Franklinville is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 9,401 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Franklinville is the 218th largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Franklinville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Franklinville is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Franklinville who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.81%), sales jobs (7.97%), and teaching (7.20%).

Because of many things, Franklinville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Franklinville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Franklinville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Franklinville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Franklinville, the average commute to work is 34.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

Franklinville Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Franklinville who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.95% of the adults in Franklinville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Franklinville in 2000 was $19,766, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,064 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Franklinville is English.