Franklin Park, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
13,211
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.1
3.39% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
11%
34.3% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$114,946
3.08% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$336,600
3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
7,584
1.8% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Franklin Park, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

84.5% of the residents in Franklin Park, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Franklin Park, NJ was $336,600, and the homeownership rate was 55.7%.

Most people in Franklin Park, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Franklin Park, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Franklin Park, NJ is home to a population of 13.2k people, from which 84.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 37.1% of Franklin Park, NJ residents were born outside of the country (4.9k people).

In 2024, there were 1.69 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.32k people) in Franklin Park, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.14k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.25k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

84.5%
2024 Citizenship
85.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 84.5% of Franklin Park, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Franklin Park, NJ was 85.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Franklin Park, NJ
  1. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    5.32k ± 836
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.14k ± 783
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.25k ± 548
13.8%
Hispanic Population
1.82k people

In 2024, there were 1.69 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.32k people) in Franklin Park, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.14k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.25k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.8% of the people in Franklin Park, NJ are hispanic (1.82k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Franklin Park, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

37.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.9k people
37.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.97k people

As of 2024, 37.1% of Franklin Park, NJ residents (4.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Franklin Park, NJ was 37.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    95 ± 110
  2. Vietnam
    78 ± 73
  3. Korea
    11 ± 30

Franklin Park, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Franklin Park, NJ employs 7.58k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Franklin Park, NJ were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,316 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,314 people), and Retail Trade (1,116 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($130,694), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($114,310), and Finance & Insurance ($112,188).

Employment

Occupations

7.58k
2024 Value
± 859
−1.8%
1 Year decline
± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Franklin Park, NJ declined at a rate of −1.8%, from 7.72k employees to 7.58k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Franklin Park, NJ, are Computer & Mathematical Occupations (1,024 people), Management Occupations (924 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (896 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Franklin Park, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.58k
2024 Value
± 859
−1.8%
1 Year decline
± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Franklin Park, NJ declined at a rate of −1.8%, from 7.72k employees to 7.58k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Franklin Park, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,316 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,314 people), and Retail Trade (1,116 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Franklin Park, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Franklin Park, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$79,390
Median earning men ± $18,005
$43,086
Median earning women ± $12,998

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($192,500), Information ($133,030), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($123,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,319), Manufacturing ($98,208), and Public Administration ($77,935).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Franklin Park, NJ was $336,600 in 2024, which is 1.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $326,800 to $336,600, a 3% increase. The homeownership rate in Franklin Park, NJ is 55.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Franklin Park, NJ have an average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Franklin Park, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$336,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$30,848
$2,924
Median Property Taxes
±$451

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Franklin Park, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Franklin Park, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

55.7%
Homeownership
2024
65.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 55.7% of the housing units in Franklin Park, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$114,946
Median Household Income
± $7,221
5.25k
Number of Households
± 684

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.25k households in Franklin Park, NJ grew to $114,946 from the previous year's value of $111,508.

The following chart displays the households in Franklin Park, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Franklin Park, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (64.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (21.2%)
  3. Carpooled (6.59%)

In 2024, 64.3% of workers in Franklin Park, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.2%) and those who carpooled to work (6.59%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

31.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Franklin Park, NJ have a longer commute time (31.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.73% of the workforce in Franklin Park, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Franklin Park, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Franklin Park, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Franklin Park, NJ (1.44k out of 13.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Franklin Park, NJ is Black, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97% of the population of Franklin Park, NJ has health coverage, with 67.8% on employee plans, 11.7% on Medicaid, 8.58% on Medicare, 8.79% on non-group plans, and 0.16% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 43.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.01%
Uninsured
67.8%
Employer Coverage
11.7%
Medicaid
8.58%
Medicare
8.79%
Non-Group
0.16%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Franklin Park, NJ declined by 30.9% from 4.36% to 3.01%.

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