COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Franklin County

Nebraska · 3,938 residents · 576 sq mi

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Franklin County is a county of 3,938 people in Nebraska. At a median age of 41.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $19,100. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median rent is $231 a month. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,938

+10%vs 2000

vs 3,574 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.9

−2%vs 2000

vs 42.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

576 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(258)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(235)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(269)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(226)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.7%(107)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(490)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(502)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(380)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(425)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.7%(499)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.3%(366)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.6%(181)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,553

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,304 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,968

−29%vs 2000

vs $15,390 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$19,100

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$231

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $361 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.3% in 2000

21.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(3,527)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(23)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(3,894)

Black0.3%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(19)

Asian0.3%(11)

Other0.6%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(59)

Central American0.8%(22)

Salvadoran0.7%(20)

Puerto Rican0.5%(14)

Spaniard0.1%(3)

Guatemalan0.1%(2)

Dominican0%(1)

Ancestry

German37.3%(1,062)

Irish10.5%(299)

English10.2%(291)

American7.4%(212)

Swedish3.2%(90)

Czech2.7%(77)

Danish2.2%(63)

Polish1.2%(35)

Norwegian1.2%(33)

Scottish0.9%(27)

Dutch0.9%(25)

Swiss0.9%(25)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

French0.8%(24)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(22)

Russian0.4%(12)

Welsh0.4%(12)

French Canadian0.4%(11)

Austrian0.4%(10)

Italian0.3%(9)

Ukrainian0.2%(5)

British0.1%(4)

Arab0.1%(3)

Latvian0.1%(3)

West Indian0.1%(3)

Lebanese0.1%(2)

Canadian0.1%(2)

Syrian0%(1)

Greek0%(1)

Hungarian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.1%

−14.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.6 min

+60%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married26.5%(313)

Married56.6%(667)

Widowed4.5%(53)

Divorced12.4%(146)

Women 15+

Never married20.3%(242)

Married58.2%(693)

Widowed14.2%(169)

Divorced7.3%(87)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

32.2%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.5%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 69.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.2% 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)8.2%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.2%(48)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.1%(58)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War18.2%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 170 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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