Franklin city, Virginia

Franklin city has a population of 8,250 and has grown 3.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $256,600, about 4.1 times the county's median household income of $63,245.

Home price
$256,600
Income
$63,245
Population
8,250
Unemployment
7.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$256,600county
Median gross rent$988county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198061.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented46.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.0%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,051county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$817county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,346county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$63,245county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate19.3%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 home4.7%county
Unemployment rate7.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed2.0%county
Share of workers employed by government20.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry35.1%county
Economic output per resident$83,401(statewide)

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.71%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(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 time23.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service40 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport68787county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.4 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 station38 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.1%county
Traffic deaths12.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(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 higher27.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.2%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment1124county
Students per full-time teacher12.8county
Free lunch eligible56.9%(statewide)
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians110county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year23.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year23.5%county
Frequent mental distress18.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.3%county

Place

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

Population8,250county
Land area in square miles8county
People per square mile of land997.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store31.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract57.4%county
Population change since 2020+3.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age38.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.6%county
Share of households that are one person29.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages1.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls100.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents281county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in340county
Households that moved away314county
Average income of arriving households$46,624county
Average income of departing households$41,414county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year33,094(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature60°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.36 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F45 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing66 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days211 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$173(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county2(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh16.2¢(statewide)
Household electricity use1,063 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity85.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.7%county
Homes heated by propane2.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil6.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.9%county
Households with broadband92.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk11.8county
Coastal flood risk16.6county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk0.9county
Hail risk8.0county
Earthquake risk36.5county
Tornado risk19.9county
Tropical cyclone risk78.8county
Extreme heat risk34.5county
Winter weather risk40.6county
Strong wind risk14.0county
Wildfire risk2.1county

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 city directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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