Franklin, VA

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    2024 Population
    8,250
    US Senator
    Mark Warner
    Democratic Party
    US Senator
    Tim Kaine
    Democratic Party
    2024 Median Age
    38.3
    5.43% 1-year decrease
    2024 Poverty Rate
    19.3%
    16% 1-year increase
    2024 Median Household Income
    $63,245
    2.89% 1-year decline
    2024 Median Property Value
    $256,600
    12.9% 1-year growth
    2024 Employed Population
    3,241
    9.39% 1-year decline

    About

    None of the households in Franklin, VA 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.

    99.3% of the residents in Franklin, VA are U.S. citizens.

    The largest universities in Franklin, VA are Paul D Camp Community College (301 degrees awarded in 2024).

    In 2024, the median property value in Franklin, VA was $256,600, and the homeownership rate was 53.9%.

    Most people in Franklin, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Franklin, VA was 2 cars per household.

    United StatesVirginiaFranklin city, VAIsle of Wight, Southampton Counties, Suffolk & Franklin Cities PUMA, VA

    Population & Diversity

    Franklin, VA is home to a population of 8.25k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.812% of Franklin, VA residents were born outside of the country (67 people).

    In 2024, there were 1.45 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.52k people) in Franklin, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.11k White (Non-Hispanic) and 332 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    Population & Diversity

    Citizenship

    99.3%
    2024 Citizenship
    99.3%
    2023 Citizenship

    As of 2024, 99.3% of Franklin, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Franklin, VA was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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    Diversity

    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Franklin, VA
    1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
      4.52k ± 194
    2. White (Non-Hispanic)
      3.11k ± 26
    3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
      332 ± 197
    3.16%
    Hispanic Population
    261 people

    In 2024, there were 1.45 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.52k people) in Franklin, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.11k White (Non-Hispanic) and 332 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    3.16% of the people in Franklin, VA are hispanic (261 people).

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

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    Global Diversity

    The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.
    Most Common Origin
    1. El Salvador
      108,778 ± 8,047 people
    2. India
      98,440 ± 7,659 people
    3. Mexico
      58,677 ± 5,927 people

    In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

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    Foreign-Born Population

    0.812%
    2024 Foreign-Born Population
    67 people
    2.57%
    2023 Foreign-Born Population
    211 people

    As of 2024, 0.812% of Franklin, VA residents (67 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, VA was 2.57%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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    Military

    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Gulf War (2001-)
      262 ± 153
    2. Vietnam
      122 ± 85
    3. Gulf War (1990s)
      103 ± 84

    Franklin, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.15 times greater than any other conflict.

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    Health

    97.1% of the population of Franklin, VA has health coverage, with 34.3% on employee plans, 29.6% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 16.5% on non-group plans, and 4.98% on military or VA plans.

    Primary care physicians in Virginia see 1,341 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,341 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1329 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 379 patients per year.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

    Coverage

    Health Care Diversity

    In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.1% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 35.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.6% over 64 years.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

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

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    Uninsured People

    2.86%
    Uninsured
    34.3%
    Employer Coverage
    29.6%
    Medicaid
    11.8%
    Medicare
    16.5%
    Non-Group
    4.98%
    Military or VA

    Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Franklin, VA declined by 17.8% from 3.47% to 2.86%.

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

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    Economy

    The economy of Franklin, VA employs 3.24k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Franklin, VA were Health Care & Social Assistance (738 people), Manufacturing (477 people), and Educational Services (400 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($103,409), Other Services Except Public Administration ($85,546), and Wholesale Trade ($73,913).

    Employment

    Occupations

    3.24k
    2024 Value
    ± 461
    −9.39%
    1 Year decline
    ± 21.7%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Franklin, VA declined at a rate of −9.39%, from 3.58k employees to 3.24k employees.

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in Franklin, VA, are Management Occupations (407 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (348 people), and Production Occupations (344 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Franklin, VA.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

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    Industries

    Employment by Industries

    3.24k
    2024 Value
    ± 461
    −9.39%
    1 Year decline
    ± 21.7%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Franklin, VA declined at a rate of −9.39%, from 3.58k employees to 3.24k employees.

