North Carolina · Census place 24640
Franklin town, NC
Quick answer
Franklin town has 4,221 residents, ranking #197 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $43,991, the median home is worth $190,600 and median gross rent runs $738 a month.
- Population
- 4,221Franklin town residents
- Median household income
- $43,991Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $190,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $738Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Franklin town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Franklin town median would spend about 20.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.6% of residents and 56.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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