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Franklin County

Maine · 30,824 residents (2025 est.) · 1,697 sq mi
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Franklin County is home to 30,413 people in Maine. At a median age of 46.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Density works out to 18 people per square mile. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $194,700.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
30,413
+3%since 2000
from 29,467 in 2000
30,824 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
18 / sq mi
+2%since 2009
from 18 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
46.1
+21%since 2000
from 38.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,697 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
29K29K30K30K31K19902000201020202024Franklin County
202430K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54%(1,223)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(1,703)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.2%(1,291)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(2,186)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.9%(2,102)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.4%(3,169)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.8%(3,290)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411%(3,356)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416.1%(4,882)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7414.6%(4,449)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.9%(2,090)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(672)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$58,675
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $31,459 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,978
+121%since 2000
from $15,796 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
39.6%
+20.5 ptssince 2009
from 19.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.2%
−2.4 ptssince 2000
from 14.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.456
+11%since 2010
from 0.410 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services4%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance3.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Professional, scientific, technical2.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$194,700
+40%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $76,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$802
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $432 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 76.1% in 2000
23.7% rent
Vacancy rate
40.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 41.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.30 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.38 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 22.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
37.5%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 39.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+7%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
43
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic97.6%(28,750)
Black0.2%(70)
Hispanic / Latino0.5%(159)
Asian0.4%(125)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic93.1%(28,304)
Black0.8%(246)
Hispanic / Latino1.7%(513)
Asian0.6%(189)
Other3.8%(1,161)
Diversity Score
17
+123%since 2009
from 7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
20
−4%since 2020
from 20 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican0.5%(167)
Mexican0.5%(156)
Peruvian0.2%(71)
Costa Rican0.1%(39)
Cuban0.1%(21)
Colombian0.1%(16)
Spaniard0%(13)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.3%(86)
Filipino0.2%(66)
Thai0.1%(26)
Vietnamese0.1%(20)
Korean0%(3)
Ancestry
English26.4%(8,025)
Irish14.3%(4,346)
French11.6%(3,539)
German6.8%(2,083)
American6.3%(1,912)
Italian5.8%(1,758)
French Canadian5.7%(1,724)
Scottish3.8%(1,158)
Swedish1.5%(471)
Polish1.1%(342)
Canadian1%(319)
Welsh1%(308)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.8%(254)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(230)
Norwegian0.7%(203)
Finnish0.5%(163)
Portuguese0.5%(162)
Ukrainian0.5%(144)
British0.4%(121)
Hungarian0.3%(96)
Greek0.3%(81)
Czech0.2%(72)
Lithuanian0.2%(72)
Russian0.2%(67)
Danish0.2%(53)
Slovene0.1%(36)
Romanian0.1%(34)
Belgian0%(14)
Arab0%(12)
Latvian0%(12)
Slovak0%(10)
Iraqi0%(7)
Serbian0%(6)
Swiss0%(3)
Syrian0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.0%
+11.1 ptssince 2000
from 20.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.1%
+8.9 ptssince 2000
from 85.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.3%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 6.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.8 min
+55%since 2000
from 17.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.3%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 77.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.9%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.0%
+8.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.2%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−4.1 ptssince 2011
from 8.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
56.7%
−5.5 ptssince 2011
from 62.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.8%
−2.9 ptssince 2020
from 74.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.6%
+3.4 ptssince 2009
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.2%
+7.7 ptssince 2009
from 28.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
51.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
2.7%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.1%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
19.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2012
from 17.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.9%
−3.7 ptssince 2013
from 11.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
85.1%
+9.8 ptssince 2017
from 75.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.2%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 88.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.5%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 84.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
96.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2016
from 97.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
0.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 0.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.4%(3,742)
Married53.5%(6,807)
Widowed3%(386)
Divorced14.1%(1,794)
Women 15+
Never married29.6%(3,980)
Married46.4%(6,242)
Widowed8.5%(1,143)
Divorced15.6%(2,102)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.9%
−3.7 ptssince 2013
from 11.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
46.4%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 47.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.3%
−3.9 ptssince 2020
from 19.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
26.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 26.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
26.6%
+4.9 ptssince 2020
from 21.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 4.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
59.8%
−6.0 ptssince 2020
from 65.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
47.8%
+5.7 ptssince 2020
from 42.1% 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)19.3%(396)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(425)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.1%(824)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(102)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(26)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,053 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Franklin County, Maine?

Franklin County, Maine has about 30,413 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Franklin County, Maine?

The typical household in Franklin County, Maine earns about $58,675 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Franklin County, Maine expensive?

In Franklin County, Maine, the median home is worth about $194,700, and the typical rent is about $802 a month.

How educated are people in Franklin County, Maine?

About 32.0% of adults age 25 and over in Franklin County, Maine hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Franklin County, Maine?

About 12.2% of people in Franklin County, Maine live below the federal poverty line.

Has Franklin County, Maine grown since 1990?

Yes, Franklin County, Maine has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,405 residents, a change of about 5 percent over that period.

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