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Franklin County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Franklin County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Franklin County, IN is a small rural county of 22,929 residents with a predominantly owner-occupied housing stock (81.5% homeownership rate) and low housing costs, with a median home value of $236,700 and median gross rent of just $803 per month. The labor force of roughly 14,400 workers carries a 3.2% unemployment rate and median worker earnings of $45,652, though educational attainment is limited—only 19.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Population growth has been essentially flat at +0.4% over five years, and a mean commute of 36 minutes suggests many residents work outside the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

22,929

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$78,074

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.4% since 2018

Franklin County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone22,081 (95.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races323 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race222 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone207 (0.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone161 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone18 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Korean205
  2. 2.Vietnamese108
  3. 3.Other Indo-European72
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic58
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic56

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,617

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,323

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,014

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,525
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,396
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,287
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,116
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services769

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,502
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,315
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,072
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,857
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,399

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.24×)2,502
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.50×)1,167
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.10×)197
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.00×)1,228
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.99×)2,592

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$236,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$803/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,217 (16.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999968 (12.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999763 (10.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999732 (9.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999730 (9.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999711 (9.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,652

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,516 (78.0%)
  • Worked At Home1,018 (9.3%)
  • Carpooled1,013 (9.3%)
  • Walked214 (2.0%)
  • Other157 (1.4%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.