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in Franklin, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (738 people), Manufacturing (477 people), and Educational Services (400 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Franklin, VA, though some of these residents may live in Franklin, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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    Median Earnings by Industry

    $53,448
    Median earning men ± $7,133
    $40,625
    Median earning women ± $10,971

    The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($86,144), Construction ($85,469), and Wholesale Trade ($73,668).

    The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,185), Public Administration ($47,969), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,656).

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    Y-Axis
    2.48%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% 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 10.8%.

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

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    Civics

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

    Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    Presidential Elections

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    2024 Election Results
    1. Kamala Harris (51.8%)
      Democratic Party
    2. Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
      Republican Party
    3. Other (0.905%)
      Other Party

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

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

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    Senator Elections

    US Senators from Virginia

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    Mark Warner
    Senator from Virginia2
    Assumed office on January 3, 2009
    Tim Kaine
    Senator from Virginia1
    Assumed office on January 3, 2013

    Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

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

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    Education

    In 2024, universities in Franklin, VA awarded 301 degrees. The student population of Franklin, VA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 475 male students and 744 female students.

    Most students graduating from Universities in Franklin, VA are Black or African American (133 and 44.5%), White (131 and 43.8%), Unknown (15 and 5.02%), and Hispanic or Latino (11 and 3.68%).

    The largest universities in Franklin, VA by number of degrees awarded are Paul D Camp Community College (301 and 100%).

    The most popular majors in Franklin, VA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (117 and 38.9%), Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (48 and 15.9%), and Registered Nursing (34 and 11.3%).

    Admissions & Enrollments

    Enrollments by Gender and Races

    In 2024 there were 1,219 students enrolled in Franklin, VA, 39% men and 61% women.

    By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 537 records, of which 54.4% were women and 45.6% men.

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    Completions

    Concentrations

    Most Common
    1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
      117 degrees awarded
    2. Registered Nursing
      27 degrees awarded
    3. Child Care Provider
      8 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Franklin, VA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 117 degrees awarded.

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

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    Universities

    Gender
    Race
    Paul D Camp Community College
    Largest Universities by degrees awarded
    301 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Paul D Camp Community College with 301 degrees awarded.

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    Student Diversity

    In 2024, 105 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Franklin, VA, which is 0.536 times less than the 196 female students who received degrees in the same year.

    In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 133 degrees mean that there were 1.02 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 131 degrees awarded.

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    Awarded Degrees over Time

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    Tuition

    Average Net Price by Sector

    Public, 2-year ($4,902) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

    Public, 2-year ($110) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

    Public, 2-year ($1,466) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

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    Housing & Living

    The median property value in Franklin, VA was $256,600 in 2024, which is 0.771 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $227,200 to $256,600, a 12.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Franklin, VA is 53.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

    People in Franklin, VA have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Franklin, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

    Housing

    Property

    $256,600
    Median Property Value 2024
    ±$27,270
    $1,861
    Median Property Taxes
    ±$298

    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, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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    Rent vs Own

    53.9%
    Homeownership
    2024
    64.9%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 53.9% of the housing units in Franklin, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.4%.

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

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    Equity

    Household Income

    Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
    $63,245
    Median Household Income
    ± $6,558
    3.45k
    Number of Households
    ± 450

    In 2024, the median household income of the 3.45k households in Franklin, VA declined from $63,245 from the previous year's value of $65,125.

    The following chart displays the households in Franklin, VA 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.

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    Wage Distribution

    The closest comparable wage GINI for Franklin, VA is from Virginia.
    0.47
    2024 Wage GINI in Virginia
    0.472
    2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

    In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

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    Transportation

    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (84.4%)
    2. Worked At Home (4.69%)
    3. Walked (4.29%)

    In 2024, 84.4% of workers in Franklin, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (4.69%) and those who walked to work (4.29%).

    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

    23.3 minutes
    Average Travel Time

    Using averages, employees in Franklin, VA have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.46% of the workforce in Franklin, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

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

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    Poverty

    Poverty & Diversity

    19.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Franklin, VA (1.57k out of 8.1k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

    The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Franklin, VA is Black, followed by White 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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