Franklin, New Jersey Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 5,160. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,233 (+1.4% change)
Males: 2,444 (47.4%), Females: 2,716 (52.6%)
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $44,985
Median house value: $123,000
Population by Race
Races in Franklin:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.2%)
- Hispanic (4.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (22.2%), Irish (22.0%), Italian (20.2%), English (10.2%), Polish (9.1%), United States (6.3%).
Land area: 4.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Franklin
- High school or higher: 86.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Franklin borough
- Never married: 24.8%
- Now married: 54.6%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 9.8%
7.4% Foreign born (4.8% Europe, 1.5% Asia, 1.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +118 (+2.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Franklin:
- ST CLARE’S HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SUSSEX, NJ)
- NEWTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; NEWTON, NJ)
- SAINT CLARE’S HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; DOVER, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Franklin:
- TETERBORO (about 42 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 42 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
- SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 43 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: MSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Franklin:
- SUSSEX (about 7 miles; SUSSEX, NJ; Abbreviation: FWN)
- AEROFLEX-ANDOVER (about 14 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; Abbreviation: 12N)
- NEWTON (about 14 miles; NEWTON, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N5)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Franklin:
- COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 19 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
- ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 26 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
- DREW UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
- RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 30 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
- ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
- PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
Private high school in Franklin:
- CEDAR CLIFF ACADEMY (Students: 17; Location: 11-13 MAIN STREET; Grades: 8 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Franklin:
- HARDYSTON TWP (Students: 780; Location: 50 ROUTE 23; Grades: KG – 08)
- FRANKLIN ELEM (Students: 557; Location: 50 WASHINGTO AVENUE; Grades: KG – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Franklin:
- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION REGIONAL (Students: 330; Location: 65 CHURCH ST; Grades: PK – 8)