Franklin County, Virginia

Franklin County has a population of 55,130 and has grown 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $240,400, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $68,849.

Home price
$240,400
Income
$68,849
Population
55,130
Unemployment
2.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$240,400county
Median gross rent$829county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198034.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,299county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$944county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$861county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,313county
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$68,849county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate12.7%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 home12.5%county
Unemployment rate2.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government15.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.2%county
Economic output per resident$40,194county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.50%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 time30.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service22 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport382103county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 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 station18 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.5%county
Traffic deaths50.8county
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 higher25.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.3%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment6109county
Students per full-time teacher10.9county
Free lunch eligible86.6%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
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 institution11 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians35county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

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

Population55,130county
Land area in square miles691county
People per square mile of land79.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores17county
Share living far from a food store6.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.1%county
Population change since 2020+2.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age48.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.6%county
Share of households that are one person26.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages3.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents209county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in1,327county
Households that moved away1,162county
Average income of arriving households$79,356county
Average income of departing households$71,103county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year143county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.28 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F12 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing89 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days195 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 18county
Average first fall frostOct 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$160county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.6¢county
Household electricity use1,026 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity78.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.1%county
Homes heated by propane7.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil6.4%county
Homes heated by wood4.8%county
Households with broadband83.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk62.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk67.3county
Landslide risk79.6county
Hail risk35.2county
Earthquake risk55.2county
Tornado risk17.9county
Tropical cyclone risk69.2county
Extreme heat risk25.4county
Winter weather risk55.2county
Strong wind risk72.8county
Wildfire risk38.1county

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 County 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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