Franklin County, Kentucky

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Key figures

Statistic	Franklin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	51,842	4,534,824	334,922,499	987th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,298	$63,726	$80,734	1613th of 3,221
Median Age	40.8	39.1	38.9	1861st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.9%	27.6%	35.7%	631st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$216,600	$205,600	$332,700	1232nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$967	$967	$1,413	1111th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.6%	16.1%	12.5%	1558th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	4.9%	5.2%	748th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	249.3	114.8	n/a	567th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.0%	4.7%	14.1%	1222nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.2	n/a	n/a	2080th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.5%	68.3%	65.2%	2775th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.0	24.0	26.4	2540th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.2%	10.2%	15.1%	503rd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.1%	n/a	n/a	2474th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.8%	46.6%	46.9%	2803rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.2%	n/a	n/a	1632nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Franklin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Franklin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.4%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.2%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	33.9	32.5	61.4

Age in Franklin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Franklin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	40.8	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.0%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.4%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.7%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Franklin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Franklin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	22,718	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.5%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.8%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.7%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.7%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	31.4%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Franklin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Franklin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,218	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.6%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.7%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.4%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.1%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.6%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.8%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.2%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Franklin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Franklin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	24,163	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.5%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.8%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.0%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.5%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.3%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,716	$1,544	n/a

Education in Franklin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Franklin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	7.2%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.8%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.1%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.8%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.1%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Franklin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Franklin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.4%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.1%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.5%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.0%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Franklin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Franklin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.9%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.9%	5.5%	16.7%

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