Franklin County, Kentucky Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Franklin County is 5th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Race - Two or More

Franklin County is 7th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Race - Asian

Franklin County is 7th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Franklin County is 7th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Franklin County is 8th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Franklin County is 10th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Female residents

Franklin County is 11th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Income per capita

Franklin County is 11th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Franklin County is 12th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Franklin County is 15th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Foreign born residents

Size Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Current population (2012)	49,804	17th	4,380,415	313,914,040
Size in square miles	207.8	97th	39,486.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	237.2	11th	109.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Residents younger than 5	5.8%	81st	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.3%	101st	23.2%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.9%	73rd	14.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.5%	16th	81.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.5%	8th	20.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Race - White	84.7%	115th	88.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	11.2%	7th	8.1%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	47th	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.6%	7th	1.3%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	43rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.2%	5th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	29th	3.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	82.4%	113th	85.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Female residents	51.6%	10th	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.0%	15th	3.1%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Housing units	23,489	16th	1,932,599	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	25.2%	7th	17.8%	25.9%
Households	20,936	16th	1,681,085	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.2%	112th	69.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$140,400	15th	$118,700	$186,200
People per household	2.2	118th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	42	33rd	9,725	829,658

Income Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Income per capita	$26,714	11th	$23,033	$27,915
Income per household	$47,062	18th	$42,248	$52,762
Income below poverty line	14.5%	101st	18.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,134	17th	89,770	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	14,882	19th	1,463,173	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	4,120	18th	337,600	27,092,908
Retail sales	$622,089	18th	$50,405,925	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,816	26th	$11,843	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$80,515	12th	$6,300,866	$613,795,732