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Most Expensive Franklin Neighborhoods
| NAME | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Burningtown / Tellico |
| 2 | Norton / Cullasaja |
| 3 | Otto / Union |
| 4 | Ellijay / Dean |
| 5 | Cowee / Iotla |
| 6 | Town Center |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Franklin NEIGHBORHOODS Town Center, Norton / Cullasaja, Ellijay / Dean, Otto / Union, Cowee / Iotla, Burningtown / Tellico
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Franklin, NC Bryson City, Hayesville
POPULATION
3,394
| FRANKLIN INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 3,394 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 1,843 |
| FRANKLIN HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 48.72% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 35.16% |
| % VACANT | 16.12% |
| TYPE OF FRANKLIN HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 63.70% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 1.19% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 8.30% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 15.95% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 10.85% |
| OTHER | 0.01% |
| SIZE OF FRANKLIN HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 1.52% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 7.05% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 49.48% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 30.33% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 8.74% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.88% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 5.86% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 58.93% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 29.08% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 6.13% |
| FRANKLIN REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $156,778 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $603 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$91,000 | 11.03% |
| $91,001-$183,000 | 53.56% |
| $183,001-$366,000 | 33.63% |
| $366,001-$548,000 | 1.78% |
| $548,001-$730,000 | 0.00% |
| $730,001-$913,000 | 0.00% |
| $913,001-$1,371,000 | 0.00% |
| $1,371,001-$1,827,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,827,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF Franklin | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.40% |
| 5 TO 17 | 16.03% |
| 18 TO 24 | 6.48% |
| 25 TO 34 | 11.99% |
| 35 TO 54 | 23.34% |
| 55 TO 64 | 10.75% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 24.01% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 81.55% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 15.89% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $21,534 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $15,129 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 20.92% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Healthcare (15.42%), Retail (13.99%), Construction (13.20%), Education (9.17%), Manufacturing (7.59%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (5.45%), Other (4.82%), Accomodation (4.59%), Finance (4.27%), Administration (4.19%), Public Service (3.79%), Agriculture (3.32%), Transportation (2.21%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 2.80% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 98.26% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 0.32% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.00% |
| ASIAN | 0.00% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.00% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.41% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 0.47% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (32.91%), United States or American (10.93%), English (9.61%), German (8.90%), Scotch-Irish (7.96%), Irish (6.31%), Scottish (5.30%), Italian (5.24%), Other Groups (3.42%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 1.68% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (91.43%) |
Franklin is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,394 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Franklin is the 232nd largest community in North Carolina.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Franklin is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Franklin is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Franklin who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.47%), sales jobs (10.91%), and teaching (7.51%).
Also of interest is that Franklin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.87 minutes getting to work every day.
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: 96.89% 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.
The percentage of adults in Franklin who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 15.89% of the adults in Franklin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Franklin in 2000 was $15,129, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $60,516 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 African-American. Important ancestries of people in Franklin include English, German, Scotch-Irish, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Franklin is English.
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