COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Franklin County

Kansas · 21,994 residents · 572 sq mi

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Franklin County is home to 21,994 people in Kansas. Median home value sits at $37,000. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $311 a month at the median. There are 2,790 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,994

−11%vs 2000

vs 24,784 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

572 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(1,764)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(1,888)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,592)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,505)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(1,323)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(3,499)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(2,824)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(2,195)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(1,946)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(1,713)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(1,281)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(464)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,981

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,052 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,483

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,311 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.8%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,000

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$311

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $465 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

27.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(23,193)

Black1.2%(287)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(650)

Asian0.3%(77)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(21,197)

Black1.2%(266)

Hispanic / Latino2%(448)

Asian0.5%(99)

Other2%(432)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.5%(919)

South American0.6%(163)

Puerto Rican0.4%(96)

Peruvian0.4%(93)

Colombian0.3%(66)

Central American0.1%(36)

Cuban0.1%(19)

Guatemalan0.1%(17)

Salvadoran0%(11)

Honduran0%(8)

Bolivian0%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(68)

Korean0.1%(34)

Chinese0.1%(27)

Taiwanese0.1%(15)

Japanese0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(27)

Chamorro0.1%(19)

Ancestry

German23.3%(6,078)

Irish13.9%(3,633)

English12.8%(3,332)

American8.9%(2,311)

French1.7%(451)

Scottish1.5%(403)

Italian1.5%(399)

Swedish1.4%(366)

Dutch1.3%(330)

Norwegian0.7%(191)

Subsaharan African0.6%(163)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(150)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(132)

Canadian0.5%(118)

Welsh0.4%(107)

Czech0.4%(92)

Portuguese0.3%(83)

Swiss0.3%(79)

Polish0.2%(61)

Danish0.2%(55)

Romanian0.2%(54)

Hungarian0.2%(48)

Finnish0.1%(36)

French Canadian0.1%(34)

Kenyan0.1%(26)

Russian0.1%(19)

Belgian0.1%(16)

Ukrainian0.1%(14)

Austrian0%(7)

Slovak0%(3)

Croatian0%(2)

Greek0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.9%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.1%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.7 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 19.5 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 married29.1%(3,095)

Married57.4%(6,112)

Widowed2.3%(243)

Divorced11.2%(1,196)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(2,390)

Married57.3%(6,029)

Widowed10.3%(1,083)

Divorced9.7%(1,016)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.9%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 64.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.7%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.3%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.8%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 75.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% 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)31%(551)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(328)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.1%(536)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.5%(97)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,778 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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