Franklin town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,415 ( 68 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.5 square miles
Population density: 38.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,303	92.08%	9.1%
Black:	12	0.85%	300.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	93	6.57%	520.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	112	7.92%	128.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-131	-10.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	63	5.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,483
1,434	96.70%
3	0.20%
12	0.81%
10	0.67%
15	1.01%
9	0.61%
49	3.30%

2000
1,370
1,271	92.77%
8	0.58%
8	0.58%
17	1.24%
54	3.94%
10	0.73%
99	7.23%

1990
1,141
1,126	98.69%
0	0.00%
2	0.18%
10	0.88%
n/a
3	0.26%
15	1.31%

1980
979
963	98.37%
0	0.00%
10	1.02%
6	0.61%
n/a
0	0.00%
16	1.63%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

163	11.9
-50	-3.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

145	12.7
84	7.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

163	16.6
-1	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Franklin town, ME

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
53.9
178	12.6%
1,237	87.4%
454	32.1%

595
2.35

349	58.7%
305	87.4%
9	2.6%
246	41.3%

2010
Number	Percent
44.6
294	19.8%
1,189	80.2%
224	15.1%

652
2.26

411	63.0%
319	77.6%
32	7.8%
241	37.0%

2000
Number	Percent
40.4
301	22.0%
1,069	78.0%
197	14.4%

585
2.32

394	67.4%
345	87.6%
25	6.3%
191	32.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
291	25.5%
850	74.5%
136	11.9%

438
2.61

331	75.6%
294	88.8%
21	6.3%
107	24.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
294	30.0%
685	70.0%
139	14.2%

351
2.79

279	79.5%
236	84.6%
28	10.0%
72	20.5%

2022 Housing Data for Franklin town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	22	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	48	8.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	14	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	39	6.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	58	9.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	61	10.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	1.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	6	1.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	0.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	55	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	64	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	55	9.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	62	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	71	11.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	16	2.7%
$200,000 or more	14	2.4%

Median Household Income	58,750
Per Capita Income	31,918

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	27	4.5%
Public Assistance	9	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	59	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	618	77.9%
Unemployed	45	5.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	663	83.6%
Not in Labor Force	130	16.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	250	145	63.3%
Non-Profit	45	99	31.2%
Self-Employed	62	35	63.9%

Local Government	47	26	64.4%
State Government	0	4	0.0%
Federal Government	13	6	68.4%

Total Private + Self	312	180	63.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	105	135	43.8%
Total	417	315	57.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	87	11.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	117	15.9%
Professional, Technical	141	19.2%
Service Occupations	232	31.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	1.6%
All others	157	21.4%

White Collar		47.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	133	18.1%
Health care and social assistance	118	16.1%
Construction	69	9.4%
Retail trade	69	9.4%
Accommodation and food services	64	8.7%
Educational services	52	7.1%
Public administration	42	5.7%
Manufacturing	36	4.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	33	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	28	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	24	3.3%
Wholesale trade	18	2.5%
Information	15	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12	1.6%
Finance and insurance	8	1.1%
Other services	7	1.0%
Utilities	6	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,351	98.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	10	0.7%
Spanish	3	0.2%
German, other Germanic	3	0.2%
Other	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	526	37.2%
Irish	344	24.3%
Scottish	128	9.0%
German	111	7.8%
American	78	5.5%
French	70	4.9%
French Canadian	38	2.7%
Italian	37	2.6%
Polish	33	2.3%
Finnish	27	1.9%
Swedish	27	1.9%
Dutch	26	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	26	1.8%
European	25	1.8%
Norwegian	15	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,399	98.9%
Not a citizen	16	1.1%

Native	1,393	98.4%
Foreign-born	22	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
39	3.5%	50	4.5%	312	27.9%	468	41.8%	179	16.0%	72	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	39	3.5%
9-12 Years	50	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	312	27.9%
Some College	468	41.8%
Bach. Degree	179	16.0%
Grad Degree	72	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +33	D +45	D + 7.6%
D +78
2020 vs. 2012	R +99	R +72	R + 8.4%
D +27
2020 vs. 2008	R +92	R +119	R + 14.6%
D -27

2016 vs. 2008	R +59	R +164	R + 22.2%
D -105
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	459	53.3%	Joe Biden (D)	381	44.3%	21	2.4%	861	9	7	0.11%
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	426	54.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	303	38.5%	59	7.5%	788	9	8	0.11%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	360	49.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	354	48.3%	19	2.6%	733	8	2	0.10%
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	408	51.6%	John McCain (R)	367	46.5%	15	1.9%	790	6	1	0.11%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	425	54.0%	John Kerry (D)	345	43.8%	17	2.2%	787	9	3	0.11%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	348	52.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	263	39.4%	57	8.5%	668	8	4	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Franklin town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

381

44.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

459

53.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

861

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Franklin town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

303

38.5%

Donald Trump (R)

426

54.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

788

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Franklin town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

354

48.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

360

49.1%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

733

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Franklin town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

408

51.6%

John McCain (R)

367

46.5%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

790

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Franklin town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

425

54.0%

John Kerry (D)

345

43.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

787

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Franklin town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

348

52.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

263

39.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.5%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

668

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Franklin town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	65%	Paul LePage (R)	387	51.1%	Janet Mills* (D)	354	46.8%	16 [+]	2.1%	757	9	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 16 (2.1%);
2020	S2	74%	Susan Collins* (R)	500	58.1%	Sara Gideon (D)	291	33.8%	69 [+]	8.0%	860	7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 47 (5.5%); Max Linn (I) 22 (2.6%);
2018	S1	56%	Eric Brakey (R)	301	46.1%	Angus King* (I)	288	44.1%	64 [+]	9.8%	653	11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 64 (9.8%);
2018	G	55%	Shawn Moody (R)	327	50.6%	Janet Mills (D)	275	42.6%	44 [+]	6.8%	646	7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 44 (6.8%);
2014	S2	50%	Susan Collins* (R)	414	69.5%	Shenna Bellows (D)	182	30.5%	0	0.0%	596	1	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	51%	Paul LePage* (R)	328	54.0%	Michael Michaud (D)	219	36.1%	60 [+]	9.9%	607	6	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 60 (9.9%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	961
Median Value	$176,600

Occupied	595	61.9%
Vacant	366	38.1%

Owned	517	86.9%
Rented	78	13.1%
Median Rent	$1,118

Single-Family Units	805	83.8%
Detached	797	82.9%
Attached	8	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12	1.2%
Mobile Homes	122	12.7%

Franklin town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Franklin town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Franklin town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Franklin town, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Franklin town, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Franklin town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Franklin town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Franklin town, ME