Franklin County, Mississippi

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Franklin County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for foreign born, and among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Franklin County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,622	2,946,779	334,922,499	2681st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,939	$56,447	$80,734	2604th of 3,221
Median Age	42.1	38.6	38.9	1463rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.0%	25.1%	35.7%	2182nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$101,900	$169,800	$332,700	2957th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$725	$954	$1,413	2612th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.4%	18.9%	12.5%	219th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	5.8%	5.2%	1913th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	13.5	62.8	n/a	2520th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.3%	2.4%	14.1%	3146th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.2	n/a	n/a	2389th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.7%	70.0%	65.2%	396th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.4	25.6	26.4	206th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.8%	5.9%	15.1%	3108th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.5%	n/a	n/a	529th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.0%	43.5%	46.9%	2220th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.8%	n/a	n/a	1708th 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, Mississippi

Statistic	Franklin County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.4%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.1%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	35.0%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	48.7	56.1	61.4

Age in Franklin County, Mississippi

Statistic	Franklin County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	42.1	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.6%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Franklin County, Mississippi

Statistic	Franklin County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	3,074	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	70.4%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.7%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.4%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.1%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	28.8%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Franklin County, Mississippi

Statistic	Franklin County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,131	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	30.5%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.5%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.1%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.4%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.4%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.2%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Franklin County, Mississippi

Statistic	Franklin County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	4,329	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.9%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.5%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	29.0%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.3%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.4%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$739	$1,215	n/a

Education in Franklin County, Mississippi

Statistic	Franklin County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	12.3%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.6%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.2%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.7%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.2%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Franklin County, Mississippi

Statistic	Franklin County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.9%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.8%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.9%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.3%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.1%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Franklin County, Mississippi

Statistic	Franklin County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.7%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.8%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.1%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.2%	3.1%	16.7%

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