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Franklin, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Franklin is a Census town of 435 people across 0.56 square miles of land, in Pendleton County. Median household income is $63,889, 66.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $215,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Franklin
What Franklin is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.56 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land774 plus or minus 210
- County holding the largest share of its areaPendleton 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
- Population435 plus or minus 118
- Median age62.0
- Population under 1855 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1812.6 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Population 65 and over178 plus or minus 69
- Share 65 and over40.9 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Households154 plus or minus 55
- Family households76 plus or minus 44
- Share of households that are families49.4 percent plus or minus 22.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Franklin
Income and work in Franklin
- Median household income$63,889 plus or minus $28,888
- Per capita income$57,937 plus or minus $48,776
- Civilian labor force150 plus or minus 72
- Employed150 plus or minus 72
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over380 plus or minus 95
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.3 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.3 percent plus or minus 8.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Franklin
- Housing units257 plus or minus 65
- Occupied units154 plus or minus 55
- Vacant units103 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate40.1 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Owner occupied103 plus or minus 38
- Renter occupied51 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate66.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$219,200 plus or minus $92,543
- Median gross rent, monthly$735 plus or minus $502
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.8 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Single family units224 plus or minus 57
- Share single family87.2 percent plus or minus 31.2
- Units in buildings of two or more33 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more12.8 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Franklin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute116 plus or minus 64
- Commuting under 15 minutes45 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.8 percent plus or minus 22.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more34 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.3 percent plus or minus 20.5
- Drove alone58.2 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Carpooled5.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked14.2 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Worked from home17.7 percent plus or minus 18.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Franklin
SBA loans in Franklin (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$215,000
- Average approval$107,500
- Median approval$107,500
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term48 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Franklin, 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.
Franklin
Flood risk in Franklin
- NFIP communityTown of Franklin
- NFIP community number540154
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/09/23
The Town of Franklin participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540154 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.
Pendleton County, not Franklin
Pendleton County context, not Franklin figures
- Establishments in Pendleton County140
- Covered employment, Pendleton County1,496
- Average annual pay, Pendleton County$40,455
- Housing units permitted, Pendleton County38
Every figure in this section is published for Pendleton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Franklin.
All Pendleton County 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
Franklin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Franklin, West Virginia?
435, in 154 households. Franklin town covers 0.56 square miles of land, which is 774 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?
Pendleton 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?
$63,889. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $219,200. Median gross rent is $735 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?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $215,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $107,500. 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 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 Franklin in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Franklin appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Franklin, town of, community 540154, 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 Pendleton 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.