Franklin County vs Madison County

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

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

Franklin County has the higher population (17,220 vs 17,032 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($53,888 vs $51,919 in Franklin County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($157,800 vs $118,800 in Franklin County).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin County	Madison County
Population	17,220	17,032
Median age	42.4 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,919	$53,888
Median home value	$118,800	$157,800
Median gross rent	$717	$727
Housing units	7,751	7,699
Homeownership rate	74.0%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin County	Madison County
Population	17,738 → 17,220 (-2.9%)	16,211 → 17,032 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$38,923 → $51,919 (+33.4%)	$41,682 → $53,888 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$100,900 → $118,800 (+17.7%)	$120,400 → $157,800 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $717 (+14.7%)	$615 → $727 (+18.2%)

Franklin County

Population

17,73817,220

Median household income

$38,923$51,919

Median home value

$100,900$118,800

Median gross rent

$625$717

Madison County

Population

16,21117,032

Median household income

$41,682$53,888

Median home value

$120,400$157,800

Median gross rent

$615$727

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin County	Madison County
Under 5	5.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.7%
75 and over	8.6%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	72.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.3%
Asian	0.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	9.0%	19.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin County	Madison County
No high school diploma	12.9%	14.2%
High school graduate	41.8%	51.7%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin County	Madison County
Drove alone	83.7%	78.9%
Carpooled	11.0%	9.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	8.7%
Other means	1.5%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	74.8%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	14.0%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Franklin County	Madison County
Poverty rate	18.9%	15.0%
Average household size	2.45	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1984	1990