Franklinton, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Franklinton, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,540. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FRANKLINTON-LA · Franklinton, LA 1 ZIPs · 18,540 pop · #20792/25278 · Washington Parish

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $52,864
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20792/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Mount Hermon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,540
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $168,400

Nearest income peer: Mount Hermon, LA (+ $8,469 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Franklinton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Franklinton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Franklinton, LA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,540
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,864
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,864 average) · poverty 17.2%. The primary code (70438) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Franklinton as a pure owner town.

Within Louisiana, Fisher is the closest lower-income city and Port Sulphur the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Franklinton.

Population concentration

Franklinton reads through its lone ZIP, 70438

18,540 ACS residents, one ZIP: 70438 is not the leading code inside Franklinton, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Franklinton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 291 establishments, 3,177 employees , annual payroll $129,574k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 70438 (291 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (67) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Franklinton, LA

These ZIP codes sit in Washington Parish, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Franklinton. See the Washington Parish roll-up →

Franklinton sits in the upper half of Washington Parish on income: Bogalusa and Angie report less, while Mount Hermon reports more. Angie marks the far end of that range at $29,821, 44% below Franklinton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
70438 18,540 $52,864 291 21

Franklinton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Franklinton, .