Franklin County, WA

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2022 Population

96,692

1.45% 1-year growth

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

30.6

0.328% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.4%

11% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$77,877

7.49% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$308,700

21.4% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

43,495

2.63% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Franklin County, WA had a population of 96.7k people with a median age of 30.6 and a median household income of $77,877. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Franklin County, WA grew from 95,313 to 96,692, a 1.45% increase and its median household income grew from $72,452 to $77,877, a 7.49% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Franklin County, WA are White (Non-Hispanic) (38.6%), Other (Hispanic) (20.8%), White (Hispanic) (18%), Two+ (Hispanic) (12.7%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.02%).

None of the households in Franklin County, WA 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.

85.1% of the residents in Franklin County, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Franklin County, WA are Columbia Basin College (1,599 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Franklin County, WA was $308,700, and the homeownership rate was 69.9%.

Most people in Franklin County, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Franklin County, WA was 2 cars per household.

Franklin County, WA borders Adams County, WA, Benton County, WA, Columbia County, WA, Grant County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA, and Whitman County, WA.

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Population & Diversity

Franklin County, WA is home to a population of 96.7k people, from which 85.1% are citizens. As of 2022, 22.2% of Franklin County, WA residents were born outside of the country (21.4k people).

In 2022, there were 1.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37.3k people) in Franklin County, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.1k Other (Hispanic) and 17.4k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.1%

2022 Citizenship

84.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 85.1% of Franklin County, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Franklin County, WA was 84.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Franklin County, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
37.3k ± 441
Other (Hispanic)
20.1k ± 2.4k
White (Hispanic)
17.4k ± 1.81k

53.9%

Hispanic Population

52.1k people

53.9% of the people in Franklin County, WA are hispanic (52.1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Franklin County, WA 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 Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
244,390 ± 11,943 people
India
101,527 ± 7,771 people
China
86,360 ± 7,174 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 244,390 Washington residents, followed by India with 101,527 and China with 86,360.

Foreign-Born Population

22.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

21.4k people

22.2%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

21.2k people

As of 2022, 22.2% of Franklin County, WA residents (21.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Franklin County, WA was 22.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,311 ± 399
Vietnam
1,047 ± 230
Gulf War (1990s)
626 ± 173

Franklin County, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Franklin County, WA employs 43.5k people. The largest industries in Franklin County, WA are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (6,083 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,576 people), and Retail Trade (4,415 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($130,769), Utilities ($118,891), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($84,750).

Males in Washington have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $73,054. The income inequality in Washington (measured using the Gini index) is 0.47, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

43.5k

2022 Value

± 1,943

2.63%

1 Year growth

± 6.22%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Franklin County, WA grew at a rate of 2.63%, from 42.4k employees to 43.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Franklin County, WA, are Management Occupations (4,509 people), Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (4,290 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,818 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Franklin County, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (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

43.5k

2022 Value

± 1,943

2.63%

1 Year growth

± 6.22%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Franklin County, WA grew at a rate of 2.63%, from 42.4k employees to 43.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Franklin County, WA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (6,083 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,576 people), and Retail Trade (4,415 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Franklin County, WA, though some of these residents may live in Franklin County, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,396

Median earning men ± $4,452

$34,753

Median earning women ± $1,428

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($84,604), Information ($75,966), and Public Administration ($75,213).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($70,277), Public Administration ($60,637), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,782).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.62%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% 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 10.3%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

233
Construction
107
Transportation and Warehousing
98
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$189k
Manufacturing
$181k
Construction
$170k
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Franklin County, WA went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.11%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 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 (55.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.11%)
Libertarian Party

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 1993

Maria Cantwell

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

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

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Washington

Washington is currently represented by 10 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 Washington have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Franklin County, WA awarded 1,599 degrees. The student population of Franklin County, WA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,808 male students and 3,384 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Franklin County, WA are Hispanic or Latino (703 and 44%), followed by White (696 and 43.6%), Two or More Races (76 and 4.76%), and Unknown (55 and 3.44%).

The largest universities in Franklin County, WA by number of degrees awarded are Columbia Basin College (1,599 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Franklin County, WA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (879 and 55%), Early Childhood Education & Teaching (124 and 7.75%), and General Business Administration & Management (80 and 5%).

The median tuition cost in Franklin County, WA for a public four year colleges is $5,319 for in-state students and $7,098 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 6,192 students enrolled in Franklin County, WA, 45.3% men and 54.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 2,738 records, of which 61.5% were women and 38.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
879 degrees awarded
Early Childhood Education & Teaching
48 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
44 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Franklin County, WA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 879 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Franklin County, WA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Columbia Basin College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,599 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Columbia Basin College with 1,599 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 558 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Franklin County, WA, which is 0.536 times less than the 1,041 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 703 degrees mean that there were 1.01 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 696 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($5,319) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($640) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($800) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.975% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.954% 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 (1.41M), Some college (1.4M), and Bachelors Degree (1.33M).

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, WA was $308,700 in 2022, which is 1.1 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $254,300 to $308,700, a 21.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Franklin County, WA is 69.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Franklin County, WA have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Franklin County, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Franklin County, WA is $77,877. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Franklin County, WA was Census Tract 205.01 with a value of $109,117, followed by Census Tract 207 and Census Tract 206.05, with respective values of $97,065 and $96,893.

In 2023, 18% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Franklin County, WA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.56%.

Housing

Property

$308,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,755

$19,824

Median Property Taxes

±$1,143

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

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

Rent vs Own

69.9%

Homeownership

2022

69.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 69.9% of the housing units in Franklin County, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 205.01
Census Tract 207
Census Tract 206.05

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Franklin County, WA was Census Tract 205.01 with a value of $109,117, followed by Census Tract 207 and Census Tract 206.05, with respective values of $97,065 and $96,893.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Franklin County, WA 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.

$77,877

Median Household Income

± $3,943

28.4k

Number of Households

± 1,452

In 2022, the median household income of the 28.4k households in Franklin County, WA grew to $77,877 from the previous year's value of $72,452.

The following chart displays the households in Franklin County, WA 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, WA is from Washington.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2021 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2022, the income inequality in Washington was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (76.6%)
Carpooled (14.6%)
Worked At Home (6.11%)

In 2022, 76.6% of workers in Franklin County, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.6%) and those who worked at home (6.11%).

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

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Franklin County, WA have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.01% of the workforce in Franklin County, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 18% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Franklin County, WA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.56%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

13.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Franklin County, WA (12.6k out of 94k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Franklin County, WA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

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 2023, 14.7% of the children was living in poverty in Franklin County, WA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 10.4%.

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.

Health

86.4% of the population of Franklin County, WA has health coverage, with 39.7% on employee plans, 28.2% on Medicaid, 7.45% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0.665% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, WA see 4623 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.96% increase from the previous year (4534 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1787 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 728 patients per year.

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

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,623 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Franklin County, WA

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, WA see an average of 4,623 patients per year. This represents a 1.96% increase from the previous year (4,534 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.8% under 18 years, 23.4% between 18 and 34 years, 33% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.83% over 64 years.

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

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

Uninsured People

13.6%

Uninsured

39.7%

Employer Coverage

28.2%

Medicaid

7.45%

Medicare

10.5%

Non-Group

0.665%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Franklin County, WA declined by 4.4% from 14.2% to 13.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Franklin County, WA 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 37.7 in Franklin County, WA.

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

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 40.2% in Franklin County, WA.

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