Franklin is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 8,854 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Franklin is the 113rd largest community in Georgia.

When you are in Franklin, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 48.9% of Franklin's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Franklin is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Franklin who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.97%), sales jobs (7.04%), and management occupations (5.30%).

In Franklin, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.90 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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: 98.2% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Franklin is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Franklin Information and Demographics

In Franklin, just 7.90% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Franklin in 2000 was $15,638, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,552 for a family of four.

Franklin is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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 African-American. Important ancestries of people in Franklin include English and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Franklin is English.