Franklin

Population & Demographics

Franklin, TN

Franklin is home to 87,133 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 39,677 resident workers commute each day.

TennesseeCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
87,133
people
Population

87,133 residents

Median age 38.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Franklin population & demographics

Who lives in Franklin — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
87,133
Median age
38.6yrs
Median household income
$119,528
Median home value
$705,400
Median gross rent
$1,923/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
64.5%
Poverty rate
4.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Franklin

How Franklin breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White74.4%
Asian8.2%
Hispanic or Latino8.1%
Black5.3%
Two or more races3.6%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Franklin

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Franklin.

Franklin at a glance
Employed Residents
39,677
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
30.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
30.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Franklin proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Franklin commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

61 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Franklin

39,677 commutes, one dot at a time

Franklin

Where 39,677 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Franklin, by worker count.

1Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)16.8 mi14,113
2Franklin0.0 mi12,173
3Brentwood6.7 mi3,171
4Memphis183.4 mi742
5Murfreesboro25.3 mi741
6Smyrna18.9 mi625
7Berry Hill14.5 mi495
8Chattanooga108.1 mi437

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Franklin.

1Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)16.8 mi17,476
2Franklin0.0 mi12,173
3Spring Hill12.1 mi6,773
4Murfreesboro25.3 mi4,315
5Brentwood6.7 mi3,165
6Columbia23.3 mi2,277
7Smyrna18.9 mi1,518
8Nolensville10.5 mi1,241

Top industries

The sectors that employ Franklin’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade11.2%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance10.7%
EDEducational Services10.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.3%
FIFinance and Insurance9.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.3%
COConstruction6.1%
INInformation5.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Franklin

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Franklin

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