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Franklin County, NY

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

AI Overview

Franklin County, NY is a small, rural county of 47,066 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 52.4% and a median worker earnings figure of $40,604, reflecting a workforce that skews toward lower-wage industries and carries a relatively high poverty rate of 16.5%. Educational attainment is modest, with 23.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and the county lost 7.2% of its population over the past five years. Housing costs are low—median home values sit at $128,600 and median gross rent at $819/month—though these figures accompany a shrinking population base and an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

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

Population

47,066

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,151

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone39,221 (84.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3,293 (7.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,659 (3.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,024 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races631 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race517 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic782
  2. 2.Spanish638
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)283
  4. 4.Other Indo-European181
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)75

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,731

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,566

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,801

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,720
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,665
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)2,582
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,449
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,214

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,908
  2. 2.Service Occupations4,457
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,114
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,077
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,863

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.60×)2,376
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.12×)653
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.41×)6,369
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.27×)2,677
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.97×)1,302

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$128,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$819/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,672 (11.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,463 (10.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,201 (8.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,137 (8.0%)
  • $80,000 to $89,9991,039 (7.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999842 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,604

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,073 (75.1%)
  • Carpooled1,966 (10.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,145 (6.1%)
  • Walked966 (5.2%)
  • Public Transit283 (1.5%)
  • Other241 (1.3%)

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.