8% ±7.0	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	361 ±123	25.1% ±7.6	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Franklin city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Franklin city	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	2,904 ±263	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.1% ±3.5	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.9% ±4.7	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.8% ±8.5	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.2% ±7.1	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$104,400 ±$10,201	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$814 ±$123	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±5	1983 ±1	1980 ±1

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	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	166 to 558	2.6% to 8.6%	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,401 ±417	37.2% ±6.5	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,207 ±460	49.6% ±7.1	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 79	0% to 1.2%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	42 to 222	0.7% to 3.4%	0.4% ±<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 82	0% to 1.3%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	85 to 513	1.3% to 7.9%	3.8% ±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	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	5,759 ±203	89.1% ±3.1	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	428 ±137	6.6% ±2.1	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	30 to 212	0.5% to 3.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	61 to 245	0.9% to 3.8%	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	14 to 134	0.2% to 2.1%	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3 to 155	< 0.1% to 2.4%	2.9% ±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 Louisiana

86th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Places of Louisiana near Franklin city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Donaldsonville city	6,831 ±23
Schriever CDP	6,690 ±683
St. Gabriel city	6,639 ±14
Oakdale city	6,546 ±21
Red Chute CDP	6,526 ±656
Franklin city	6,461 ±30
Walker town	6,390 ±21
Inniswold CDP	6,357 ±1,452
Lacombe CDP	6,310 ±704
Ville Platte city	6,253 ±32
Elmwood CDP	6,077 ±824

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Louisiana by median age
No. 5 Places in Louisiana by poverty rate
No. 27 Places in Louisiana by homeownership rate
No. 31 Places by poverty rate
No. 52 Places in Louisiana by median rent
No. 67 Places in Louisiana by per capita income

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