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Franklin County, NC

79,771 Population
491.8 square miles 162.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±2.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,848 ±$2,700 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$67,124 ±$8,455 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.6% ±3.9% (11,370  ±3,037) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

33.3 minutes ±1.2 (1,011,940  ±49,668) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

31,519 ±955 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (78,238  ±49) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

8.8% ±4.8% (1,608  ±881) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

33,796 ±27 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$336,100 ±$17,757 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

6.1% ±1.9% (4,726  ±1,499.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.7% ±7% (50,502  ±4,069.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
29.1% ±3.9% (16,562  ±2,258.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.8% (6,245  ±1,477) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.4% ±2.5% (4,628  ±1,545) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,628 Total veterans ±1,545 3,826 Male ±1,151 802 Female ±671

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