Franklin County, Indiana

Franklin County has a population of 23,020 and has grown 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $249,500, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $78,074.

Home price
$249,500
Income
$78,074
Population
23,020
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$249,500county
Median gross rent$870county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,117county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$861county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,473county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$78,074county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate6.9%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 home9.3%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government8.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.7%county
Economic output per resident$33,592county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.59%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(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 time36.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4500414county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 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 station17 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths13.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(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 higher19.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.2%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment3167county
Students per full-time teacher15.0county
Free lunch eligible37.8%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians70county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.8%county

Place

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

Population23,020county
Land area in square miles384county
People per square mile of land59.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person27.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages2.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents158county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in509county
Households that moved away589county
Average income of arriving households$62,798county
Average income of departing households$52,110county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year59county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.2 incounty
Annual snowfall25.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.03 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F24 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing114 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days183 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 22county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$178county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use1,131 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas19.9%county
Homes heated by propane29.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.2%county
Homes heated by wood9.5%county
Households with broadband83.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk52.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk39.7county
Landslide risk87.3county
Hail risk30.5county
Earthquake risk40.0county
Tornado risk60.5county
Tropical cyclone risk10.6county
Extreme heat risk23.9county
Winter weather risk21.5county
Strong wind risk57.2county
Wildfire risk14.9county

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

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