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Franklin County, MS

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

AI Overview

Franklin County is a small, rural Mississippi county with a population of 7,655 and a labor force participation rate of just 45.3%, reflecting a limited and older workforce with a median age of 42.1 years and 18.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Worker earnings are modest at $36,391 median, though housing costs remain low—median home values at $95,100 and median gross rent at $706/month—alongside an 81.7% homeownership rate. The county carries a 23.3% poverty rate and has shed population at a -1.3% pace over five years, with a mean commute of 37.1 minutes suggesting workers travel outside the county for much of their employment.

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

Population

7,655

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,939

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,758 (62.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,670 (35.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races96 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race81 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone15 (0.2%)
  • Asian Alone2 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)6
  2. 2.Spanish4
  3. 3.Arabic3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

399

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,664

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,379

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance709
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining386
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)376
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities241
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)220

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,158
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations567
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations479
  4. 4.Service Occupations333
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations271

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.54×)319
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.22×)190
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.21×)750
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.03×)271
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.95×)119

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$95,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$706/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999385 (15.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999238 (9.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999227 (9.0%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999216 (8.6%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999191 (7.6%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999168 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,391

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,347 (83.8%)
  • Carpooled267 (9.5%)
  • Worked At Home79 (2.8%)
  • Other66 (2.4%)
  • Walked43 (1.5%)
  • 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.