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Franklin County, VA

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

AI Overview

Franklin County is a rural Virginia county of roughly 55,000 residents with a high homeownership rate of 79.7% and low median gross rent of $797/month, signaling a cost-accessible housing market. The labor force participation rate of 54.7% is relatively low, and only 24.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, though the unemployment rate stands at just 2.6% and median worker earnings are $40,853. The county's population has contracted 2.3% over five years, and a median age of 48.4 reflects an older workforce profile, with GDP per capita of $29,563 running below median household income of $68,849.

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

Population

54,958

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,849

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone47,606 (86.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,781 (6.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,631 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race837 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone687 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone329 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,243
  2. 2.Arabic101
  3. 3.Other Indo-European62
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island55
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)51

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,525

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,563

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,202

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,702
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,336
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,696
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,359
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,334

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,409
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,188
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,841
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,771
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,357

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.46×)3,559
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.22×)2,071
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.10×)430
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)2,832
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.04×)2,227

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$222,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$797/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,345 (13.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,292 (12.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,826 (10.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,494 (8.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,315 (7.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,258 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,853

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone18,690 (77.5%)
  • Worked At Home3,006 (12.5%)
  • Carpooled1,863 (7.7%)
  • Walked374 (1.6%)
  • Other166 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit19 (0.1%)

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.