It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Franklinton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Franklinton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Franklinton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Franklinton may be for you.
In Franklinton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Franklinton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Franklinton have a very low rate of college education: just 9.15% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Franklinton in 2022 was $29,576, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,304 for a family of four. However, Franklinton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Franklinton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Franklinton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Franklinton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Franklinton include Irish, French, Italian, German, and English.
The most common language spoken in Franklinton is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
