Franklin County vs Jessamine County

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

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

Jessamine County has the higher population (53,792 vs 51,563 in Franklin County). Jessamine County has the higher median household income ($74,886 vs $66,470 in Franklin County). Jessamine County has the higher median home value ($245,100 vs $198,700 in Franklin County).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin County	Jessamine County
Population	51,563	53,792
Median age	40.6 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,470	$74,886
Median home value	$198,700	$245,100
Median gross rent	$946	$994
Housing units	24,082	20,936
Homeownership rate	64.4%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin County	Jessamine County
Population	50,529 → 51,563 (+2.0%)	53,032 → 53,792 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$56,274 → $66,470 (+18.1%)	$58,245 → $74,886 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$142,900 → $198,700 (+39.0%)	$172,100 → $245,100 (+42.4%)
Median gross rent	$762 → $946 (+24.1%)	$789 → $994 (+26.0%)

Franklin County

Population

50,52951,563

Median household income

$56,274$66,470

Median home value

$142,900$198,700

Median gross rent

$762$946

Jessamine County

Population

53,03253,792

Median household income

$58,245$74,886

Median home value

$172,100$245,100

Median gross rent

$789$994

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin County	Jessamine County
Under 5	5.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.0%
25 to 34	13.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.1%
65 to 74	11.6%	9.7%
75 and over	6.8%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin County	Jessamine County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	86.3%
Black or African American	9.2%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin County	Jessamine County
No high school diploma	7.5%	9.5%
High school graduate	30.5%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin County	Jessamine County
Drove alone	74.1%	76.9%
Carpooled	9.1%	10.3%
Public transit	1.1%	0.3%
Walked	1.9%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	10.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin County	Jessamine County
1-unit, detached	65.9%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	3.7%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Franklin County	Jessamine County
Poverty rate	13.4%	10.5%
Average household size	2.21	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1977	1991