| Franklin Center, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Somerset County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Franklin Center |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Somerset County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Somerset |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Franklin |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.37 |
| Area Land Km2: | 17.08 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.29 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.71 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.60 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.11 |
| Area Water Percent: | 1.53 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 6803 |
| Population Density Km2: | 398.23 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1031.38 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | Eastern (EDT) |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
| Elevation M: | 25 |
| Elevation Ft: | 82 |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [4] [5] |
| Coordinates: | 40.5315°N -74.5414°W |
| Area Code: | 609 and 732/848 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [6] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 02583990 |
Franklin Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[7] located in Franklin Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[8] [9] [10] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 4,460.[11]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Franklin Center had a total area of 6.682 square miles (17.305 km2), including 6.579 square miles (17.040 km2) of land and 0.103 square miles (0.266 km2) of water (1.53%).[4]
The 2010 United States census counted 4,460 people, 1,907 households, and 1,310 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,141 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 74.60% (3,327) White, 9.19% (410) Black or African American, 0.04% (2) Native American, 13.07% (583) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 1.55% (69) from other races, and 1.55% (69) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.94% (265) of the population.[11]
Of the 1,907 households, 13.2% had children under the age of 18; 61.7% were married couples living together; 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.3% were non-families. Of all households, 27.9% were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.57.[11]
11.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 15.5% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 32.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.4 males.[11]