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Franklin County

North Carolina · 82,037 residents (2025 est.) · 492 sq mi
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With 74,386 people, Franklin County is a county in North Carolina. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 27,126 people. That puts it in the top 8% of US counties for household income. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6% of residents were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 82%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
74,386
+57%since 2000
from 47,260 in 2000
82,037 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
151 / sq mi
+30%since 2009
from 116 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.0
+15%since 2000
from 35.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
492 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
33K44K55K67K78K19902000201020202024Franklin County
202474K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(4,204)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(4,690)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.9%(4,387)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(4,813)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(4,225)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.2%(9,093)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(9,431)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.3%(9,914)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.3%(10,641)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.7%(7,973)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(4,052)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.3%(963)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$74,240
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,968 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,103
+106%since 2000
from $17,562 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
49.6%
+25.6 ptssince 2009
from 24.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.1%
−1.5 ptssince 2000
from 12.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.429
+4%since 2010
from 0.414 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade12.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction1.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$284,300
+82%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,083
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $488 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
78.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 77.8% in 2000
21.4% rent
Vacancy rate
10.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.56 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.64 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.7%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.1%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 39.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
+42%since 2009
from 2.7 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
92
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic64.2%(30,335)
Black29.9%(14,124)
Hispanic / Latino4.4%(2,100)
Asian0.3%(137)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic60.7%(45,138)
Black22.5%(16,760)
Hispanic / Latino11.2%(8,319)
Asian1.1%(832)
Other4.5%(3,337)
Diversity Score
71
+11%since 2009
from 64 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
26
−3%since 2020
from 26 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
Mexican6.3%(4,656)
Central American1.7%(1,229)
Spaniard0.6%(469)
Puerto Rican0.6%(468)
Cuban0.5%(397)
Salvadoran0.5%(360)
Costa Rican0.5%(343)
Honduran0.4%(282)
Ecuadorian0.3%(217)
Peruvian0.3%(192)
Panamanian0.2%(159)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.2%(117)
Dominican0.2%(114)
Chilean0.1%(62)
Colombian0.1%(57)
Argentine0.1%(54)
Nicaraguan0.1%(51)
Bolivian0%(16)
Asian origin
Chinese0.2%(176)
Korean0.2%(149)
Pakistani0.2%(149)
Asian Indian0.2%(135)
Nepalese0.1%(77)
Filipino0%(32)
Thai0%(23)
Japanese0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
English11.8%(8,793)
Irish8.8%(6,516)
German8.1%(6,036)
American6.3%(4,700)
Italian3.8%(2,816)
Scottish1.7%(1,248)
French1.7%(1,237)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(893)
Polish1%(707)
Norwegian0.9%(665)
Welsh0.7%(526)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.7%(505)
West Indian0.6%(448)
Russian0.6%(415)
Czech0.5%(403)
Greek0.5%(402)
Arab0.4%(294)
Hungarian0.4%(289)
Swedish0.3%(245)
Lebanese0.3%(208)
British0.3%(207)
Jamaican0.2%(168)
Swiss0.2%(154)
Danish0.2%(137)
Nigerian0.1%(109)
Haitian0.1%(104)
Kenyan0.1%(96)
Jordanian0.1%(86)
Ethiopian0.1%(71)
Ukrainian0.1%(67)
Croatian0.1%(64)
Canadian0.1%(56)
Finnish0.1%(51)
Turkish0.1%(40)
Guyanese0%(28)
Slovak0%(28)
Belgian0%(18)
Romanian0%(11)
Israeli0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.0%
+13.8 ptssince 2000
from 13.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.4%
+14.8 ptssince 2000
from 73.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.9%
+5.5 ptssince 2000
from 3.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
33.3 min
+27%since 2000
from 26.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.9%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 80.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.6%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.5%
+9.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−7.1 ptssince 2011
from 11.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.8%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 63.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.8%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 71.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 13.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.3%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 29.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
50.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
6.0%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.0%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 14.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.2%
−8.3 ptssince 2013
from 17.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.0%
+17.1 ptssince 2017
from 71.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.1%
+6.7 ptssince 2020
from 86.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.4%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 89.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.5%
−2.0 ptssince 2016
from 92.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.6%
+1.5 ptssince 2016
from 6.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.5%(9,209)
Married57%(17,243)
Widowed2.9%(884)
Divorced9.6%(2,890)
Women 15+
Never married24%(7,409)
Married55.5%(17,151)
Widowed10%(3,086)
Divorced10.5%(3,233)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.2%
−8.3 ptssince 2013
from 17.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 51.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.3%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 20.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 20.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 64.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 38.4% 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)32.4%(1,518)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.4%(1,190)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.3%(1,462)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(116)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(13)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,678 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, North Carolina?

Franklin County, North Carolina has about 74,386 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Franklin County, North Carolina?

The typical household in Franklin County, North Carolina earns about $74,240 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Franklin County, North Carolina expensive?

In Franklin County, North Carolina, the median home is worth about $284,300, and the typical rent is about $1,083 a month.

How educated are people in Franklin County, North Carolina?

About 27.0% of adults age 25 and over in Franklin County, North Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Franklin County, North Carolina?

About 11.1% of people in Franklin County, North Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Franklin County, North Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Franklin County, North Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 37,972 residents, a change of about 104 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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