COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Franklin County

Missouri · 80,603 residents · 923 sq mi

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Franklin County is home to 80,603 people in Missouri. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $58,600. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.3% of residents. There are 13,204 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

80,603

−14%vs 2000

vs 93,807 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

923 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024106K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(6,186)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(7,058)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(6,028)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(6,027)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(5,266)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(13,402)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(11,292)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(8,778)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(6,761)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(5,608)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(3,006)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(1,191)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,622

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,474 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,606

−41%vs 2000

vs $19,705 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.3%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,600

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$348

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $471 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.0%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.1% in 2000

22.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(90,993)

Black0.9%(880)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(678)

Asian0.3%(243)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(79,455)

Black0.9%(754)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(445)

Asian0.2%(172)

Other0.3%(222)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(1,544)

Puerto Rican0.2%(235)

Cuban0.2%(167)

Central American0.1%(138)

Guatemalan0.1%(112)

Spaniard0.1%(111)

South American0%(40)

Chilean0%(23)

Honduran0%(17)

Uruguayan0%(14)

Salvadoran0%(9)

Peruvian0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(133)

Asian Indian0.1%(119)

Korean0.1%(117)

Chinese0.1%(80)

Vietnamese0%(19)

Japanese0%(14)

Thai0%(6)

Malaysian0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(50)

Fijian0%(10)

Samoan0%(5)

Chamorro0%(5)

Ancestry

German34.6%(36,660)

Irish14%(14,885)

English11.4%(12,044)

American8.7%(9,200)

Italian3.2%(3,397)

French2.9%(3,114)

Polish1.9%(2,064)

Scottish1.7%(1,852)

Dutch1.1%(1,120)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(783)

Welsh0.6%(621)

Swedish0.5%(550)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.5%(498)

Czech0.4%(398)

Greek0.3%(331)

Swiss0.3%(275)

Russian0.3%(274)

Hungarian0.2%(238)

Austrian0.2%(170)

Croatian0.2%(164)

French Canadian0.1%(147)

Romanian0.1%(133)

Arab0.1%(129)

Lebanese0.1%(107)

British0.1%(102)

Ukrainian0.1%(102)

Slovene0.1%(79)

Subsaharan African0.1%(67)

West Indian0%(45)

Danish0%(39)

Australian0%(35)

Finnish0%(34)

Slovak0%(33)

Jamaican0%(32)

Iranian0%(27)

Lithuanian0%(26)

Egyptian0%(17)

Portuguese0%(14)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(13)

Kenyan0%(7)

Nigerian0%(7)

Moroccan0%(5)

Belgian0%(3)

Canadian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.5%

−10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.1 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 23.4 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 married31%(13,401)

Married54.9%(23,716)

Widowed3.7%(1,620)

Divorced10.4%(4,496)

Women 15+

Never married22.6%(9,832)

Married55.3%(24,023)

Widowed10.4%(4,525)

Divorced11.6%(5,044)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.8%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 63.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.0%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.7%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 73.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.9%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% 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)17%(1,072)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.2%(1,085)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38%(2,388)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(277)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(20)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,290 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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