Franklin County, Georgia

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 23,840
Median household income: $52,264
Median home value: $160,600

Franklin County is a county in Georgia with a population of 23,840. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $52,264 runs below the Georgia figure of $74,664.

From 2019 to 2023, Franklin County's population grew 4.7% from 22,766 to 23,840, while its median household income rose 23.0% from $42,488 to $52,264.

The median resident is 40.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,840
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $52,264
Median home value: $160,600
Median gross rent: $778
Housing units: 10,767
Homeownership rate: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,76623,840

Median household income

$42,488$52,264

Median home value

$108,700$160,600

Median gross rent

$627$778

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,766	$42,488	$108,700	$627
2020	23,015	$47,821	$120,500	$671
2021	23,256	$49,636	$130,700	$721
2022	23,480	$52,597	$146,700	$751
2023	23,840	$52,264	$160,600	$778

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,290	5.4%
5 to 17	3,998	16.8%
18 to 24	2,394	10.0%
25 to 34	2,856	12.0%
35 to 44	2,526	10.6%
45 to 54	3,012	12.6%
55 to 64	3,325	13.9%
65 to 74	2,631	11.0%
75 and over	1,808	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,432	81.5%
Black or African American	1,996	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.1%
Asian	373	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	78	0.3%
Two or more races	689	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,244	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,904	18.0%
High school graduate	5,317	32.9%
Some college or associate's	5,202	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,589	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,146	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,550	77.5%
Carpooled	1,002	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	207	2.1%
Bicycle	22	0.2%
Worked from home	842	8.6%
Other means	123	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,885	32.4%
15 to 29 min	2,750	30.9%
30 to 44 min	1,619	18.2%
45 to 59 min	725	8.1%
60+ min	925	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 20.4% (4,685 of 22,983)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,015	68.6%
Nonfamily households	2,759	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,774	81.5%
Vacant	1,993	18.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,678	76.1%
Renter-occupied	2,096	23.9%

1-unit, detached62.4%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other31.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,718	62.4%
1-unit, attached	104	1.0%
2 to 4 units	188	1.7%
5 to 19 units	265	2.5%
20 or more units	128	1.2%
Mobile home & other	3,364	31.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 13119
State: Georgia
Land area: 261 sq mi
Water area: 4.92 sq mi
Center point: 34.3753, -83.2275

Cities & places

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