Franklin Park is a medium-sized borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 15,165 people and three associated neighborhoods, Franklin Park is the 58th largest community in Pennsylvania. Franklin Park real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Franklin Park house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Franklin Park is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 91.91% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Franklin Park is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Franklin Park who work in management occupations (15.27%), healthcare (13.31%), and business and financial occupations (9.48%). Also of interest is that Franklin Park 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: 19.01% 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. In addition, Franklin Park is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Franklin Park is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Franklin Park really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Franklin Park perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Franklin Park. 72.98% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Franklin Park in 2022 was $72,508, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $290,032 for a family of four. Franklin Park is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Franklin Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Franklin Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Franklin Park include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Franklin Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.
