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Indiana·Johnson County
5 tracts·20K people·$232K median·1,309/mi²
White 90 · Multiracial 3 · Black 3 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 50 · Living alone 26 · Other 24
Health 22 · Manufacturing 18 · Retail 18 · Leisure 15 · Professional 12 · Public admin 12 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 16 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 12 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Franklin is $231,500 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Franklin has 26,168 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.5; the population is 90.0% White, 3.0% Multiracial, 2.7% Black, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 27.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.0% (Census ACS).
Creekside Elementary School (56%), Northwood Elementary School (46%) and Needham Elementary School (44%) lead the elementary schools; Custer Baker Intermediate School (42%) and Franklin Community Middle School (40%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,186/month, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Franklin is $82,380 a year, 4% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Franklin, median rent is $1,186/month and the median home value is $231,500 (Census ACS).
Franklin reported 0.7 violent crimes and 12.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 46 inches; snowfall averages 17 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Franklin are tornado (96), strong wind (95) and winter weather (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Franklin, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).