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Franklin County, TX

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

AI Overview

Franklin County, TX is a small rural county of 10,522 residents with a median household income of $72,360 and a per capita income of $39,633, supported by a workforce where 29.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings sit at $40,814. Labor force participation is relatively low at 57.8%, with an unemployment rate of 6.4%, reflecting the county's older median age of 43.2 years. Housing costs remain modest—median home value of $213,200 and median gross rent of $948/month—with an 82.0% homeownership rate, though the population has contracted by 1.5% over the past five years.

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

Population

10,522

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,360

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,261 (77.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,148 (10.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone578 (5.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone335 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races259 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone33 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,116
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic35
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)31
  4. 4.Korean16
  5. 5.Other Indo-European8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

490

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,600

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$39,633

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,075
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)530
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services490
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)469
  5. 5.Construction (Group)402

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,900
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations925
  3. 3.Service Occupations682
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations669
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations572

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.67×)268
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.91×)414
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.46×)666
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.04×)331
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.02×)311

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$213,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$948/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999487 (15.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999313 (9.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999304 (9.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999212 (6.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999209 (6.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999202 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,814

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,118 (68.5%)
  • Worked At Home694 (15.2%)
  • Carpooled629 (13.8%)
  • Walked65 (1.4%)
  • Other49 (1.1%)
  • 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.