Franklin County, Texas

Franklin County has a population of 10,632 and has grown 6.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $226,300, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $72,360.

Home price
$226,300
Income
$72,360
Population
10,632
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$226,300county
Median gross rent$936county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198033.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use15.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,107county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$885county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,327county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$72,360county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate11.7%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 home15.2%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.2%county
Share of workers employed by government13.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.6%county
Economic output per resident$61,877county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.89%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(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 time24.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service54 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport51296county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.5 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 station35 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.9%county
Traffic deaths37.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(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 higher27.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.4%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1608county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible57.3%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution37 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians29county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.0%county
Frequent mental distress15.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.6%county

Place

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

Population10,632county
Land area in square miles284county
People per square mile of land37.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age43.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.3%county
Share of households that are one person19.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.8%county
Second languages11.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents222county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in353county
Households that moved away341county
Average income of arriving households$64,680county
Average income of departing households$71,584county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature66°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F87 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing40 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days252 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 9county
Average first fall frostNov 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,107 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity77.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas16.9%county
Homes heated by propane5.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband90.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk17.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk67.0county
Landslide risk18.8county
Hail risk67.7county
Earthquake risk31.9county
Tornado risk72.3county
Tropical cyclone risk55.5county
Extreme heat risk50.5county
Winter weather risk28.5county
Strong wind risk49.4county
Wildfire risk58.8county

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

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