About Franklin

Franklin is a tiny town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 617 people and just one neighborhood, Franklin is the 229th largest community in Arkansas.

When you are in Franklin, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 43.1% of Franklin's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Franklin is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Franklin who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.98%), sales jobs (8.99%), and healthcare support services (6.74%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Franklin work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.87% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Franklin is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Franklin, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 99.19% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small town, Franklin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Franklin Information and Demographics

Franklin ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 6.16% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Franklin in 2000 was $12,843, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $51,372 for a family of four.

The people who call Franklin home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Franklin is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Franklin include English, French, Irish, German, Polish, Welsh, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Franklin is English.