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Franklin County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Franklin County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Franklin County is a small rural Georgia county of 23,840 residents with a manufacturing and goods-producing economic base, reflecting a workforce where 82.0% hold a high school diploma but only 16.9% have a bachelor's degree or higher. The labor force participation rate of 53.5% is relatively low, with a 5.0% unemployment rate and median worker earnings of $35,547, pointing to a cost-competitive but constrained labor pool. Housing costs are modest—median home value of $160,600 and median gross rent of $778/month—and the county posted 5.9% population growth over five years against a poverty rate of 20.4%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

23,840

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,046

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.9% since 2018

Franklin County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,770 (81.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,134 (8.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race810 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races604 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone433 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone429 (1.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,003
  2. 2.Vietnamese281
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic123
  4. 4.Other Indo-European63
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island61

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,177

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,898

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,576

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,985
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,721
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,201
  4. 4.Construction (Group)886
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities801

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,978
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,329
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,818
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,541
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,162

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.79×)438
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.74×)1,704
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.39×)801
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.20×)814
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.18×)267

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$160,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$778/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999834 (12.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999676 (9.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999591 (8.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999545 (7.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999536 (7.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999494 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,547

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,651 (78.5%)
  • Worked At Home933 (9.6%)
  • Carpooled862 (8.8%)
  • Walked180 (1.8%)
  • Other91 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit14 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.