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Franklin Center, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Franklin Center is a Census CDP of 6,646 people across 6.60 square miles of land, in Somerset County. Median household income is $157,212, 74.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Franklin Center
What Franklin Center is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.6 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,008
- County holding the largest share of its areaSomerset County, 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.
Franklin Center
How many people live in Franklin Center
- Population6,646
- Median age51.5
- Population under 181,084 plus or minus 288
- Share under 1816.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Population 65 and over2,246
- Share 65 and over33.8 percent
- Households2,659
- Family households1,884
- Share of households that are families70.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Franklin Center
- Median household income$157,212 plus or minus $42,237
- Per capita income$77,849
- Civilian labor force3,131 plus or minus 681
- Employed2,988 plus or minus 677
- Unemployed143 plus or minus 127
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over5,299
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher63.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree34.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Franklin Center
- Housing units2,706
- Occupied units2,659
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 55
- Vacancy rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied1,981
- Renter occupied678 plus or minus 190
- Ownership rate74.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$612,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,748
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units1,706
- Share single family63.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,000 plus or minus 266
- Share in buildings of two or more37.0 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2006
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Franklin Center
How Franklin Center gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,976 plus or minus 432
- Commuting under 15 minutes599 plus or minus 271
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.3 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more779 plus or minus 247
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.4 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Drove alone53.8 percent
- Carpooled10.7 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Public transport3.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home32.4 percent plus or minus 15.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Somerset County, not Franklin Center
Somerset County context, not Franklin Center figures
- Establishments in Somerset County9,831
- Covered employment, Somerset County190,468
- Average annual pay, Somerset County$106,418
- Housing units permitted, Somerset County635
Every figure in this section is published for Somerset County as a whole and is not a measurement of Franklin Center.
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
Franklin Center questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Franklin Center, New Jersey?
6,646, in 2,659 households. Franklin Center CDP covers 6.60 square miles of land, which is 1,008 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Franklin Center in?
Somerset County, 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 Franklin Center?
$157,212. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $612,000. Median gross rent is $2,748 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Franklin Center figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Somerset County 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 Franklin Center.
Is zoning published for Franklin Center?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.