Franklin County, Arkansas

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Franklin County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Franklin County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	17,326	3,049,391	334,922,499	2018th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,886	$60,773	$80,734	2410th of 3,221
Median Age	42.3	38.5	38.9	1392nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.5%	25.7%	35.7%	2877th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$130,800	$188,000	$332,700	2502nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$719	$947	$1,413	2644th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.0%	16.0%	12.5%	763rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.9%	5.2%	1272nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	28.5	58.7	n/a	2047th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	5.4%	14.1%	2311th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.8	n/a	n/a	2491st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.0%	66.4%	65.2%	952nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.2	22.5	26.4	1846th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.8%	8.8%	15.1%	3104th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.3%	n/a	n/a	1595th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.3%	47.0%	46.9%	1396th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.2%	n/a	n/a	2772nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Franklin County, Arkansas

Statistic	Franklin County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.3%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.5%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	25.1	51.2	61.4

Age in Franklin County, Arkansas

Statistic	Franklin County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	42.3	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	22.3%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.7%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.7%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Franklin County, Arkansas

Statistic	Franklin County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	7,048	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.5%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.0%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.3%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.0%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	24.2%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Franklin County, Arkansas

Statistic	Franklin County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,603	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.4%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.3%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.9%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.0%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.7%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.2%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Franklin County, Arkansas

Statistic	Franklin County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	7,757	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.9%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.2%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.1%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.0%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.9%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$645	$1,040	n/a

Education in Franklin County, Arkansas

Statistic	Franklin County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	12.7%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.7%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.1%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.6%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.9%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Franklin County, Arkansas

Statistic	Franklin County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.6%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.3%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.0%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.8%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.2%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Franklin County, Arkansas

Statistic	Franklin County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.7%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.7%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.9%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	5.9%	16.7%

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