Franklin County, Nebraska

Franklin County has a population of 2,846 and has shrunk 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $95,600, about 1.6 times the county's median household income of $60,195.

Home price
$95,600
Income
$60,195
Population
2,846
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$95,600county
Median gross rent$691county
Median year homes here were built1940county
Share of homes built before 198086.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$732county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,187county
Home insurance / yr$4,553(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.6(statewide)
Median household income$60,195county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate12.3%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 home4.3%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.9%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.2%county
Economic output per resident$44,023county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.28%county
Top state income tax4.55%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.55%(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 time19.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14130county
Miles to nearest general aviation field21 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station28 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.1%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0004.5(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 higher21.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.7%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment331county
Students per full-time teacher10.7county
Free lunch eligible36.5%(statewide)
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians69county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.0%county
Frequent mental distress13.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.9%county

Place

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

Population2,846county
Land area in square miles576county
People per square mile of land4.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store32.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age49.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over28.1%county
Share of households that are one person34.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages3.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls68.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents519county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in70county
Households that moved away57county
Average income of arriving households$39,657county
Average income of departing households$54,316county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings47.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation22.7 incounty
Annual snowfall19.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.51 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F39 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing129 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days163 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 29county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$119county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh9.2¢county
Household electricity use1,294 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas68.8%county
Homes heated by propane9.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood1.9%county
Households with broadband82.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk9.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk90.4county
Landslide risk11.3county
Hail risk96.4county
Earthquake risk5.4county
Tornado risk32.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk19.1county
Winter weather risk60.7county
Strong wind risk93.4county
Wildfire risk40.6county

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

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