Franklin County, TX

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2022 Population
10,445
0.307% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
42.9
1.9% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
8.62%
0.828% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$67,915
10.6% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$194,800
23.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Franklin County, TX had a population of 10.4k people with a median age of 42.9 and a median household income of $67,915. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Franklin County, TX grew from 10,413 to 10,445, a 0.307% increase and its median household income grew from $61,391 to $67,915, a 10.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Franklin County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (76.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (9.63%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.54%), Other (Hispanic) (3.6%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.79%).

None of the households in Franklin County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.9% of the residents in Franklin County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Franklin County, TX was $194,800, and the homeownership rate was 80.1%.

Most people in Franklin County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Franklin County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Franklin County, TX is home to a population of 10.4k people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 7.06% of Franklin County, TX residents were born outside of the country (737 people).

In 2022, there were 7.96 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.01k people) in Franklin County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.01k Two+ (Hispanic) and 474 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.9%
2022 Citizenship
95.9%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 95.9% of Franklin County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Franklin County, TX was 95.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Franklin County, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.01k ± 37
  2. Two+ (Hispanic)
    1.01k ± 257
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    474 ± 89
15.5%
Hispanic Population
1.62k people

In 2022, there were 7.96 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.01k people) in Franklin County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.01k Two+ (Hispanic) and 474 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

15.5% of the people in Franklin County, TX are hispanic (1.62k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Franklin County, TX as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.06%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
737 people
6.82%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
710 people

As of 2022, 7.06% of Franklin County, TX residents (737 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Franklin County, TX was 6.82%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    151 ± 101
  2. Vietnam
    119 ± 72
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    95 ± 64

Franklin County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Franklin County, TX employs 4.77k people. The largest industries in Franklin County, TX are Manufacturing (718 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (651 people), and Educational Services (449 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($103,732), Utilities ($93,587), and Finance & Insurance ($92,798).

Occupations

4.77k
2022 Value
± 556
3.22%
1 Year growth
± 16.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Franklin County, TX grew at a rate of 3.22%, from 4.62k employees to 4.77k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Franklin County, TX, are Management Occupations (796 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (486 people), and Production Occupations (423 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Franklin County, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

4.77k
2022 Value
± 556
3.22%
1 Year growth
± 16.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Franklin County, TX grew at a rate of 3.22%, from 4.62k employees to 4.77k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Franklin County, TX, are Manufacturing (718 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (651 people), and Educational Services (449 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Franklin County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Franklin County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,989
Median earning men ± $9,318
$37,278
Median earning women ± $8,310

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($147,841), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($114,393), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($84,375), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,938), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,889).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 53
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  2. 48
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  3. 41
    Other Services, Except Public Administration

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Franklin County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 83.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.719%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Franklin County, TX was $194,800 in 2022, which is 0.691 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $157,200 to $194,800, a 23.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Franklin County, TX is 80.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Franklin County, TX have an average commute time of 28.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Franklin County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$194,800
Median Property Value 2022
±$32,277
$3,029
Median Property Taxes
±$419

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Franklin County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

80.1%
Homeownership
2022
62.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 80.1% of the housing units in Franklin County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.4%.

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Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9503
  2. Census Tract 9502

The following map shows all of the tracts in Franklin County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$67,915
Median Household Income
± $2,968
3.78k
Number of Households
± 439

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.78k households in Franklin County, TX grew to $67,915 from the previous year's value of $61,391.

The following chart displays the households in Franklin County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Franklin County, TX is from Texas.
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (70.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.7%)
  3. Carpooled (12.3%)

In 2022, 70.9% of workers in Franklin County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.7%) and those who carpooled to work (12.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

28.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Franklin County, TX have a longer commute time (28.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 7.36% of the workforce in Franklin County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Franklin County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Franklin County, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

8.62% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Franklin County, TX (891 out of 10.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Franklin County, TX is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

84.8% of the population of Franklin County, TX has health coverage, with 40.4% on employee plans, 12.9% on Medicaid, 16.5% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 0.628% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, TX see 3607 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.895% increase from the previous year (3575 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2616 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2093 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,607 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Franklin County, TX

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, TX see an average of 3,607 patients per year. This represents a 0.895% increase from the previous year (3,575 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Franklin County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.4% under 18 years, 15.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

15.2%
Uninsured
40.4%
Employer Coverage
12.9%
Medicaid
16.5%
Medicare
14.4%
Non-Group
0.628%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Franklin County, TX grew by 0.61% from 15.1% to 15.2%.

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Health Outcomes

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 34.1% in Franklin County, TX.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 14.4% in Franklin County, TX.

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