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Franklin Square, NY
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Franklin Square profile


Living in Franklin Square



Franklin Square is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 30,903 people and six associated neighborhoods, Franklin Square is the 46th largest community in New York.

Franklin Square home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Franklin Square real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.71% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Because of many things, Franklin Square 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, Franklin Square really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Franklin Square perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, 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.

In Franklin Square, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.18 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Franklin Square is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Franklin Square area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The population of Franklin Square is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.01% of adults in Franklin Square have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Franklin Square in 2018 was $48,801, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $195,204 for a family of four.

Franklin Square is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Franklin Square home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Franklin Square residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Franklin Square also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.24% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Franklin Square include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

Franklin Square also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.87%.

The most common language spoken in Franklin Square is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.