Campbell County vs Franklin County

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

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

Campbell County has the higher population (55,398 vs 54,958 in Franklin County). Franklin County has the higher median household income ($68,348 vs $62,608 in Campbell County). Franklin County has the higher median home value ($222,800 vs $199,200 in Campbell County).

Population, income & housing

	Campbell County	Franklin County
Population	55,398	54,958
Median age	43.2 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,608	$68,348
Median home value	$199,200	$222,800
Median gross rent	$853	$797
Housing units	25,363	28,344
Homeownership rate	75.5%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Campbell County	Franklin County
Population	55,225 → 55,398 (+0.3%)	56,187 → 54,958 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$49,664 → $62,608 (+26.1%)	$56,254 → $68,348 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $199,200 (+26.9%)	$178,100 → $222,800 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $853 (+12.7%)	$732 → $797 (+8.9%)

Campbell County

Population

55,22555,398

Median household income

$49,664$62,608

Median home value

$157,000$199,200

Median gross rent

$757$853

Franklin County

Population

56,18754,958

Median household income

$56,254$68,348

Median home value

$178,100$222,800

Median gross rent

$732$797

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Campbell County	Franklin County
Under 5	4.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.7%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.2%	9.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.5%	16.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	14.7%
75 and over	9.0%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Campbell County	Franklin County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	85.9%
Black or African American	14.3%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Campbell County	Franklin County
No high school diploma	9.5%	9.4%
High school graduate	33.9%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Campbell County	Franklin County
Drove alone	81.4%	78.9%
Carpooled	7.7%	7.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.2%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	10.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Campbell County	Franklin County
1-unit, detached	67.1%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	3.9%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Campbell County	Franklin County
Poverty rate	10.1%	11.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1980	1987