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Franklin LakesNJ

Franklin Lakes, NJ is a 11K-resident city in Bergen County with a median household income of $235,795.

Bergen County, New Jersey. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Franklin Lakes, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Franklin Lakes has a population larger than 6% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $1,264,000.

Data updated 2026-09-03

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 7%
By size
$235,795
Median income (place)
$1,264,000
Median home (place)
3.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Franklin Lakes

Franklin Lakes posts a median household income higher than 99% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 1%
by median income, US cities

Where Franklin Lakes income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$235,795 Top 1% higher than 99% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Franklin Lakes $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NJ

Population among 151 NJ places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Newark is the largest NJ city on this list; Short Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NJ

Median household income among the same 151-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Short Hills posts the highest place-level median income in NJ; Newark is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Franklin Lakes, NJ beyond the headline numbers

Franklin Lakes sits inside Bergen County, New Jersey, at roughly 41.02°N, -74.21°W. Population 10,899, $235,795 median household income. Median home value $1,264,000, median rent $3,230. Poverty rate 3.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 3.4% of Franklin Lakes, NJ residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in Franklin Lakes costs around 5.4 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

32.3% of Franklin Lakes workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 8% in Franklin Lakes, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

6.6% of Franklin Lakes workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 46.3 years, Franklin Lakes's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Franklin Lakes from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,899
Franklin Lakes · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$235,795
+164% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$1,264,000
+206% vs avg
Median Age (place)
46.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Bergen County): Franklin Lakes's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
962K+5%
Median Income
$124,884+49%
Median Home Value
$623,000+38%
Poverty Rate
6.8%-6%
Unemployment
5.8%-24%

Economics

Economics indicators for Franklin Lakes, NJ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$3,230/mo
Poverty Rate
3.4% -73% vs avg
Unemployment 2.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 77.4%
Work From Home 32.3%
Public Transit 6.6%

Population

White 71.9%
African American 6.1%
Asian 12.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
33.3%
High Blood Pressure
31.7%
Obesity
22.8%
Binge Drinking
16.7%
Physical Inactivity
15.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
11.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
8.9%
Current Asthma
8%
Diabetes
7.9%
Current Smoking
5.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 78.3%
Annual Checkup 80.8%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
5%
Lack of Health Insurance
4.8%
Stroke
2.4%

What alerts and safety updates affect Franklin Lakes?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Franklin Lakes right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet NJ-FRANKLIN-LAKES · Franklin Lakes

Franklin Lakes: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Franklin Lakes, NJ? ▼
Franklin Lakes, NJ has a population of 10,899 people, located in Bergen County, New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Franklin Lakes? ▼
The median household income in Franklin Lakes, NJ is $235,795 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 3.4%.
What is the median home value in Franklin Lakes? ▼
The median home value in Franklin Lakes, NJ is $1,264,000. Median rent is $3,230/month.
What are the top health concerns in Franklin Lakes? ▼
The top health indicators in Franklin Lakes include Short Sleep Duration (33.3%), High Blood Pressure (31.7%), Obesity (22.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Franklin Lakes? ▼
The median age in Franklin Lakes, NJ is 46.3 years. 77.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Franklin Lakes, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NJ (3.4% here).

Keller, TX 3.4% Lake Oswego, OR 3.4% Kaysville, UT 3.4% Deer Park, NY 3.4%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NJ ($235,795 here).

Lake Forest, IL $235,081 Potomac, MD $236,675 Cupertino, CA $234,707 San Carlos, CA $237,470

Compare Franklin Lakes with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Franklin Lakes's profile

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Bergen County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.