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Total population: 3,967 (Urban population: 3,869 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 98 (all nonfarm))

Franklin, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,843 (1,546 occupied: 898 owner occupied, 648 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	31%

Housing density: 481 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $469 (lower quartile is $387, upper quartile is $519)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $420

Median gross rent in Franklin, NC in 2007: $582

Housing units in Franklin with a mortgage: 413 (30 second mortgage, 50 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 371

Franklin,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,288 (it was $85,800 in 2000)

Franklin:	$124,288
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $91,593 - $178,561

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $150,791
Here: $150,791
State: $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $120,194
Here: $120,194
State: $176,568

In 2-unit structures: $122,317
Here: $122,317
State: $153,934

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $97,644
Here: $97,644
State: $169,602

Mobile homes: $37,719
Here: $37,719
State: $45,354

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,288

In family households: 2,471 (573 male householders, 255 female householders)
662 spouses, 795 children (740 natural, 17 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 50 other relatives, 59 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 817 (235 male householders (204 living alone)), 498 female householders (467 living alone)), 84 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 106 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 396 2-persons, 221 3-persons, 104 4-persons, 65 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 671 1-person, 55 2-persons, 7 4-persons.

426 married couples with children.
247 single-parent households (43 men, 204 women).

98.7% of residents of Franklin speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 57 (1.7%)
(89.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 176 5 rooms: 244 6 rooms: 174 7 rooms: 142 8 rooms: 86 9 or more rooms: 68

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin, North Carolina:
	1 room: 22 2 rooms: 39 3 rooms: 69 4 rooms: 243 5 rooms: 160 6 rooms: 48 7 rooms: 34 8 rooms: 18 9 or more rooms: 15

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 25
1995 to 1998: 83
1990 to 1994: 157
1980 to 1989: 488
1970 to 1979: 441
1960 to 1969: 255
1950 to 1959: 134
1940 to 1949: 147
1939 or earlier: 113

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Franklin:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 314 3 bedrooms: 410 4 bedrooms: 121 5 or more bedrooms: 53

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin:
	no bedroom: 28 1 bedroom: 94 2 bedrooms: 403 3 bedrooms: 83 4 bedrooms: 40 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 78 1 vehicle: 335 2 vehicles: 385 3 vehicles: 82 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 67 1 vehicle: 391 2 vehicles: 155 3 vehicles: 29 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Franklin, NC:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 28
$60,000 to $69,999: 32
$70,000 to $79,999: 27
$80,000 to $89,999: 20
$90,000 to $99,999: 82
$100,000 to $124,999: 230
$125,000 to $149,999: 196
$150,000 to $174,999: 85
$175,000 to $199,999: 80
$200,000 to $249,999: 118
$250,000 to $299,999: 66
$300,000 to $399,999: 17
$400,000 to $499,999: 7
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Franklin rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Franklin:

Less than $100: 19 people
$100 to $149: 23
$150 to $199: 25
$200 to $249: 1
$250 to $299: 16
$300 to $349: 46
$350 to $399: 84
$400 to $449: 91
$450 to $499: 71
$500 to $549: 122
$550 to $599: 49
$600 to $649: 36
$650 to $699: 23
$700 to $749: 10
$750 to $799: 17
$800 to $899: 1
$900 to $999: 25
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 59

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 14 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 26

Franklin, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.2%
Number of people working at home: 50 (4.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 112
5 to 9 minutes: 267
10 to 14 minutes: 389
15 to 19 minutes: 149
20 to 24 minutes: 38
25 to 29 minutes: 19
30 to 34 minutes: 99
35 to 39 minutes: 7
40 to 44 minutes: 13
45 to 59 minutes: 65
60 to 89 minutes: 13
90 or more minutes: 19

Franklin mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,013 (82%)
Carpooled: 140 (11%)
Walked: 37 (3%)
Worked at home: 50 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 319
$10,000 to $14,999: 225
$15,000 to $19,999: 177
$20,000 to $24,999: 166
$25,000 to $29,999: 97
$30,000 to $34,999: 98
$35,000 to $39,999: 124
$40,000 to $44,999: 44
$45,000 to $49,999: 62
$50,000 to $59,999: 85
$60,000 to $74,999: 51
$75,000 to $99,999: 46
$100,000 to $124,999: 44
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 15
$200,000 or more: 8

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 371

English: 326

German: 302

Scotch-Irish: 270

Irish: 214

Scottish: 180

Italian: 178

Other groups: 116

French (except Basque): 52

Polish: 37

Swedish: 29

European: 28

French Canadian: 26

Dutch: 20

Ukrainian: 16

British: 15

Russian: 15

Danish: 10

Greek: 10

Portuguese: 10

Welsh: 10

Croatian: 9

Finnish: 9

Brazilian: 8

Romanian: 8

Scandinavian: 8

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (30%)
Germany (30%)
Ukraine (16%)
France (14%)
South Africa (11%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1615
Northeast: 332
Midwest: 322
South: 912
West: 143

46% of Franklin residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 24
9th grade: 75
10th grade: 31
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 37
High school graduate (or equivalency): 356
Less than 1 year of college: 83
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 120
Associate degree: 55
Bachelor's degree: 95
Master's degree: 55
Professional school degree: 26
Doctorate degree: 3

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 16
7th and 8th grade: 88
9th grade: 28
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 75
12th grade, no diploma: 34
High school graduate (or equivalency): 488
Less than 1 year of college: 79
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 237
Associate degree: 144
Bachelor's degree: 182
Master's degree: 17
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $25,416
Two or more races householders: $2,565
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,932

Franklin household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Franklin household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Franklin marital status for males

Franklin marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $134,597
Hispanic or Latino householders: $129,274

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,174
One, attached: 22
Two: 70
3 or 4: 83
5 to 9: 194
10 to 19: 78
20 to 49: 22
Mobile homes: 200

Median worth of mobile homes: $58,128

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Franklin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (49%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Wood (3%) Utility gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (71%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32

Here:	8.4%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	15.1%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	6.8%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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