Franklin, NC (28734)

Franklin, NC (ZIP 28734) sits in Macon County. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 43.3%. NCES lists 9 schools serving the area, 9 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $4,371. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $60,302, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $46,461 per worker, roughly 29% below the US average. The most recent FEMA disaster declaration here was winter storm-related (SEVERE WINTER STORM, 2026). County Health Rankings reports 10,667 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 699 residents (424 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $48,428, fair market rent of $970 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $299,839, up 1.0% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.

Demographics

HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.

Home values

Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.

New housing construction

Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.

Income & tax statistics

Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $771.3M across all reported brackets.

Business & employment

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.

Employment & wages

That is roughly 29% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.

Unemployment

Based on Macon County, NC data (2024).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.

Banking access

Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.

Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.

Community health centers

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Look-Alike sites provide primary care on a sliding-fee scale, regardless of ability to pay. Active sites only; data refreshed 2026.

Source: HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care (data.hrsa.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active service-delivery sites operated by Health Center Program grantees and Look-Alike organizations.

Alternative-fuel stations

Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.

Public libraries

Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.

Social Vulnerability Index

The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.

Federal Disaster Declarations

FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.

Air quality

Based on Macon County data (2024).

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.

Community health profile

Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 9.8% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.

Based on Macon data (2025 CHR release).

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.

Food access

Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Macon County, NC for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.

Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).

Who’s moving in and out

Incoming households reported an average AGI of $80,911 versus departing households' $72,844.

Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.

Data sources used on this page

Health profile

Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.

Schools in this ZIP

9 schools serve this ZIP, including 9 non-charter.

Showing top 5 by enrollment. 4 more schools serve this ZIP.

Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.

Colleges & universities nearby

• Western Carolina University

  Cullowhee, NC · 28723

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $4,630

  Out-of-state tuition

  $8,630

  Acceptance rate

  81.8%

  Graduation rate

  59.7%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $49,458

  Median student debt

  $21,868

• Blue Ridge Community College

  Flat Rock, NC · 28731

  2-Year

  In-state tuition

  $2,660

  Out-of-state tuition

  $8,804

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  44.3%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $36,324

  Median student debt

  $12,000

• Southwestern Community College

  Sylva, NC · 28779

  2-Year

  In-state tuition

  $4,112

  Out-of-state tuition

  $13,184

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  53.3%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $34,145

  Median student debt

  $10,500

• Mars Hill University

  Mars Hill, NC · 28754

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $37,736

  Out-of-state tuition

  $37,736

  Acceptance rate

  67.9%

  Graduation rate

  43.2%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $44,781

  Median student debt

  $26,000

• Haywood Community College

  Clyde, NC · 28721

  2-Year

  In-state tuition

  $2,580

  Out-of-state tuition

  $8,724

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  39.7%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $34,770

  Median student debt

  —

• Brevard College

  Brevard, NC · 28712

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $32,280

  Out-of-state tuition

  $32,280

  Acceptance rate

  42.2%

  Graduation rate

  44.0%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $43,545

  Median student debt

  $25,000

• Montreat College

  Montreat, NC · 28757

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $36,450

  Out-of-state tuition

  $36,450

  Acceptance rate

  69.2%

  Graduation rate

  45.2%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $45,151

  Median student debt

  $25,813

• Warren Wilson College

  Swannanoa, NC · 28778

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $41,500

  Out-of-state tuition

  $41,500

  Acceptance rate

  71.3%

  Graduation rate

  42.4%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $36,260

  Median student debt

  $25,000

• McDowell Technical Community College

  Marion, NC · 28752

  2-Year

  In-state tuition

  $2,032

  Out-of-state tuition

  $6,640

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  53.0%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $33,035

  Median student debt

  —

• Mayland Community College

  Spruce Pine, NC · 28777

  2-Year

  In-state tuition

  $2,626

  Out-of-state tuition

  $8,770

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  47.5%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $34,663

  Median student debt

  —

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.

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