Franklin County, VT

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2024 Population

50,638

US Senator

Bernie Sanders

Independent Party

US Senator

Peter Welch

Democratic Party

US Representative

Becca Balint

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.8

0.245% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

10.3%

1.79% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$81,313

2.83% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$306,700

7.43% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

25,624

0.137% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Franklin County, VT 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.

99.1% of the residents in Franklin County, VT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Franklin County, VT was $306,700, and the homeownership rate was 77.4%.

Most people in Franklin County, VT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Franklin County, VT was 2 cars per household.

Franklin County, VT borders Chittenden County, VT, Grand Isle County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, and Orleans County, VT.

United States Vermont Burlington-South Burlington, VT

Population & Diversity

Franklin County, VT is home to a population of 50.6k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.14% of Franklin County, VT residents were born outside of the country (1.08k people).

In 2024, there were 24.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (46.5k people) in Franklin County, VT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.91k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 638 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Franklin County, VT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Franklin County, VT was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Franklin County, VT

White (Non-Hispanic)
46.5k ± 280
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.91k ± 161
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
638 ± 153

2.01%

Hispanic Population

1.02k people

2.01% of the people in Franklin County, VT are hispanic (1.02k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Franklin County, VT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Vermont.

Most Common Origin

Canada
5,120 ± 1,750 people
China
1,549 ± 965 people
India
1,343 ± 899 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Vermont was Canada, the natal country of 5,120 Vermont residents, followed by China with 1,549 and India with 1,343.

Foreign-Born Population

2.14%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.08k people

2.37%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.19k people

As of 2024, 2.14% of Franklin County, VT residents (1.08k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Franklin County, VT was 2.37%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
620 ± 163
Vietnam
616 ± 141
Gulf War (1990s)
393 ± 136

Franklin County, VT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Franklin County, VT.

Economy

The economy of Franklin County, VT employs 25.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Franklin County, VT were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,995 people), Manufacturing (3,748 people), and Retail Trade (2,756 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($80,448), Wholesale Trade ($69,018), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($68,167).

Employment

Occupations

25.6k

2024 Value

± 1,113

0.137%

1 Year growth

± 6.11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Franklin County, VT grew at a rate of 0.137%, from 25.6k employees to 25.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Franklin County, VT, are Management Occupations (3,114 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,715 people), and Production Occupations (2,233 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Franklin County, VT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Vermont.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Vermont (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

25.6k

2024 Value

± 1,113

0.137%

1 Year growth

± 6.11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Franklin County, VT grew at a rate of 0.137%, from 25.6k employees to 25.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Franklin County, VT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,995 people), Manufacturing (3,748 people), and Retail Trade (2,756 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Franklin County, VT, though some of these residents may live in Franklin County, VT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,806

Median earning men ± $2,647

$49,302

Median earning women ± $1,637

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,086), Public Administration ($80,057), and Information ($72,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($80,571), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,422), and Construction ($63,289).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Vermont.

Y-Axis

1.76%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 307k people employed in Vermont. This represents a 1.76% 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 21.4%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

137
Construction
78
Other Services (except Public Administration)
57
Retail Trade

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$167k
Manufacturing
$139k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$78.3k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Vermont went to Kamala Harris with 63.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.3%), followed by Other (1.76%).

Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch are the senators currently representing the state of Vermont. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Franklin County, VT is currently represented by Becca Balint 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

Voting results are not available for Franklin County, VT. Showing the available data for Vermont.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (63.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (32.3%)
Republican Party
Other (1.76%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Vermont went to Kamala Harris with 63.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.3%), followed by Other (1.76%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Vermont for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Vermont

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Vermont.

Bernie Sanders

Senator from Vermont

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont join meetings of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Peter Welch

Senator from Vermont

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch are the senators currently representing Vermont.

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 Vermont over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Franklin County, VT

Becca Balint

District at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Franklin County, VT is currently represented by Becca Balint (Democratic Party).

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Franklin County, VT was $306,700 in 2024, which is 0.922 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $285,500 to $306,700, a 7.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Franklin County, VT is 77.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Franklin County, VT have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Franklin County, VT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Franklin County, VT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.827%.

Housing

Property

$306,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,604

$15,449

Median Property Taxes

±$742

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, VT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

77.4%

Homeownership

2024

59.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.4% of the housing units in Franklin County, VT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$81,313

Median Household Income

± $4,757

20k

Number of Households

± 976

In 2024, the median household income of the 20k households in Franklin County, VT grew to $81,313 from the previous year's value of $79,078.

The following chart displays the households in Franklin County, VT 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, VT is from Vermont.

0.433

2023 Wage GINI in Vermont

0.437

2022 Wage GINI in Vermont

In 2023, the income inequality in Vermont was 0.433 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.942% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Vermont was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Vermont in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74%)
Worked At Home (14.3%)
Carpooled (8.31%)

In 2024, 74% of workers in Franklin County, VT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who carpooled to work (8.31%).

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

27.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Franklin County, VT have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Franklin County, VT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Franklin County, VT 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, VT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Franklin County, VT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Franklin County, VT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.827%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

10.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Franklin County, VT (5.14k out of 50.1k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 65 - 74.

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

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 10.7% of the children was living in poverty in Franklin County, VT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 140 in Franklin County, VT. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 25.8 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

96.5% of the population of Franklin County, VT has health coverage, with 48.3% on employee plans, 22.9% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 1.17% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, VT see 1,480 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,480 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1879 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 331 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,480 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Franklin County, VT

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, VT see an average of 1,480 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,480 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.2% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

3.45%

Uninsured

48.3%

Employer Coverage

22.9%

Medicaid

13.6%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

1.17%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Franklin County, VT declined by 12.2% from 3.93% to 3.45%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 31.7 in Franklin County, VT.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 31.1% in Franklin County, VT.

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