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Franklinton, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Franklinton is a Census town of 3,602 people across 4.37 square miles of land, in Washington Parish. Median household income is $34,235, 41.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Franklinton
What Franklinton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.37 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land824
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Franklinton
How many people live in Franklinton
- Population3,602
- Median age37.4
- Population under 181,055 plus or minus 304
- Share under 1829.3 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Population 65 and over592 plus or minus 205
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Households1,216 plus or minus 253
- Family households928
- Share of households that are families76.3 percent plus or minus 20.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Franklinton
Income and work in Franklinton
- Median household income$34,235 plus or minus $10,361
- Per capita income$20,777
- Civilian labor force1,481
- Employed1,395
- Unemployed86 plus or minus 65
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over2,233
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Franklinton
- Housing units1,538
- Occupied units1,216 plus or minus 253
- Vacant units322 plus or minus 132
- Vacancy rate20.9 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied498 plus or minus 141
- Renter occupied718 plus or minus 210
- Ownership rate41.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$188,500 plus or minus $62,221
- Median gross rent, monthly$808
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.3 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Single family units1,095 plus or minus 251
- Share single family71.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more229 plus or minus 153
- Share in buildings of two or more14.9 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Mobile homes214 plus or minus 126
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Franklinton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,370
- Commuting under 15 minutes453 plus or minus 209
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.1 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more721 plus or minus 225
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.6 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Drove alone76.9 percent
- Carpooled8.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Worked from home1.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Franklinton
SBA loans in Franklinton (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,150,000
- Average approval$287,500
- Median approval$20,000
- Largest approval$1,100,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval2.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term102 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Franklinton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Franklinton
Flood risk in Franklinton
- NFIP communityTown of Franklinton
- NFIP community number220233
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/03/09
The Town of Franklinton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220233 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Washington Parish, not Franklinton
Washington Parish context, not Franklinton figures
- Establishments in Washington Parish655
- Covered employment, Washington Parish11,134
- Average annual pay, Washington Parish$46,079
- Housing units permitted, Washington Parish6
Every figure in this section is published for Washington Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Franklinton.
All Washington Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Franklinton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Franklinton, Louisiana?
3,602, in 1,216 households. Franklinton town covers 4.37 square miles of land, which is 824 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Franklinton in?
Washington Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Franklinton?
$34,235. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $188,500. Median gross rent is $808 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Franklinton businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $20,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Franklinton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Franklinton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Franklinton. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Franklinton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Franklinton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Franklinton, town of, community 220233, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Franklinton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washington Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Franklinton.
Is zoning published for Franklinton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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