Franklin, TN

Census Place

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2024 Population
87,133
US Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
US Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.6
2.12% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
4.65%
3.96% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$119,528
3.94% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$705,400
9.14% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
46,506
2.43% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Franklin, TN 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.

91.6% of the residents in Franklin, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Franklin, TN are Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology (29 degrees awarded in 2023) and Williamson Christian College (14 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Franklin, TN was $705,400, and the homeownership rate was 63.8%.

Most people in Franklin, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Franklin, TN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Franklin, TN is home to a population of 87.1k people, from which 91.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.8% of Franklin, TN residents were born outside of the country (10.3k people).

In 2024, there were 9.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (64.8k people) in Franklin, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.13k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 4.58k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.6%
2024 Citizenship
92.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.6% of Franklin, TN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Franklin, TN was 92.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Franklin, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    64.8k ± 1.36k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    7.13k ± 726
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    4.58k ± 746
8.09%
Hispanic Population
7.05k people

In 2024, there were 9.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (64.8k people) in Franklin, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.13k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 4.58k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.09% of the people in Franklin, TN are hispanic (7.05k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    96,695 ± 7,581 people
  2. Guatemala
    27,777 ± 4,084 people
  3. India
    24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

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Foreign-Born Population

11.8%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
10.3k people
11.4%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
9.79k people

As of 2024, 11.8% of Franklin, TN residents (10.3k 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, TN was 11.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    928 ± 254
  2. Vietnam
    864 ± 221
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    383 ± 131

Franklin, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Franklin, TN employs 46.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Franklin, TN were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7,111 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,730 people), and Retail Trade (5,327 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($145,273), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($94,842), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($93,072).

Employment

Occupations

46.5k
2024 Value
± 1,992
2.43%
1 Year growth
± 5.77%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Franklin, TN grew at a rate of 2.43%, from 45.4k employees to 46.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Franklin, TN, are Management Occupations (7,895 people), Sales & Related Occupations (5,545 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (4,966 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Franklin, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

46.5k
2024 Value
± 1,992
2.43%
1 Year growth
± 5.77%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Franklin, TN grew at a rate of 2.43%, from 45.4k employees to 46.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Franklin, TN, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7,111 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,730 people), and Retail Trade (5,327 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Franklin, TN, though some of these residents may live in Franklin, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$82,474
Median earning men ± $5,200
$56,452
Median earning women ± $3,571

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($146,064), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,665), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,119).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($95,625), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,693), and Manufacturing ($74,432).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.15%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% 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 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Franklin, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Bill Hagerty
Senator from Tennessee2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Franklin, TN awarded 43 degrees. The student population of Franklin, TN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 33 male students and 99 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Franklin, TN are White (32 and 74.4%), Black or African American (6 and 14%), Hispanic or Latino (3 and 6.98%), and Two or More Races (1 and 2.33%).

The largest universities in Franklin, TN by number of degrees awarded are Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology (29 and 67.4%) and Williamson Christian College (14 and 32.6%).

The most popular majors in Franklin, TN are General Cosmetology (16 and 37.2%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (9 and 20.9%), and General Business Administration & Management (8 and 18.6%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $13,560.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 132 students enrolled in Franklin, TN, 25% men and 75% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 90 records, of which 74.4% were women and 25.6% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology
Most Common
16 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Franklin, TN was General Cosmetology with 16 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Franklin, TN according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology
    29 degrees awarded
  2. Williamson Christian College
    14 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology with 29 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 7 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Franklin, TN, which is 0.194 times less than the 36 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 32 degrees mean that there were 5.33 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 6 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($13,560) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,450) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,080) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Franklin, TN was $705,400 in 2024, which is 2.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $646,300 to $705,400, a 9.14% increase. The homeownership rate in Franklin, TN is 63.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Franklin, TN have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Franklin, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$705,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,866
$21,687
Median Property Taxes
±$1,170

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, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

63.8%
Homeownership
2024
67.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 63.8% of the housing units in Franklin, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.3%.

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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.
$119,528
Median Household Income
± $6,576
34k
Number of Households
± 1,510

In 2024, the median household income of the 34k households in Franklin, TN grew to $119,528 from the previous year's value of $115,000.

The following chart displays the households in Franklin, TN 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Franklin, TN is from Tennessee.
0.459
2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (61.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (30.4%)
  3. Carpooled (5.54%)

In 2024, 61.9% of workers in Franklin, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.4%) and those who carpooled to work (5.54%).

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

23.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Franklin, TN have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.36% of the workforce in Franklin, TN 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, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Franklin, TN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Franklin, TN (4.02k out of 86.4k 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 Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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

95.3% of the population of Franklin, TN has health coverage, with 64.3% on employee plans, 4.33% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 14.6% on non-group plans, and 0.675% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.8% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 41.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.66%
Uninsured
64.3%
Employer Coverage
4.33%
Medicaid
11.4%
Medicare
14.6%
Non-Group
0.675%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Franklin, TN grew by 7.02% from 4.36% to 4.66%.

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