Franklin County, Alabama

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Franklin County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for worked from home, and among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Franklin County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	31,966	5,086,768	334,922,499	1423rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,338	$63,999	$80,734	2572nd of 3,221
Median Age	38.0	39.3	38.9	2573rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.8%	28.4%	35.7%	2693rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$136,000	$209,900	$332,700	2441st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$676	$1,007	$1,413	2841st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.1%	15.6%	12.5%	636th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.7%	5.2%	2149th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	50.4	100.4	n/a	1527th of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.8%	4.0%	14.1%	410th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.4	n/a	n/a	2596th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.4%	70.2%	65.2%	1945th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.0	25.5	26.4	1172nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.3%	8.8%	15.1%	3146th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.8%	n/a	n/a	733rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.1%	46.1%	46.9%	1006th of 3,222
Broadband Access	62.2%	n/a	n/a	3081st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Franklin County, Alabama

Statistic	Franklin County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20.6%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	42.9	52.8	61.4

Age in Franklin County, Alabama

Statistic	Franklin County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	38.0	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	25.2%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.6%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.7%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Franklin County, Alabama

Statistic	Franklin County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	11,954	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	68.0%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.9%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.9%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.1%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	25.1%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Franklin County, Alabama

Statistic	Franklin County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,381	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.2%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.2%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.9%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.3%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.1%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.8%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.0%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Franklin County, Alabama

Statistic	Franklin County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	14,002	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.3%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.1%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.6%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.6%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.8%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$433	$788	n/a

Education in Franklin County, Alabama

Statistic	Franklin County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	19.5%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.8%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.8%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.0%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.9%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Franklin County, Alabama

Statistic	Franklin County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.1%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	86.2%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.1%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.1%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.9%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.7%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Franklin County, Alabama

Statistic	Franklin County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.5%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.0%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.9%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	82.1%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	17.5%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.8%	4.5%	16.7%

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