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Franklin, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Franklin is a Census city of 5,984 people across 4.68 square miles of land, in Venango County. Median household income is $47,117, 47.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Franklin
What Franklin is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.68 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,279
- County holding the largest share of its areaVenango 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
How many people live in Franklin
- Population5,984
- Median age44.4
- Population under 181,043
- Share under 1817.4 percent
- Population 65 and over1,405
- Share 65 and over23.5 percent
- Households2,622
- Family households1,595
- Share of households that are families60.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Franklin
Income and work in Franklin
- Median household income$47,117
- Per capita income$30,244
- Civilian labor force2,802
- Employed2,563
- Unemployed239 plus or minus 100
- Unemployment rate8.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over4,333
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Franklin
Housing in Franklin
- Housing units3,021
- Occupied units2,622
- Vacant units399 plus or minus 108
- Vacancy rate13.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied1,246
- Renter occupied1,376
- Ownership rate47.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$731
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units1,945
- Share single family64.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more964 plus or minus 208
- Share in buildings of two or more31.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes112 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Franklin
How Franklin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,075
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,122
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more326 plus or minus 135
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Drove alone64.8 percent
- Carpooled10.1 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked8.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Worked from home15.5 percent plus or minus 8.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Franklin
SBA loans in Franklin (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,835,500
- Average approval$567,100
- Median approval$273,500
- Largest approval$1,667,000
- Jobs supported42
- Jobs per approval8.4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more60.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Franklin, 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.
Franklin
Flood risk in Franklin
- NFIP communityCity of Franklin
- NFIP community number420836
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/16/14
The City of Franklin participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420836 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.
Venango County, not Franklin
Venango County context, not Franklin figures
- Establishments in Venango County1,134
- Covered employment, Venango County16,232
- Average annual pay, Venango County$49,299
- Housing units permitted, Venango County40
Every figure in this section is published for Venango County as a whole and is not a measurement of Franklin.
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 questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Franklin, Pennsylvania?
5,984, in 2,622 households. Franklin city covers 4.68 square miles of land, which is 1,279 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Franklin in?
Venango 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?
$47,117. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,900. Median gross rent is $731 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Franklin businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.8 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $273,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Franklin, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Franklin borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Franklin. 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 Franklin in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Franklin appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Franklin, city of, community 420836, 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 Franklin figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Venango 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.
Is zoning published for Franklin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.