The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Franklin has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Franklin a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Franklin is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Being a small city, Franklin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Franklin has a very low overall level of education: only 9.92% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Franklin in 2022 was $24,788, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,152 for a family of four. However, Franklin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Franklin is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Franklin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Franklin residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Franklin include French, German, Italian, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Franklin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
