Franklin County, IL

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2023 Population

37,541

0.711% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

43.4

0.463% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

16.9%

5.11% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$53,471

4.78% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$87,700

0.229% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

15,926

0.321% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Franklin County, IL had a population of 37.5k people with a median age of 43.4 and a median household income of $53,471. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Franklin County, IL declined from 37,810 to 37,541, a −0.711% decrease and its median household income grew from $51,031 to $53,471, a 4.78% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Franklin County, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.53%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.23%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.405%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.37%).

None of the households in Franklin County, IL 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.

99.4% of the residents in Franklin County, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Franklin County, IL are Morthland College (6 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2023, the median property value in Franklin County, IL was $87,700, and the homeownership rate was 74.8%.

Most people in Franklin County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Franklin County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Franklin County, IL borders Hamilton County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Perry County, IL, Saline County, IL, and Williamson County, IL.

United States Illinois

Population & Diversity

Franklin County, IL is home to a population of 37.5k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.07% of Franklin County, IL residents were born outside of the country (401 people).

In 2023, there were 37.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.5k people) in Franklin County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 948 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 463 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.4% of Franklin County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Franklin County, IL was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Franklin County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
35.5k ± 156
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
948 ± 152
Two+ (Hispanic)
463 ± 102

1.89%

Hispanic Population

709 people

1.89% of the people in Franklin County, IL are hispanic (709 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Franklin County, IL 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 Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
622,347 ± 18,890 people
India
165,336 ± 9,918 people
Poland
123,006 ± 8,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 622,347 Illinois residents, followed by India with 165,336 and Poland with 123,006.

Foreign-Born Population

1.07%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

401 people

0.815%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

308 people

As of 2023, 1.07% of Franklin County, IL residents (401 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Franklin County, IL was 0.815%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,042 ± 203
Gulf War (2001-)
432 ± 126
Gulf War (1990s)
296 ± 81

Franklin County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.41 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Franklin County, IL employs 15.9k people. The largest industries in Franklin County, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,766 people), Manufacturing (2,076 people), and Retail Trade (1,949 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($77,763), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($64,073), and Public Administration ($59,329).

Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,581. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

15.9k

2023 Value

± 754

0.321%

1 Year growth

± 6.57%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Franklin County, IL grew at a rate of 0.321%, from 15.9k employees to 15.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Franklin County, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,597 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,437 people), and Production Occupations (1,375 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Franklin County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (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

15.9k

2023 Value

± 754

0.321%

1 Year growth

± 6.57%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Franklin County, IL grew at a rate of 0.321%, from 15.9k employees to 15.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Franklin County, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,766 people), Manufacturing (2,076 people), and Retail Trade (1,949 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Franklin County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Franklin County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% 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 13%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

72
Other Services (except Public Administration)
53
Retail Trade
46
Construction

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Franklin County, IL went to Donald J. Trump with 73.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.757%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 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 (73.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.757%)
Libertarian Party

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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

Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

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

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 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 Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2017, universities in Franklin County, IL awarded 6 degrees. The student population of Franklin County, IL in 2017 is skewed towards men, with 47 male students and 24 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Franklin County, IL are White (5 and 83.3%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native (1 and 16.7%), Hispanic or Latino (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Franklin County, IL by number of degrees awarded are Morthland College (6 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Franklin County, IL are General Business Administration & Management (5 and 83.3%), Biblical Studies (1 and 16.7%), and Humanistic Studies (0 and 0%).

The median tuition cost in Franklin County, IL for private four year colleges is $6,000.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2017 in Franklin County, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 35%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 70.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2017 was 71 (66.2% men and 33.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2017 there were 71 students enrolled in Franklin County, IL, 66.2% men and 33.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 36 records, of which 33.3% were women and 66.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
5 degrees awarded
Biblical Studies
1 degrees awarded

In 2017, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Franklin County, IL was General Business Administration & Management with 5 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Morthland College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

6 degrees awarded

In 2017, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Morthland College with 6 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2017, 6 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Franklin County, IL, which is InfinityM times more than the 0 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2017, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 5 degrees mean that there were 5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, American Indian or Alaska Native, with 1 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

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($6,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2017.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($920) 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

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

Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% 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 (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

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, IL was $87,700 in 2023, which is 0.289 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $87,500 to $87,700, a 0.229% increase. The homeownership rate in Franklin County, IL is 74.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Franklin County, IL have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Franklin County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Franklin County, IL is $53,471. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Franklin County, IL was Census Tract 408 with a value of $74,034, followed by Census Tract 402 and Census Tract 412, with respective values of $65,000 and $64,355.

In 2023, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Franklin County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.696%.

Housing

Property

$87,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$4,067

$12,060

Median Property Taxes

±$634

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, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.8%

Homeownership

2023

63.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 74.8% of the housing units in Franklin County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 408
Census Tract 402
Census Tract 412

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Franklin County, IL was Census Tract 408 with a value of $74,034, followed by Census Tract 402 and Census Tract 412, with respective values of $65,000 and $64,355.

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

$53,471

Median Household Income

± $3,500

16.1k

Number of Households

± 766

In 2023, the median household income of the 16.1k households in Franklin County, IL grew to $53,471 from the previous year's value of $51,031.

The following chart displays the households in Franklin County, IL 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, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.1%)
Carpooled (9.62%)
Worked At Home (6.8%)

In 2023, 80.1% of workers in Franklin County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.62%) and those who worked at home (6.8%).

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

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Franklin County, IL have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.74% of the workforce in Franklin County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Franklin County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.696%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

16.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Franklin County, IL (6.23k out of 36.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Franklin County, IL 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 2023, 24% of the children was living in poverty in Franklin County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3%.

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

92.5% of the population of Franklin County, IL has health coverage, with 37.2% on employee plans, 26% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 1.91% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, IL see 2719 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.06% decrease from the previous year (2748 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2496 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 139 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,719 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Franklin County, IL

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, IL see an average of 2,719 patients per year. This represents a 1.06% decrease from the previous year (2,748 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.5% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.49%

Uninsured

37.2%

Employer Coverage

26%

Medicaid

14%

Medicare

13.4%

Non-Group

1.91%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Franklin County, IL grew by 9.24% from 6.86% to 7.49%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Franklin County, IL 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 70.2 in Franklin County, IL.

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

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 37.8% in Franklin County, IL.

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