2022 population: 74,539 ( 13,920 from 2010 , 5,961 from 2020)
Land area: 491.8 square miles
Population density: 151.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	45,970	61.67%	19.5%
Black:	18,504	24.82%	15.7%
Indian:	364	0.49%	43.9%
Asian:	559	0.75%	101.8%
2+ races:	1,445	1.94%	86.9%
Hispanic:	7,697	10.33%	61.2%

Total non-White:	28,569	38.33%	29.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,752	12.8
Deaths:	1,678	12.2
Net Migration:	5,778	42.1
Net Immigration:	160	1.2

Change in White population:	7,492	12.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,428	10.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
60,619
38,478	63.48%
15,995	26.39%
253	0.42%
277	0.46%
773	1.28%
4,776	7.88%
22,141	36.52%

2000
47,260
30,335	64.19%
14,124	29.89%
182	0.39%
153	0.32%
333	0.70%
2,100	4.44%
16,925	35.81%

1990
36,414
23,228	63.79%
12,877	35.36%
101	0.28%
70	0.19%
n/a
138	0.38%
13,186	36.21%

1980
30,055
17,532	58.33%
12,104	40.27%
49	0.16%
19	0.06%
n/a
351	1.17%
12,523	41.67%

1970
26,820
15,597	58.15%
11,147	41.56%
25	0.09%
11	0.04%
n/a
38	0.14%
11,223	41.85%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
6,498	13.7
4,187	8.9
9,539	20.2
1,123	2.4

8,143	17.2
5,216	11.0

Number	Rate
1990's
5,604	15.4
3,979	10.9
8,517	23.4
119	0.3

7,107	19.5
3,739	10.3

Number	Rate
1980's
4,281	14.2
3,205	10.7
5,553	18.5
n/a

5,696	19.0
663	2.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,866	7.0
n/a

1,935	7.2
1,300	4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Franklin County, NC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.0
15,086	20.2%
59,453	79.8%
11,803	15.8%

26,473
2.58

19,342	73.1%
14,482	74.9%
2,040	10.5%
7,131	26.9%

2010
Number	Percent
39.1
14,862	24.5%
45,757	75.5%
7,678	12.7%

23,023
2.56

16,317	70.9%
12,052	73.9%
1,581	9.7%
6,706	29.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
11,959	25.3%
35,301	74.7%
5,257	11.1%

17,843
2.58

12,990	72.8%
10,059	77.4%
1,135	8.7%
4,853	27.2%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
8,913	24.5%
27,501	75.5%
4,866	13.4%

13,418
2.63

10,026	74.7%
7,613	75.9%
812	8.1%
3,392	25.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
8,496	28.3%
21,559	71.7%
3,948	13.1%

10,090
2.88

7,972	79.0%
6,205	77.8%
641	8.0%
2,118	21.0%

2022 Housing Data for Franklin County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	921	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	990	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,008	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,138	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,019	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	990	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	935	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,493	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	914	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,880	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,785	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,931	14.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,097	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,085	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,862	7.0%
$200,000 or more	1,425	5.4%

Median Household Income	70,493
Per Capita Income	33,313

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	105
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,366	5.2%
Public Assistance	552	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,206	15.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	27,695	68.4%
Unemployed	1,773	4.4%
In Armed Forces	33	0.1%

Total Labor Force	29,501	72.9%
Not in Labor Force	10,985	27.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	12,575	10,084	55.5%
Non-Profit	831	1,149	42.0%
Self-Employed	2,065	1,020	66.9%

Local Government	1,148	1,064	51.9%
State Government	681	1,374	33.1%
Federal Government	349	383	47.7%

Total Private + Self	14,640	11,104	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,009	3,970	43.1%
Total	17,649	15,074	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,407	16.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	6,929	21.2%
Professional, Technical	6,560	20.0%
Service Occupations	5,300	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	88	0.3%
All others	8,529	26.1%

White Collar		57.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	4,597	14.0%
Construction	3,732	11.4%
Health care and social assistance	3,530	10.8%
Manufacturing	3,503	10.7%
Educational services	2,974	9.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,985	6.1%
Public administration	1,843	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,760	5.4%
Accommodation and food services	1,656	5.1%
Other services	1,517	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	1,397	4.3%
Finance and insurance	1,072	3.3%
Wholesale trade	1,032	3.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	666	2.0%
Information	539	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	325	1.0%
Utilities	317	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	211	0.6%
Management	46	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	23	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,439	6.37%
Puerto Rican	826	1.19%
Cuban	205	0.29%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	611	0.88%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	149	0.21%
Honduran	277	0.40%
Nicaraguan	65	0.09%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	120	0.17%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	247	0.35%
Argentinean	66	0.09%
Bolivian	43	0.06%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	14	0.02%
Ecuadorian	48	0.07%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	29	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	47	0.07%

