Franklin County, Idaho

Franklin County has a population of 15,056 and has grown 11.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $372,600, about 5.2 times the county's median household income of $71,950.

Home price
$372,600
Income
$71,950
Population
15,056
Unemployment
2.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$372,600county
Median gross rent$894county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198055.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,681(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,241county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$946county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,726county
Home insurance / yr$2,240(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living99.9(statewide)
Median household income$71,950county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate7.9%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 home12.0%county
Unemployment rate2.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government16.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.7%county
Economic output per resident$42,184county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.40%county
Top state income tax5.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.03%(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 time24.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service63 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport15582county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.2 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 station92 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.5%county
Traffic deaths93.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-7.3(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 higher23.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.7%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment3109county
Students per full-time teacher20.2county
Free lunch eligible44.8%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 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 matter6.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.0%county

Place

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

Population15,056county
Land area in square miles663county
People per square mile of land22.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+11.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age33.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1830.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.9%county
Share of households that are one person14.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.6%county
Second languages7.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls100.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents296county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in317county
Households that moved away335county
Average income of arriving households$71,571county
Average income of departing households$51,513county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year64county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature47.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation21.6 incounty
Annual snowfall30.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.55 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing146 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days108 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 3county
Average first fall frostSep 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$109county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.1¢county
Household electricity use899 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity15.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas37.0%county
Homes heated by propane34.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil5.0%county
Homes heated by wood6.6%county
Households with broadband96.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk17.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk16.5county
Landslide risk41.3county
Hail risk6.1county
Earthquake risk70.5county
Tornado risk3.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk26.6county
Winter weather risk64.3county
Strong wind risk10.4county
Wildfire risk78.8county

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

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