Franklin County, Virginia

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 54,958
Median household income: $68,348
Median home value: $222,800

Home to 54,958 residents, Franklin County is one of Virginia's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $68,348, its median household income sits below Virginia's $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Franklin County's population declined 2.2% from 56,187 to 54,958, while its median household income rose 21.5% from $56,254 to $68,348.

78.9% of workers drive to work alone. 73.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 54,958
Median age: 48.5 yrs
Median household income: $68,348
Median home value: $222,800
Median gross rent: $797
Housing units: 28,344
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,18754,958

Median household income

$56,254$68,348

Median home value

$178,100$222,800

Median gross rent

$732$797

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,187	$56,254	$178,100	$732
2020	56,231	$56,779	$174,600	$725
2021	54,829	$59,667	$181,400	$758
2022	54,838	$66,275	$207,700	$809
2023	54,958	$68,348	$222,800	$797

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,674	4.9%
5 to 17	7,697	14.0%
18 to 24	4,504	8.2%
25 to 34	5,295	9.6%
35 to 44	5,289	9.6%
45 to 54	7,117	12.9%
55 to 64	9,065	16.5%
65 to 74	8,058	14.7%
75 and over	5,259	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	47,191	85.9%
Black or African American	4,249	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.0%
Asian	386	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.0%
Two or more races	1,109	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,982	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,780	9.4%
High school graduate	13,732	34.3%
Some college or associate's	12,820	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	6,237	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,514	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,929	78.9%
Carpooled	1,835	7.6%
Public transit	15	0.1%
Walked	417	1.7%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	2,570	10.7%
Other means	225	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,268	19.9%
15 to 29 min	6,335	29.6%
30 to 44 min	5,611	26.2%
45 to 59 min	3,344	15.6%
60+ min	1,865	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 11.5% (6,179 of 53,574)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,435	68.6%
Nonfamily households	7,049	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22,484	79.3%
Vacant	5,860	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,922	79.7%
Renter-occupied	4,562	20.3%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other17.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,877	73.7%
1-unit, attached	600	2.1%
2 to 4 units	642	2.3%
5 to 19 units	1,111	3.9%
20 or more units	255	0.9%
Mobile home & other	4,859	17.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 51067
State: Virginia
Land area: 691 sq mi
Water area: 21 sq mi
Center point: 36.9912, -79.8827

Cities & places

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