Franklin County, Florida

Franklin County has a population of 12,553 and has grown 4.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $273,300, about 4.3 times the county's median household income of $64,105.

Home price
$273,300
Income
$64,105
Population
12,553
Unemployment
8.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$273,300county
Median gross rent$1,049county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198033.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant42.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use23.7%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,186county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,058county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,564county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$64,105county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate16.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.6%county
Unemployment rate8.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.2%county
Share of workers employed by government22.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.4%county
Economic output per resident$40,300county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.63%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time19.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service50 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport469318county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station189 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.1%county
Traffic deaths63.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.4%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1217county
Students per full-time teacher16.9county
Free lunch eligible54.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution54 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians32county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population12,553county
Land area in square miles545county
People per square mile of land23.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age50.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.5%county
Share of households that are one person32.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.2%county
Second languages5.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents257county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in353county
Households that moved away298county
Average income of arriving households$102,802county
Average income of departing households$71,379county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13county
Housing units authorised in the latest year112county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature69.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.00 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F68 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing12 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days297 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 11county
Average first fall frostDec 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$170county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh16.6¢county
Household electricity use1,024 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity90.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.2%county
Homes heated by propane6.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband89.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk18.7county
Coastal flood risk77.4county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk11.7county
Hail risk11.0county
Earthquake risk20.6county
Tornado risk32.5county
Tropical cyclone risk90.5county
Extreme heat risk35.9county
Winter weather risk6.8county
Strong wind risk7.7county
Wildfire risk77.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Franklin County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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