Franklin County, IL

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2022 Population

37,810

0.678% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

43.2

0% 1-year change

2022 Poverty Rate

17.8%

2.98% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$51,031

6.87% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$87,500

10.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Franklin County, IL had a population of 37.8k people with a median age of 43.2 and a median household income of $51,031. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Franklin County, IL declined from 38,068 to 37,810, a −0.678% decrease and its median household income grew from $47,751 to $51,031, a 6.87% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Franklin County, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.49%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.02%), White (Hispanic) (0.735%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.407%).

None of the households in Franklin County, IL 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.

99.7% of the residents in Franklin County, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Morthland College (6 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2022, the median property value in Franklin County, IL was $87,500, and the homeownership rate was 75.1%.

Most people in Franklin County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Franklin County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Franklin County, IL borders Hamilton County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Perry County, IL, Saline County, IL, and Williamson County, IL.

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Population & Diversity

Franklin County, IL is home to a population of 37.8k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.815% of Franklin County, IL residents were born outside of the country (308 people).

In 2022, there were 38.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.9k people) in Franklin County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 941 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 387 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

99.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.7% of Franklin County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Franklin County, IL was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Franklin County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Franklin County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
35.9k ± 120
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
941 ± 163
Two+ (Hispanic)
387 ± 128

1.93%

Hispanic Population

730 people

1.93% of the people in Franklin County, IL are hispanic (730 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

0.815%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

308 people

0.885%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

337 people

As of 2022, 0.815% of Franklin County, IL residents (308 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, IL was 0.885%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Franklin County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,029 ± 169
Gulf War (2001-)
455 ± 140
Gulf War (1990s)
386 ± 102

Franklin County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.26 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Franklin County, IL employs 15.9k people. The largest industries in Franklin County, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,743 people), Retail Trade (2,074 people), and Manufacturing (1,968 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($80,349), Utilities ($63,164), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($61,000).

Employment

Occupations

15.9k

2022 Value

± 728

−1.21%

1 Year decline

± 6.45%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Franklin County, IL declined at a rate of −1.21%, from 16.1k employees to 15.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Franklin County, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,576 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,568 people), and Production Occupations (1,406 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Franklin County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

15.9k

2022 Value

± 728

−1.21%

1 Year decline

± 6.45%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Franklin County, IL declined at a rate of −1.21%, from 16.1k employees to 15.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Franklin County, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,743 people), Retail Trade (2,074 people), and Manufacturing (1,968 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Franklin County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Franklin County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,914

Median earning men ± $3,244

$27,671

Median earning women ± $2,011

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($69,224), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($62,300), and Manufacturing ($58,366).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($46,346), Wholesale Trade ($41,111), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($39,470).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% 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 13%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

72
Other Services (except Public Administration)
53
Retail Trade
46
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Franklin County, IL went to Donald J. Trump with 73.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.757%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (73.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.757%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Franklin County, IL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

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

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 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 Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2017, universities in Franklin County, IL awarded 6 degrees. The student population of Franklin County, IL in 2017 is skewed towards men, with 47 male students and 24 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Franklin County, IL are White (5 and 83.3%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native (1 and 16.7%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Black or African American (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Franklin County, IL by number of degrees awarded are Morthland College (6 and 100%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Franklin County, IL was $87,500 in 2022, which is 0.31 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $79,200 to $87,500, a 10.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Franklin County, IL is 75.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Franklin County, IL have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Franklin County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Franklin County, IL is $51,031. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Franklin County, IL was Census Tract 408 with a value of $69,250, followed by Census Tract 402 and Census Tract 412, with respective values of $65,164 and $61,333.

Property

$87,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$4,017

$12,083

Median Property Taxes

±$603

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, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Franklin County, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.1%

Homeownership

2022

63.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 75.1% of the housing units in Franklin County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Franklin County, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 408
Census Tract 402
Census Tract 412

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Franklin County, IL was Census Tract 408 with a value of $69,250, followed by Census Tract 402 and Census Tract 412, with respective values of $65,164 and $61,333.

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

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,031

Median Household Income

± $2,871

16.1k

Number of Households

± 710

In 2022, the median household income of the 16.1k households in Franklin County, IL grew to $51,031 from the previous year's value of $47,751.

The following chart displays the households in Franklin County, IL 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Franklin County, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (82.5%)
Carpooled (9.04%)
Worked At Home (5.15%)

In 2022, 82.5% of workers in Franklin County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.04%) and those who worked at home (5.15%).

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.

Commute Time

26.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Franklin County, IL have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.63% of the workforce in Franklin County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Franklin County, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Franklin County, IL (6.63k out of 37.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Franklin County, IL 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.1% of the population of Franklin County, IL has health coverage, with 36.4% on employee plans, 27% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 13% on non-group plans, and 2.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, IL see 2719 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.06% decrease from the previous year (2748 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2496 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 139 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,719 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Franklin County, IL

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, IL see an average of 2,719 patients per year. This represents a 1.06% decrease from the previous year (2,748 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.86%

Uninsured

36.4%

Employer Coverage

27%

Medicaid

14.8%

Medicare

13%

Non-Group

2.04%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Franklin County, IL grew by 16.4% from 5.89% to 6.86%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Franklin County, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 70.2 in Franklin County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Franklin County, IL.

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 37.8% in Franklin County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Franklin County, IL.