COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Franklin County

Alabama · 27,814 residents · 634 sq mi

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Franklin County is a county of 27,814 people in Alabama. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $37,800. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Median rent is $233 a month. Median household income is $17,907, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

27,814

−11%vs 2000

vs 31,223 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.9

−2%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

634 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202432K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,784)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,930)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(1,966)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(2,043)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(1,799)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(4,043)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(3,710)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(3,331)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(2,893)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(2,417)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(1,417)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(481)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,907

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,177 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,049

−39%vs 2000

vs $14,814 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.7%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,800

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$233

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $335 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.1%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.3% in 2000

24.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.3%(27,268)

Black4.2%(1,307)

Hispanic / Latino7.4%(2,316)

Asian0.1%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(26,405)

Black4.6%(1,271)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(95)

Asian0.2%(62)

Other0.3%(76)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.8%(3,785)

Central American7.7%(2,462)

Guatemalan6.4%(2,042)

Salvadoran0.8%(265)

Puerto Rican0.5%(165)

Panamanian0.4%(114)

Cuban0.3%(85)

Honduran0.1%(41)

Spaniard0%(15)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(22)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(19)

Ancestry

American23.3%(7,448)

English10.8%(3,449)

Irish6.1%(1,943)

German4.3%(1,369)

Scottish2.1%(661)

Italian1.8%(578)

French1.2%(373)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(268)

Welsh0.6%(177)

Norwegian0.4%(118)

Polish0.1%(43)

Slovak0.1%(43)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.1%(38)

Swedish0.1%(29)

Hungarian0.1%(22)

Swiss0.1%(18)

Austrian0.1%(17)

British0.1%(16)

Finnish0%(10)

Serbian0%(9)

Subsaharan African0%(5)

Canadian0%(4)

Bulgarian0%(3)

Russian0%(2)

French Canadian0%(1)

Greek0%(1)

Portuguese0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.9%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.1%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 17.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.7%(3,790)

Married55.5%(6,859)

Widowed3.2%(393)

Divorced10.7%(1,320)

Women 15+

Never married19.8%(2,554)

Married55.5%(7,156)

Widowed11.8%(1,520)

Divorced13%(1,671)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.7%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 58.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.5%(261)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.6%(273)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36%(369)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,025 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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