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)