Franklin County vs Gulf County

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

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

Gulf County has the higher population (14,772 vs 12,418 in Franklin County). Gulf County has the higher median household income ($67,361 vs $62,734 in Franklin County). Franklin County has the higher median home value ($254,300 vs $235,700 in Gulf County).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin County	Gulf County
Population	12,418	14,772
Median age	49.2 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,734	$67,361
Median home value	$254,300	$235,700
Median gross rent	$1,044	$1,161
Housing units	8,476	9,142
Homeownership rate	77.2%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin County	Gulf County
Population	11,811 → 12,418 (+5.1%)	15,576 → 14,772 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$46,643 → $62,734 (+34.5%)	$47,712 → $67,361 (+41.2%)
Median home value	$166,000 → $254,300 (+53.2%)	$160,700 → $235,700 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$802 → $1,044 (+30.2%)	$1,037 → $1,161 (+12.0%)

Franklin County

Population

11,81112,418

Median household income

$46,643$62,734

Median home value

$166,000$254,300

Median gross rent

$802$1,044

Gulf County

Population

15,57614,772

Median household income

$47,712$67,361

Median home value

$160,700$235,700

Median gross rent

$1,037$1,161

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin County	Gulf County
Under 5	3.7%	3.6%
5 to 17	11.6%	11.3%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	16.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	16.0%	14.9%
75 and over	10.3%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin County	Gulf County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	77.3%
Black or African American	10.7%	13.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin County	Gulf County
No high school diploma	16.9%	13.3%
High school graduate	31.1%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin County	Gulf County
Drove alone	75.9%	69.1%
Carpooled	11.5%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.6%	8.8%
Other means	2.3%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin County	Gulf County
1-unit, detached	72.1%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	20.1%

Poverty & households

	Franklin County	Gulf County
Poverty rate	17.3%	11.6%
Average household size	2.20	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1986	1996