Franklin is a somewhat small city located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 8,790 people and two associated neighborhoods, Franklin is the 35th largest community in New Hampshire. Much of the housing stock in Franklin was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Franklin is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Franklin is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Franklin who work in office and administrative support (19.49%), sales jobs (11.04%), and management occupations (7.89%). Also of interest is that Franklin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.92% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Franklin is worth considering. In Franklin, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.14 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Franklin doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Franklin who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.18% of the adults in Franklin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Franklin in 2022 was $35,657, which is low income relative to New Hampshire, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,628 for a family of four. However, Franklin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Franklin include English, Irish, French, Scottish, and Ukrainian. The most common language spoken in Franklin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
