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Franklin County, NE

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

AI Overview

Franklin County, NE is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county with a population of 2,868 and a labor force participation rate of 57.4%, reflecting its older median age of 49.0 years. The workforce skews toward lower formal education credentials, with 20.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings sit at $35,865 against a low unemployment rate of 3.3%. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $99,100 and median gross rent of $613/month—though the county has shed 4.6% of its population over the past five years.

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

Population

2,868

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,195

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,667 (93.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race68 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races56 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone34 (1.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone16 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone5 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish46
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

51.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

170

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,378

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance319
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining285
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)137
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities112
  5. 5.Construction (Group)95

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations471
  2. 2.Service Occupations225
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations213
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations211
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations197

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 13.41×)279
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.48×)113
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)326
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.92×)130

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$99,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$613/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999120 (11.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,99973 (6.8%)
  • $50,000 to $59,99972 (6.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99969 (6.4%)
  • $60,000 to $69,99964 (5.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99964 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,865

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,135 (86.7%)
  • Carpooled62 (4.7%)
  • Worked At Home56 (4.3%)
  • Walked29 (2.2%)
  • Other27 (2.1%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.