COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vance County vs Franklin County
PLACE A
Vance County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Franklin County, Alabama
Vance County is 31% larger than Franklin County. Franklin County earns more, with a median household income $2,873 higher. Franklin County has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -6%).
VANCE COUNTYFRANKLIN COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population42,63832,449+31% vs Franklin County
Population density16951+118
Population growth-6.3%1.3%−7.6 pts
Median age39.938.0+1.9
Male47.5%48.8%−1.3 pts
Female52.5%51.2%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born5.7%9.8%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic37.2%72.5%−35.3 pts
Black47.3%4.0%+43.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.5%20.6%−11.1 pts
Asian0.7%0.1%+0.6 pts
Other5.3%2.8%+2.5 pts
Median household income$50,465$53,338−$2,873
Per capita income$27,551$26,381+$1,170
Poverty rate19.8%19.1%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4540.438+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%15.8%+1.4 pts
Graduate degree4.8%5.9%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%3.6%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation58.5%57.1%+1.4 pts
Median home value$161,500$136,000+$25,500
Median gross rent$883$676+$207
Owner-occupied60.1%72.4%−12.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.1%14.6%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households48.3%28.9%+19.4 pts
Average commute25.926.0−0.1
Worked from home8.8%2.3%+6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.1%+0.0 pts
Uninsured13.2%12.7%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025