Franklin County vs Scott County

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

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

Scott County has the higher population (58,269 vs 51,563 in Franklin County). Scott County has the higher median household income ($83,660 vs $66,470 in Franklin County). Scott County has the higher median home value ($264,200 vs $198,700 in Franklin County).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin County	Scott County
Population	51,563	58,269
Median age	40.6 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,470	$83,660
Median home value	$198,700	$264,200
Median gross rent	$946	$1,181
Housing units	24,082	23,335
Homeownership rate	64.4%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin County	Scott County
Population	50,529 → 51,563 (+2.0%)	54,667 → 58,269 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$56,274 → $66,470 (+18.1%)	$70,817 → $83,660 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$142,900 → $198,700 (+39.0%)	$189,500 → $264,200 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$762 → $946 (+24.1%)	$900 → $1,181 (+31.2%)

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

Scott County

Population

54,66758,269

Median household income

$70,817$83,660

Median home value

$189,500$264,200

Median gross rent

$900$1,181

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin County	Scott County
Under 5	5.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	13.5%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	14.0%
55 to 64	13.4%	11.5%
65 to 74	11.6%	8.3%
75 and over	6.8%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin County	Scott County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	84.7%
Black or African American	9.2%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin County	Scott County
No high school diploma	7.5%	5.7%
High school graduate	30.5%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin County	Scott County
Drove alone	74.1%	79.1%
Carpooled	9.1%	9.8%
Public transit	1.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.9%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	9.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin County	Scott County
1-unit, detached	65.9%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	8.5%
20 or more units	3.7%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Franklin County	Scott County
Poverty rate	13.4%	10.4%
Average household size	2.21	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1977	1998