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
median household income $58,675, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Franklin County
What changed most since 1990
Median age32.9 → 46.1(+13.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share98.9% → 93.1%(−5.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$159,845 → $194,700(+22%)US over the same years: +67%
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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Over time
Franklin County, decade by decade
Franklin County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
29,008
$58,638
$159,845
17.7%
2.8
2000
29,467
$57,307
$138,992
20.9%
6.0
2010
30,768
$57,300
$185,144
24.5%
8.2
2020
29,456
$62,578
$178,049
26.3%
18.2
2024
30,413
$58,675
$194,700
32.0%
16.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
