Moving to Franklin, Maine
Population: 1,370. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,446 (+5.5% change)
Males: 680 (49.6%), Females: 690 (50.4%)
Hancock County
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $32,070
Median house value: $85,800
Population by Race
Races in Franklin:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
- American Indian (3.1%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
Ancestries: United States (19.6%), English (18.6%), Irish (11.8%), French (5.7%), German (5.6%), Scottish (4.7%).
Elevation: 74 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Franklin
- High school or higher: 83.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Franklin town
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 61.8%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 10.6%
3.0% Foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.6% Asia).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Franklin:
- MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME)
- MAINE COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ELLSWORTH, ME)
- BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BLUE HILL, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Franklin:
- BANGOR INTL (about 43 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 128 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
- NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 145 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Abbreviation: PQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Franklin:
- HANCOCK COUNTY-BAR HARBOR (about 14 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME; Abbreviation: BHB)
- DEBLOIS FLIGHT STRIP (about 20 miles; DEBLOIS, ME; Abbreviation: 43B)
- BLUE HILL (about 26 miles; BLUE HILL, ME; Abbreviation: 07B)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Franklin:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 40 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 108 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 131 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 156 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 171 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 172 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 214 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)