Franklin Parish, LA

County

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2023 Population

19,590

0.82% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ABill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AJohn Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.1

0.256% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

6,868

2.72% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Franklin Parish, LA 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.

Most people in Franklin Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Franklin Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

Franklin Parish, LA borders Caldwell Parish, LA, Catahoula Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, and Tensas Parish, LA.

United States Louisiana

Economy

The economy of Franklin Parish, LA employs 6.87k people. The largest industries in Franklin Parish, LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,221 people), Retail Trade (655 people), and Educational Services (583 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($109,757), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,606), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($85,865).

Males in Louisiana have an average income that is 1.52 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,789. The income inequality in Louisiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

6.87k

2023 Value

± 632

2.72%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Franklin Parish, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (935 people), Management Occupations (734 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (615 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Franklin Parish, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (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

6.87k

2023 Value

± 632

2.72%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Franklin Parish, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,221 people), Retail Trade (655 people), and Educational Services (583 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Franklin Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in Franklin Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($107,535), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($64,063), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,528).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($47,609), Manufacturing ($41,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,605).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% 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 14.4%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

37
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
31
Other Services (except Public Administration)
23
Retail Trade

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

$44.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$25k
Retail Trade
$10.7k
Finance and Insurance

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

Civics

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

N/ABill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

N/AJohn Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

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

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 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 Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% 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 (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

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

People in Franklin Parish, LA have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Franklin Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Franklin Parish, LA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Franklin Parish, LA 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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Franklin Parish, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.1%)
Carpooled (7.58%)
Worked At Home (5.71%)

In 2023, 80.1% of workers in Franklin Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.58%) and those who worked at home (5.71%).

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

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Franklin Parish, LA have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.33% of the workforce in Franklin Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Franklin Parish, LA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Franklin Parish, LA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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, 36.6% of the children was living in poverty in Franklin Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 12.5%.

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

N/A% of the population of Franklin Parish, LA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Franklin Parish, LA see 2191 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.48% decrease from the previous year (2224 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4917 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 678 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,191 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Franklin Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in Franklin Parish, LA see an average of 2,191 patients per year. This represents a 1.48% decrease from the previous year (2,224 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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

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