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Population: 3,490. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,611 (+3.5% change)
Males: 1,548 (44.4%), Females: 1,942 (55.6%)

Zip codes: 28734.

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $21,534
Median house value: $88,200

Population by Race

Races in Franklin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Black (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: English (13.6%), German (13.0%), United States (10.6%), Scotch-Irish (10.3%), Irish (9.0%), Scottish (6.1%).

Land area: 3.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Franklin

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Franklin town

  • Never married: 16.6%
  • Now married: 53.0%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 13.5%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -588 (-14.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Franklin:

  • ANGEL MEDICAL CENTER (120 RIVERVIEW ST PO BOX 1209)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Franklin:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Franklin:

  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 60 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 62 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 68 miles; ANDERSON, SC; Abbreviation: AND)

Other public-use airports nearest to Franklin:

  • MACON COUNTY (about 4 miles; FRANKLIN, NC; Abbreviation: 1A5)
  • JACKSON COUNTY (about 16 miles; SYLVA, NC; Abbreviation: 24A)
  • ANDREWS-MURPHY (about 33 miles; ANDREWS, NC; Abbreviation: RHP)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Franklin:

  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
  • TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; PENDLETON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
  • NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,119)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 65 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 65 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)

Schools

Public high school in Franklin:

  • FRANKLIN HIGH (Students: 1,059; Location: 100 PANTHER DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Franklin:

  • MACON COUNTY MIDDLE (Students: 836; Location: 1345 WELLS GROVE RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SOUTH MACON ELEMENTARY (Students: 528; Location: 855 ADDINGTON BRIDGE ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • EAST FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 356; Location: 100 WATAUGA ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CARTOOGECHAYE ELEMENTARY (Students: 329; Location: 3295 OLD MURPHY ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CULLASAJA ELEMENTARY (Students: 197; Location: 145 RIVER RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • COWEE ELEMENTARY (Students: 169; Location: 51 COWEE SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • IOTLA ELEMENTARY (Students: 154; Location: 1166 IOTLA CHURCH RD; Grades: KG – 02)

Private primary/middle schools in Franklin:

  • TRIMONT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 91; Location: 130 BIDWELL STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • FRANKLIN ADVENTIST SCHOOL (Students: 9; Location: P O BOX 639 HWY 441N; Grades: 5 – 8)

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