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Franklin County, KS

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

AI Overview

Franklin County, KS is a small county of roughly 26,000 residents southeast of Kansas City, with a labor force participation rate of 66.4% and a low unemployment rate of 2.4%, though just 25.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a high school attainment rate of 92.2%. Median worker earnings stand at $40,095 against a median household income of $77,207, with housing costs remaining modest—median home value of $187,400 and median gross rent of $949/month alongside a 73.5% homeownership rate. The county posted 1.7% population growth over five years, carries a 9.6% poverty rate, and a mean commute of 24.0 minutes suggests many workers travel to larger nearby employment centers.

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

Population

25,994

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$77,207

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,647 (90.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races835 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race768 (2.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone279 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone223 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone161 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish618
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic53
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island45
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)35
  5. 5.Korean25

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,778

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,347

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,403

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,071
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,930
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,592
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,340
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services909

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,494
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,778
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,671
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,169
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,215

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.72×)842
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.94×)416
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.78×)1,397
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.34×)1,965
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.19×)753

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$187,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$949/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,187 (15.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,062 (14.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,057 (14.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999809 (10.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999681 (9.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999614 (8.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,095

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,842 (75.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,284 (9.9%)
  • Carpooled1,186 (9.1%)
  • Other354 (2.7%)
  • Walked286 (2.2%)
  • Motorcycle26 (0.2%)

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.