Photo: Yannick Malouin · CC BY-SA 4.0A median age of 48.8: Franklin is older than 82% of Canadian towns
A quarter of residents are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. There are about as many residents as in 2016. Census figures put households in single-detached houses at 86% in Franklin.
What stands out about the people of Franklin
A bilingual town
51% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 43% speak French only and 6.7% English only. English & French ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents: 51%, a higher share than 90% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: French 72%, English 25%. Just over a fifth of residents have English as their mother tongue, fewer than in 82% of Canadian towns. On average, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Franklin changed by ±0% from 2016 to 2021, behind 78% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 7%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 85% of Canadian towns, at 8.6%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
55–59 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Typically, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
One-person households: 32%, a higher share than 69% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here 6.9% of households are one-parent families, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 8.2%. Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of common-law partners than 87% of Canadian towns, at 24%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a quarter of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. The census found that 36% of residents 15 and over are married in Franklin. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
Renter households make up 17% in Franklin, less than in 70% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Older homes outnumber new: 39% predate 1961, 12% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Half of households earn more than $66,500 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Franklin’s households had a total income below $66,500, 23% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Quebec’s towns, the household in the middle had $74,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 24% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Only 9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Franklin
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
4.3% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%). Residents without Canadian citizenship account for 1.5%. The wider picture: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion make up 27% in Franklin, less than in 73% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents: 2.8% of the total. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns.
Franklin ranks below 94% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 11%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 15%, beside a typical 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
55% of adults were employed in May 2021
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 25% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 55% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Of the 4 towns nearest Franklin, 1 are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 1,754 | — | 48.8 | 25% | 4.3% |
| Ormstown | 4,259 | 9.3 km | 47.2 | 25% | 2.8% |
| Saint-Chrysostome | 2,641 | 14.3 km | 46.8 | 22% | 3.1% |
| Hinchinbrooke | 2,350 | 16.3 km | 53.6 | 28% | 5.3% |
| Très-Saint-Sacrement | 1,223 | 17.5 km | 42.8 | 18% | 2.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Quebec’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
Questions about Franklin’s residents
What is the median income in Franklin?
The median household in Franklin took in $66,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Franklin?
Franklin had about 1,754 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,635, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Franklin?
A median age of 48.8. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 25%.
Is Franklin bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 51% are. Another 43% speak only French and 6.7% only English, and French is the first language of 73%.
How diverse is Franklin?
4.3% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 2.8% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Franklin?
73% are Christian and 27% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Franklin good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 53% of households. One-parent families: 6.9%. Schools near Franklin are on its Schools page.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).