Franklin is a somewhat small city located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 8,790 people and two associated neighborhoods, Franklin is the 35th largest community in New Hampshire. Much of the housing stock in Franklin was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Franklin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Franklin telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.92% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Franklin has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Franklin a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Franklin, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.14 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Franklin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Franklin is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.18% of adults 25 and older in Franklin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Franklin in 2022 was $35,657, which is low income relative to New Hampshire, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,628 for a family of four. However, Franklin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Franklin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Franklin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Franklin include English, Irish, French, Scottish, and Ukrainian.

The most common language spoken in Franklin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.