Chambers County vs Franklin County

A side-by-side comparison of Chambers County and Franklin County: population, income, housing, and more.

Chambers County and Franklin County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chambers County has the higher population (34,450 vs 31,978 in Franklin County). Franklin County has the higher median household income ($51,493 vs $49,295 in Chambers County). Chambers County has the higher median home value ($129,700 vs $128,000 in Franklin County).

Population, income & housing

	Chambers County	Franklin County
Population	34,450	31,978
Median age	41.5 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,295	$51,493
Median home value	$129,700	$128,000
Median gross rent	$850	$667
Housing units	16,427	13,965
Homeownership rate	71.0%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chambers County	Franklin County
Population	33,660 → 34,450 (+2.3%)	31,466 → 31,978 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$42,289 → $49,295 (+16.6%)	$43,514 → $51,493 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$97,100 → $129,700 (+33.6%)	$95,000 → $128,000 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$749 → $850 (+13.5%)	$581 → $667 (+14.8%)

Chambers County

Population

33,66034,450

Median household income

$42,289$49,295

Median home value

$97,100$129,700

Median gross rent

$749$850

Franklin County

Population

31,46631,978

Median household income

$43,514$51,493

Median home value

$95,000$128,000

Median gross rent

$581$667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chambers County	Franklin County
Under 5	5.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	15.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.9%	11.8%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.7%
75 and over	8.3%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chambers County	Franklin County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.9%	73.3%
Black or African American	39.7%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chambers County	Franklin County
No high school diploma	16.4%	20.5%
High school graduate	38.5%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chambers County	Franklin County
Drove alone	86.0%	85.3%
Carpooled	7.7%	12.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	1.5%
Other means	1.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chambers County	Franklin County
1-unit, detached	70.0%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	4.6%
20 or more units	6.1%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Chambers County	Franklin County
Poverty rate	15.5%	17.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1979	1983