What kinds of homes are in Franklin Township (Carbon County), PA?

Name: Types of homes in Franklin Township (Carbon County), PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Franklin Township (Carbon County), PA has 1,959 (±146) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 129 homes per square mile of land.

88.7% are detached single-family houses.

1.0% are in buildings of two to four units.

0.0% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 1,959 (±146)
Detached houses: 88.7%
2–4 unit buildings: 1.0%
5+ unit buildings: 0.0%

Homes in Franklin Township (Carbon County) by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Franklin Township (Carbon County)	Carbon County	Pennsylvania	United States
Single-family, detached	88.7% (±7.0 points)	68.8%	56.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	1.6% (±2.3 points)	17.1%	18.8%	6.2%
2 units	0.0% (±1.6 points)	2.8%	4.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	1.0% (±1.8 points)	2.5%	4.0%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.0% (±1.6 points)	1.5%	3.1%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.6%	2.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0% (±1.6 points)	2.5%	7.0%	10.3%
Mobile home	8.7% (±6.1 points)	4.2%	3.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Franklin Township (Carbon County), the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Carbon County (4.6%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (12.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Franklin Township (Carbon County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Franklin Township (Carbon County)
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Franklin Township (Carbon County)	—	0.0% (±2.8 points)	—
Parryville	2.3 mi	0.0% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Weissport	2.7 mi	8.9% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Towamensing Township	3.2 mi	0.0% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lehighton	3.4 mi	14.0% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Bowmanstown	3.7 mi	11.5% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Palmerton	4.3 mi	21.0% (±9.9 points)	Higher
Lower Towamensing Township	5.5 mi	0.8% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Jim Thorpe	5.9 mi	1.6% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lehighton, PA (14.0%), Bowmanstown, PA (11.5%), Palmerton, PA (21.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Carbon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
12	Lower Towamensing Township	0.8% (±3.5 points)
13 (tie)	Beaver Meadows	0.0% (±13.3 points)
13 (tie)	East Side	0.0% (±33.4 points)
13 (tie)	Parryville	0.0% (±23.0 points)
13 (tie)	Banks Township (Carbon County)	0.0% (±10.4 points)
13 (tie)	East Penn Township	0.0% (±5.2 points)
13 (tie)	Franklin Township (Carbon County)	0.0% (±2.8 points)
13 (tie)	Lausanne Township	0.0% (±37.4 points)
13 (tie)	Lehigh Township (Carbon County)	0.0% (±27.2 points)
13 (tie)	Packer Township	0.0% (±13.9 points)
13 (tie)	Penn Forest Township	0.0% (±0.9 points)
13 (tie)	Towamensing Township	0.0% (±2.4 points)

Showing 12 of 23 places in Carbon County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Franklin Township (Carbon County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Weissport East.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Franklin Township (Carbon County)

How many homes are in Franklin Township (Carbon County)?

Franklin Township (Carbon County), PA has an estimated 1,959 (±146) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Franklin Township (Carbon County) houses or apartments?

88.7% are detached houses and 1.6% attached houses, while 1.0% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Franklin Township (Carbon County)?

1.0% of homes in Franklin Township (Carbon County) are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Franklin township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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