Other Hispanic	209	0.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	109	0.16%
Indian	104	0.15%
Korean	74	0.11%
Thai	40	0.06%
Filipino	37	0.05%
Laotian	9	0.01%
Vietnamese	8	0.01%
Japanese	5	0.01%
Indonesian	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	60,660	92.1%
Spanish	4,067	6.2%
German, other Germanic	272	0.4%
Other Indo-European	203	0.3%
Arabic	173	0.3%
Other	110	0.2%
Other Asian	103	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	85	0.1%
Chinese	74	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	7,603	10.9%
German	6,165	8.8%
American	5,381	7.7%
Irish	5,305	7.6%
Italian	2,300	3.3%
Scottish	1,131	1.6%
French	1,042	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	931	1.3%
European	880	1.3%
Polish	779	1.1%
Norwegian	630	0.9%
Welsh	543	0.8%
Greek	444	0.6%
Dutch	358	0.5%
African	339	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	67,467	96.8%
Not a citizen	2,213	3.2%

Native	66,296	95.1%
Foreign-born	3,384	4.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,699	5.6%	3,654	7.5%	14,285	29.4%	16,428	33.8%	7,856	16.2%	3,661	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,699	5.6%
9-12 Years	3,654	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	14,285	29.4%
Some College	16,428	33.8%
Bach. Degree	7,856	16.2%
Grad Degree	3,661	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	18,855	17,971	884	4.7%	4.1%
1991	19,547	18,176	1,371	7.0%	5.9%
1992	19,950	18,565	1,385	6.9%	6.3%
1993	20,075	19,074	1,001	5.0%	5.1%
1994	20,359	19,672	687	3.4%	4.4%
1995	21,159	20,261	898	4.2%	4.4%
1996	22,449	21,521	928	4.1%	4.4%
1997	23,208	22,370	838	3.6%	3.8%
1998	23,476	22,844	632	2.7%	3.5%
1999	24,126	23,490	636	2.6%	3.3%

2000	24,426	23,630	796	3.3%	3.7%
2001	24,974	23,727	1,247	5.0%	5.6%
2002	25,167	23,453	1,714	6.8%	6.9%
2003	25,743	24,069	1,674	6.5%	6.7%
2004	25,912	24,479	1,433	5.5%	5.9%
2005	26,166	24,836	1,330	5.1%	5.6%
2006	26,915	25,697	1,218	4.5%	5.1%
2007	27,018	25,722	1,296	4.8%	5.1%
2008	27,856	26,115	1,741	6.2%	6.2%
2009	27,886	24,899	2,987	10.7%	11.0%

2010	28,055	25,029	3,026	10.8%	10.7%
2011	28,089	25,099	2,990	10.6%	10.3%
2012	28,408	25,590	2,818	9.9%	9.5%
2013	28,284	26,014	2,270	8.0%	7.8%
2014	28,295	26,507	1,788	6.3%	6.1%
2015	28,684	27,006	1,678	5.8%	5.7%
2016	29,255	27,725	1,530	5.2%	5.1%
2017	30,064	28,657	1,407	4.7%	4.5%
2018	30,767	29,501	1,266	4.1%	4.0%
2019	31,749	30,498	1,251	3.9%	3.8%

2020	31,029	28,909	2,120	6.8%	7.3%
2021	32,085	30,545	1,540	4.8%	4.9%
2022	34,010	32,772	1,238	3.6%	3.7%
2023	34,905	33,688	1,217	3.5%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	29,764
Median Value	$209,500

Occupied	26,473	88.9%
Vacant	3,291	11.1%

Owned	20,441	77.2%
Rented	6,032	22.8%
Median Rent	$971

Single-Family Units	21,202	71.2%
Detached	20,947	70.4%
Attached	255	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	731	2.5%
Mobile Homes	7,306	24.5%

Franklin County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Franklin County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Franklin County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Franklin County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Franklin County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Franklin County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Franklin County, NC