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Franklinton, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Franklinton is a Census town of 2,645 people across 1.86 square miles of land, in Franklin County. Median household income is $59,464, 62.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Franklinton
What Franklinton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.86 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,424
- County holding the largest share of its areaFranklin 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.
Franklinton
How many people live in Franklinton
- Population2,645
- Median age38.4 plus or minus 8.1
- Population under 18700 plus or minus 171
- Share under 1826.5 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over366 plus or minus 101
- Share 65 and over13.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households973 plus or minus 202
- Family households671 plus or minus 139
- Share of households that are families69.0 percent plus or minus 20.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Franklinton
Income and work in Franklinton
- Median household income$59,464 plus or minus $16,678
- Per capita income$32,833 plus or minus $10,905
- Civilian labor force1,164
- Employed1,052 plus or minus 228
- Unemployed112 plus or minus 63
- Unemployment rate9.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over1,713
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Franklinton
- Housing units1,122 plus or minus 228
- Occupied units973 plus or minus 202
- Vacant units149 plus or minus 93
- Vacancy rate13.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied607 plus or minus 145
- Renter occupied366 plus or minus 133
- Ownership rate62.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$249,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$963
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units859 plus or minus 192
- Share single family76.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more181 plus or minus 105
- Share in buildings of two or more16.1 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Mobile homes82 plus or minus 47
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Franklinton
How Franklinton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute831 plus or minus 278
- Commuting under 15 minutes133 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more492 plus or minus 160
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.2 percent plus or minus 27.6
- Drove alone71.3 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Carpooled6.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home19.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Franklinton
SBA loans in Franklinton (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$3,522,800
- Average approval$352,280
- Median approval$203,750
- Largest approval$1,556,100
- Jobs supported82
- Jobs per approval8.2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term122 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.0 percent
- Share to franchises30.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Franklinton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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 number370497
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/16/13
The Town of Franklinton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370497 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.
Franklin County, not Franklinton
Franklin County context, not Franklinton figures
- Establishments in Franklin County1,228
- Covered employment, Franklin County13,747
- Average annual pay, Franklin County$57,174
- Housing units permitted, Franklin County948
Every figure in this section is published for Franklin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Franklinton.
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.
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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, North Carolina?
2,645, in 973 households. Franklinton town covers 1.86 square miles of land, which is 1,424 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?
Franklin 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 Franklinton?
$59,464. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $249,100. Median gross rent is $963 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?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $3.5 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $203,750. 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 0 loans have 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 370497, 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 Franklin 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 Franklinton.
Is zoning published for Franklinton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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