Franklin County, Georgia

Franklin County has a population of 24,234 and has grown 10.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $179,000, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $53,046.

Home price
$179,000
Income
$53,046
Population
24,234
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$179,000county
Median gross rent$844county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198035.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,017county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$775county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,219county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$53,046county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate19.5%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 home9.6%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.3%county
Share of workers employed by government15.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.2%county
Economic output per resident$61,997county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.72%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(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 time27.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service66 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1412702county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station16 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.6%county
Traffic deaths28.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(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 higher17.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.1%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment3577county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Free lunch eligible96.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance18.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.8%county
Frequent mental distress19.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.4%county

Place

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

Population24,234county
Land area in square miles261county
People per square mile of land92.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store0.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+10.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.1%county
Share of households that are one person26.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.6%county
Second languages6.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents226county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents21county
Households that moved in853county
Households that moved away758county
Average income of arriving households$53,387county
Average income of departing households$48,823county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13county
Housing units authorised in the latest year142county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.1 incounty
Annual snowfall1.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.58 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F47 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing55 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days235 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.2¢county
Household electricity use1,142 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity71.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.8%county
Homes heated by propane10.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood3.2%county
Households with broadband82.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk43.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk41.3county
Landslide risk39.7county
Hail risk59.3county
Earthquake risk63.1county
Tornado risk53.8county
Tropical cyclone risk68.6county
Extreme heat risk37.3county
Winter weather risk11.2county
Strong wind risk31.3county
Wildfire risk27.6county

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 Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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