Franklinton, NC Housing Market & City Data

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2,241
Population Estimate
$100,024
Median Home Value
90.0%
Employment Rate
12.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$194
Median Listing Price$409,000
Median Days on Market58
Active Listings107
New Listings36
Total Listings (Active + Pending)149
Avg Listing Price$509,035
Avg Listing Price Change MoM1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY15%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.16
Family Dual Income40.7
Median Household Income$39,018
Median Individual Income$20,131
Home Ownership59.2%
Home Value$100,024
Median Rent$782
Rent Burden58.6%
Poverty28.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED14.7%
  • Highschool Education42.3%
  • Some College30.1%
  • Bachelors Degree6.9%
  • Graduate Degree6.0%
  • Total College or Above12.9%
  • Stem Degree22.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.6%
  • Female50.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married43.0%
  • Divorced17.8%
  • Never Married31.6%
  • Widowed7.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityFranklinton
State IDNC
Population2,241

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1827.4%
19–2910.6%
30–3916.1%
40–499.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.3%
60–699.2%
70–797.8%
80+5.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation57.1%
Unemployment Rate10.0%
Disabled22.7%

ETHNICITY

White52.2%
Black42.4%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.4%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.5%
Multiple3.5%

OTHER

Hispanic9.2%
Limited English0.6%
Health Uninsured15.5%
Veteran6.1%

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Neighborhoods in Franklinton, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Franklinton, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Farmington Oaks Apartments

    Farmington Oaks ↗

    Median asking price
    $237,400
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    90
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.3/10 · 4 schools

  • Ironwood New Homes

    Ironwood ↗

    Median asking price
    $577,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    4
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Copper Creek Apartments

    Copper Creek ↗

    Median asking price
    $247,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    3
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.