COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Franklin County

Vermont · 39,980 residents · 631 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Franklin County is home to 39,980 people in Vermont. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 5,437 fewer people here than in 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 10.2% of residents. Median home value sits at $82,700.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

39,980

−12%vs 2000

vs 45,417 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−11%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

631 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202451K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(3,343)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(3,649)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(2,976)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(2,857)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(2,412)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(7,261)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(6,481)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(3,641)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(3,047)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(2,512)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(1,323)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(478)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,401

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,659 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,678

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,816 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.2%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$82,700

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $99,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$412

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $539 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.5%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

27.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(43,434)

Black0.3%(134)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(270)

Asian0.3%(118)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(39,055)

Black0.1%(25)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(184)

Asian0.2%(89)

Other2%(811)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American0.5%(271)

Mexican0.4%(185)

Spaniard0.3%(146)

Chilean0.3%(139)

Puerto Rican0.2%(123)

Dominican0.2%(85)

Colombian0.1%(69)

Central American0.1%(63)

Salvadoran0.1%(44)

Cuban0.1%(30)

Peruvian0.1%(29)

Paraguayan0.1%(27)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0%(19)

Ecuadorian0%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(150)

Filipino0.2%(92)

Korean0.1%(45)

Thai0%(20)

Pakistani0%(13)

Japanese0%(8)

Vietnamese0%(8)

Chinese0%(3)

Sri Lankan0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(20)

Chamorro0%(7)

Ancestry

Irish14.9%(7,535)

French14.1%(7,137)

American13.7%(6,937)

English13.6%(6,879)

French Canadian10.1%(5,094)

German7.9%(3,990)

Italian4%(2,025)

Scottish2.8%(1,393)

Polish1.6%(814)

Canadian1.2%(625)

Swedish0.8%(412)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(360)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.7%(360)

British0.5%(237)

Hungarian0.4%(220)

Norwegian0.4%(184)

Arab0.4%(180)

Lebanese0.3%(166)

Dutch0.3%(159)

Portuguese0.3%(131)

Russian0.3%(131)

Finnish0.2%(122)

Danish0.2%(95)

Ukrainian0.2%(87)

Czech0.2%(78)

Swiss0.1%(72)

Lithuanian0.1%(54)

Greek0.1%(52)

Austrian0.1%(40)

West Indian0.1%(38)

Slovene0.1%(36)

Jamaican0.1%(33)

Subsaharan African0.1%(29)

Slovak0%(20)

Croatian0%(13)

Brazilian0%(10)

Belgian0%(8)

Guyanese0%(6)

Armenian0%(4)

Bulgarian0%(4)

Romanian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.3%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.8%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.7 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 18.7 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 married35.6%(7,377)

Married52.3%(10,830)

Widowed2.4%(499)

Divorced9.7%(2,009)

Women 15+

Never married25.7%(5,372)

Married53.3%(11,131)

Widowed8%(1,674)

Divorced13%(2,722)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 7.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 57.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.1%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 69.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.5%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% 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)22.8%(620)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(578)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.2%(630)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.9%(161)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,719 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper