Franklin city, VA
Demographic and economic profile of Franklin city, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Franklin city is a small independent city of 8,212 residents with flat population growth over the past five years and a median household income of $63,245. The labor force participation rate of 60.2% and a 4.7% unemployment rate reflect a modest workforce, with 26.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $39,934. Housing costs are relatively low, with a median home value of $227,200 and median gross rent of $995/month, while a 16.7% poverty rate points to notable economic strain within the community.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+0.0% since 2018
Franklin city added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- Black or African American Alone4,601 (55.8%)
- White Alone3,141 (38.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races338 (4.1%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race146 (1.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone21 (0.3%)
- Asian Alone3 (0.0%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish171
- 2.Other Indo-European109
- 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic23
- 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)15
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3
Economy
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,138
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)477
- 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services279
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)265
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services229
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,275
- 2.Service Occupations752
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations548
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations355
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations311
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.88×)669
- 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.38×)1,157
- 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.37×)232
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.24×)389
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.68×)143
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.