Franklin County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Franklin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	74,386	10,730,404	334,922,499	759th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,240	$72,388	$80,734	890th of 3,221
Median Age	41.0	39.1	38.9	1806th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.0%	35.7%	35.7%	1014th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$284,300	$288,900	$332,700	709th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,083	$1,228	$1,413	762nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.1%	13.0%	12.5%	2195th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	4.7%	5.2%	1520th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	151.3	220.7	n/a	758th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.0%	9.1%	14.1%	808th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.9	n/a	n/a	1146th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.6%	66.6%	65.2%	855th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.3	25.1	26.4	211th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.5%	16.3%	15.1%	710th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.1%	n/a	n/a	1010th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.6%	47.2%	46.9%	630th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.6%	n/a	n/a	922nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Franklin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Franklin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.7%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.2%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	22.5%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.7	58.4	61.4

Age in Franklin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Franklin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	41.0	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Franklin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Franklin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	28,529	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	71.8%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.8%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.2%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.0%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	27.2%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Franklin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Franklin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,103	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.0%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.5%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.1%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.8%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.1%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.4%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.4%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Franklin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Franklin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	31,767	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.5%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.3%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.2%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.4%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.8%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,834	$1,896	n/a

Education in Franklin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Franklin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	11.6%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.1%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.3%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.1%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.9%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Franklin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Franklin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.8%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.9%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	15.5%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.8%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.8%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Franklin County, North Carolina

Statistic	Franklin County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.1%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.4%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.5%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.6%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.0%	10.0%	16.7%

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