Delaware County vs Franklin County

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

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

Franklin County has the higher population (47,066 vs 44,551 in Delaware County). Franklin County has the higher median household income ($63,747 vs $60,226 in Delaware County). Delaware County has the higher median home value ($176,200 vs $128,600 in Franklin County).

Population, income & housing

	Delaware County	Franklin County
Population	44,551	47,066
Median age	48.8 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,226	$63,747
Median home value	$176,200	$128,600
Median gross rent	$848	$819
Housing units	30,038	25,442
Homeownership rate	76.7%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delaware County	Franklin County
Population	44,995 → 44,551 (-1.0%)	50,477 → 47,066 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$49,544 → $60,226 (+21.6%)	$50,407 → $63,747 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$139,300 → $176,200 (+26.5%)	$108,700 → $128,600 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $848 (+22.7%)	$703 → $819 (+16.5%)

Delaware County

Population

44,99544,551

Median household income

$49,544$60,226

Median home value

$139,300$176,200

Median gross rent

$691$848

Franklin County

Population

50,47747,066

Median household income

$50,407$63,747

Median home value

$108,700$128,600

Median gross rent

$703$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delaware County	Franklin County
Under 5	4.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	12.2%	15.4%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	16.5%	14.8%
65 to 74	14.8%	11.4%
75 and over	10.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delaware County	Franklin County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	83.8%
Black or African American	1.5%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	6.9%
Asian	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delaware County	Franklin County
No high school diploma	9.6%	12.7%
High school graduate	37.1%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delaware County	Franklin County
Drove alone	72.3%	76.0%
Carpooled	7.9%	10.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.9%
Walked	6.3%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.4%	6.4%
Other means	1.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delaware County	Franklin County
1-unit, detached	75.9%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.9%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Delaware County	Franklin County
Poverty rate	14.9%	16.5%
Average household size	2.24	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1971	1966