Franklin (also referred to as Franklin-Beachwood) is a

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in Merced County,

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, United States, sitting at an elevation of . As of the 2020 census the population was 6,919, up from 6,149 in 2010. Franklin-Beachwood is administered by Merced County as one of its unincorporated urban communities.

Geography

Franklin is in east-central Merced County, bordered to the east by the city of

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, the

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forms the southern border of the community. According to the

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, the Franklin CDP covers an area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km), all of which is land.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Franklin had a population of 6,919. The population density was . The racial makeup of Franklin was 30.7%

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, 2.9%

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, 2.4% Native American, 16.6% Asian, 0.1%

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, 29.6% from other races, and 17.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 60.0% of the population. The whole population lived in households. There were 1,875 households, out of which 48.9% included children under the age of 18, 51.0% were married-couple households, 8.8% were

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couple households, 24.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 15.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 15.6% of households were one person, and 7.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.69. There were 1,500

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(80.0% of all households). The age distribution was 31.9% under the age of 18, 10.9% aged 18 to 24, 26.1% aged 25 to 44, 22.1% aged 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 30.1years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. There were 1,980 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,875 (94.7%) were occupied. Of these, 64.4% were owner-occupied, and 35.6% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 19.2% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 51.2% spoke only English at home, 40.9% spoke

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, 7.7% spoke other

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, and 0.2% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 76.1% were high school graduates and 23.5% had a bachelor's degree. The median household income was $61,071, and the

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was $29,141. About 22.0% of families and 23.4% of the population were below the poverty line. In the

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, Franklin is in

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, represented by Democrat Adam Gray as of January 2025.

References

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