Franklin County vs Ward County

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

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

Ward County has the higher population (11,255 vs 10,522 in Franklin County). Ward County has the higher median household income ($71,719 vs $66,800 in Franklin County). Franklin County has the higher median home value ($213,200 vs $138,800 in Ward County).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin County	Ward County
Population	10,522	11,255
Median age	43.5 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,800	$71,719
Median home value	$213,200	$138,800
Median gross rent	$948	$939
Housing units	5,121	5,137
Homeownership rate	79.4%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin County	Ward County
Population	10,716 → 10,522 (-1.8%)	11,658 → 11,255 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$53,783 → $66,800 (+24.2%)	$62,986 → $71,719 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$126,200 → $213,200 (+68.9%)	$86,800 → $138,800 (+59.9%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $948 (+16.3%)	$899 → $939 (+4.4%)

Franklin County

Population

10,71610,522

Median household income

$53,783$66,800

Median home value

$126,200$213,200

Median gross rent

$815$948

Ward County

Population

11,65811,255

Median household income

$62,986$71,719

Median home value

$86,800$138,800

Median gross rent

$899$939

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin County	Ward County
Under 5	5.4%	7.6%
5 to 17	17.2%	21.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.6%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.6%
65 to 74	13.0%	7.3%
75 and over	9.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin County	Ward County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	37.5%
Black or African American	5.1%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	55.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin County	Ward County
No high school diploma	9.1%	19.0%
High school graduate	27.1%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin County	Ward County
Drove alone	71.5%	85.6%
Carpooled	13.4%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	1.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin County	Ward County
1-unit, detached	82.3%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Franklin County	Ward County
Poverty rate	11.1%	14.6%
Average household size	2.64	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1989	1971