Franklinville is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,240 people and two associated neighborhoods, Franklinville is the 383rd largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Franklinville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.60% of the Franklinville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Franklinville is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Franklinville who work in sales jobs (10.80%), management occupations (9.40%), and office and administrative support (7.40%). Also of interest is that Franklinville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Franklinville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.23 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Franklinville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Franklinville ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.07% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Franklinville in 2022 was $19,980, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,920 for a family of four. However, Franklinville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Franklinville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Franklinville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Franklinville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Franklinville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.13% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Franklinville include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Franklinville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
