Franklin County vs McPherson County

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

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

McPherson County has the higher population (30,130 vs 25,994 in Franklin County). McPherson County has the higher median household income ($77,701 vs $72,142 in Franklin County). McPherson County has the higher median home value ($198,400 vs $187,400 in Franklin County).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin County	McPherson County
Population	25,994	30,130
Median age	40.1 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,142	$77,701
Median home value	$187,400	$198,400
Median gross rent	$949	$889
Housing units	11,239	13,128
Homeownership rate	73.5%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin County	McPherson County
Population	25,558 → 25,994 (+1.7%)	28,567 → 30,130 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$56,582 → $72,142 (+27.5%)	$59,089 → $77,701 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$128,000 → $187,400 (+46.4%)	$151,800 → $198,400 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$793 → $949 (+19.7%)	$746 → $889 (+19.2%)

Franklin County

Population

25,55825,994

Median household income

$56,582$72,142

Median home value

$128,000$187,400

Median gross rent

$793$949

McPherson County

Population

28,56730,130

Median household income

$59,089$77,701

Median home value

$151,800$198,400

Median gross rent

$746$889

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin County	McPherson County
Under 5	5.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	16.7%
18 to 24	8.8%	11.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	14.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.6%
75 and over	6.9%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin County	McPherson County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin County	McPherson County
No high school diploma	7.8%	7.7%
High school graduate	35.1%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin County	McPherson County
Drove alone	77.3%	80.6%
Carpooled	8.6%	7.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	9.3%	6.6%
Other means	2.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin County	McPherson County
1-unit, detached	76.6%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	2.3%
20 or more units	4.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Franklin County	McPherson County
Poverty rate	9.6%	9.1%
Average household size	2.46	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	15
Median year structure built	1974	1975