Franklin is a medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 25,728 people and six associated neighborhoods, Franklin is the 40th largest community in Indiana.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 professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Franklin who work in office and administrative support (10.65%), management occupations (9.13%), and sales jobs (8.86%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.65% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. The education level of Franklin citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.02% of adults in Franklin have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Franklin in 2022 was $32,576, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,304 for a family of four. However, Franklin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Franklin is a somewhat 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Franklin include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Franklin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Thai.
