Franklin County, Kansas

Franklin County has a population of 26,106 and has grown 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $198,700, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $77,207.

Home price
$198,700
Income
$77,207
Population
26,106
Unemployment
3.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$198,700county
Median gross rent$1,042county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198056.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,020county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$789county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,223county
Home insurance / yr$5,260(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living88.8(statewide)
Median household income$77,207county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate8.7%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 home9.9%county
Unemployment rate3.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.6%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$44,734county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.41%county
Top state income tax5.58%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.58%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.71%(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 time23.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service56 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5915078county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.5 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 station25 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.1%county
Traffic deaths23.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.2(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 higher24.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.7%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment4173county
Students per full-time teacher12.2county
Free lunch eligible52.1%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools3county
High schools2county
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 institution0.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians42county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.2%county
Frequent mental distress15.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

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

Population26,106county
Land area in square miles572county
People per square mile of land45.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age39.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.9%county
Share of households that are one person26.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages3.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents231county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in786county
Households that moved away730county
Average income of arriving households$56,074county
Average income of departing households$45,077county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year120county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings15.0%county
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.5 incounty
Annual snowfall9.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.28 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F36 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing89 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days191 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 16county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$124county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.7¢county
Household electricity use909 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity30.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas50.0%county
Homes heated by propane14.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.3%county
Households with broadband85.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk48.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk55.3county
Landslide risk48.1county
Hail risk80.7county
Earthquake risk35.8county
Tornado risk66.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk69.8county
Winter weather risk83.8county
Strong wind risk75.0county
Wildfire risk50.2county

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

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