Franklin County, Washington

Franklin County has a population of 98,902 and has grown 6.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $379,300, about 4.4 times the county's median household income of $86,714.

Home price
$379,300
Income
$86,714
Population
98,902
Unemployment
5.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$379,300county
Median gross rent$1,198county
Median year homes here were built1997county
Share of homes built before 198037.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,677county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,538county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,268county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,071county
Home insurance / yr$1,753(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living114.1(statewide)
Median household income$86,714county
Family health premium / yr$25,355(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,677(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.128(statewide)
Poverty rate13.1%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 home8.1%county
Unemployment rate5.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.8%county
Share of workers employed by government18.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.6%county
Economic output per resident$58,415county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.73%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.57%(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 time22.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service2.7 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport476639county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station4.9 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.2%county
Traffic deaths31.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.6(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 higher21.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher77.4%county
Public schools in the county37county
Public school enrollment21289county
Students per full-time teacher18.1county
Free lunch eligible69.8%county
Elementary schools21county
Middle schools5county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians20county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter15.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.2%county
Frequent mental distress19.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.2%county

Place

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

Population98,902county
Land area in square miles1,242county
People per square mile of land79.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores17county
Convenience stores15county
Share living far from a food store16.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.5%county
Population change since 2020+6.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age30.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1830.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over10.4%county
Share of households that are one person15.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States20.8%county
Second languages49.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents82county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in2,735county
Households that moved away2,827county
Average income of arriving households$59,149county
Average income of departing households$56,168county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes25county
Housing units authorised in the latest year768county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings52.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature54.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation10.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.29 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F41 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing69 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days185 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 20county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$128county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh9.1¢county
Household electricity use1,430 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$17.98(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity66.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas30.6%county
Homes heated by propane0.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband92.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk83.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.7county
Landslide risk51.8county
Hail risk42.7county
Earthquake risk80.7county
Tornado risk12.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk87.7county
Winter weather risk44.8county
Strong wind risk41.2county
Wildfire risk84.6county

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 teams1county
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 Washington figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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