COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Franklin County

Nebraska · 3,574 residents · 576 sq mi

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Franklin County is a county of 3,574 people in Nebraska. At a median age of 42.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $38,500. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Nebraska median by roughly 25%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 42.8

US median: 35.2

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 53%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,574

−9%since 1990

from 3,938 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.8

+2%since 1990

from 41.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

576 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.2%(186)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.7%(241)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(269)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.7%(240)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 242.8%(100)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.3%(331)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.3%(511)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413%(465)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.5%(376)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7410.9%(389)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 849.1%(324)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over4%(142)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,304

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,553 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,390

+40%since 1990

from $10,968 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

13.2%

−0.1 ptssince 1990

from 13.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,500

+53%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $19,100 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$361

+19%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $231 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

81.3%

+2.4 ptssince 1990

from 78.9% in 1990

18.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.3%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(19)

Asian0.3%(11)

2000

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

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(23)

Asian0.1%(2)

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

15.8%

+4.0 ptssince 1990

from 11.8% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

85.7%

+14.6 ptssince 1990

from 71.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.9%

+2.6 ptssince 1990

from 2.3% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

−37%since 1990

from 26.6 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married20.4%(279)

Married69.8%(953)

Widowed3.1%(42)

Divorced6.7%(92)

Women 15+

Never married12.3%(185)

Married64.5%(971)

Widowed16.5%(248)

Divorced6.8%(102)

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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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