Franklin County, Missouri

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 105,316
Median household income: $71,973
Median home value: $214,900

Franklin County, Missouri counts 105,316 residents. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. At $71,973, its median household income sits above Missouri's $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Franklin County's population grew 2.1% from 103,191 to 105,316, while its median household income rose 25.8% from $57,214 to $71,973.

The median resident is 41.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 105,316
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $71,973
Median home value: $214,900
Median gross rent: $874
Housing units: 45,843
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

103,191105,316

Median household income

$57,214$71,973

Median home value

$165,700$214,900

Median gross rent

$746$874

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	103,191	$57,214	$165,700	$746
2020	103,629	$60,129	$171,900	$762
2021	104,331	$65,263	$176,400	$774
2022	104,858	$70,111	$201,700	$831
2023	105,316	$71,973	$214,900	$874

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,091	5.8%
5 to 17	17,677	16.8%
18 to 24	7,793	7.4%
25 to 34	12,601	12.0%
35 to 44	12,567	11.9%
45 to 54	12,825	12.2%
55 to 64	16,245	15.4%
65 to 74	11,723	11.1%
75 and over	7,794	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	93,937	89.2%
Black or African American	855	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	82	0.1%
Asian	438	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	44	0.0%
Some other race	223	0.2%
Two or more races	7,394	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,343	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,602	9.0%
High school graduate	24,785	33.6%
Some college or associate's	25,435	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	11,088	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5,845	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	38,669	78.3%
Carpooled	4,566	9.2%
Public transit	41	0.1%
Walked	854	1.7%
Bicycle	6	0.0%
Worked from home	4,933	10.0%
Other means	304	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,537	30.5%
15 to 29 min	11,969	26.9%
30 to 44 min	8,494	19.1%
45 to 59 min	4,997	11.2%
60+ min	5,443	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 8.2% (8,534 of 103,811)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,759	68.0%
Nonfamily households	13,508	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	42,267	92.2%
Vacant	3,576	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	32,290	76.4%
Renter-occupied	9,977	23.6%

1-unit, detached75.6%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	34,651	75.6%
1-unit, attached	1,566	3.4%
2 to 4 units	2,463	5.4%
5 to 19 units	2,254	4.9%
20 or more units	616	1.3%
Mobile home & other	4,293	9.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 29071
State: Missouri
Land area: 923 sq mi
Water area: 8.08 sq mi
Center point: 38.4130, -91.0728

Cities & places

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