Escambia County vs Franklin County

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

Escambia 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.

Escambia County has the higher population (36,695 vs 31,978 in Franklin County). Franklin County has the higher median household income ($51,493 vs $44,447 in Escambia County). Franklin County has the higher median home value ($128,000 vs $122,700 in Escambia County).

Population, income & housing

	Escambia County	Franklin County
Population	36,695	31,978
Median age	40.5 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,447	$51,493
Median home value	$122,700	$128,000
Median gross rent	$709	$667
Housing units	16,759	13,965
Homeownership rate	68.7%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Escambia County	Franklin County
Population	37,057 → 36,695 (-1.0%)	31,466 → 31,978 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$36,275 → $44,447 (+22.5%)	$43,514 → $51,493 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$99,400 → $122,700 (+23.4%)	$95,000 → $128,000 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$616 → $709 (+15.1%)	$581 → $667 (+14.8%)

Escambia County

Population

37,05736,695

Median household income

$36,275$44,447

Median home value

$99,400$122,700

Median gross rent

$616$709

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)

	Escambia County	Franklin County
Under 5	5.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	16.9%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.9%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.7%
75 and over	7.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Escambia County	Franklin County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.3%	73.3%
Black or African American	30.5%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Escambia County	Franklin County
No high school diploma	17.5%	20.5%
High school graduate	43.2%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Escambia County	Franklin County
Drove alone	89.0%	85.3%
Carpooled	7.9%	12.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	1.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Escambia County	Franklin County
1-unit, detached	67.5%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	21.2%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Escambia County	Franklin County
Poverty rate	21.2%	17.4%
Average household size	2.67	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1984	1983