Franklin County, Kansas (KS)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Manufacturing (15.7%), Retail trade (14.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Franklin County, Kansas:

Median resident age:	36.0 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 12,284	(49.6%)
Females: 12,500	(50.4%)

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Franklin County:	2.6 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$45,614
Kansas:	$47,451

Franklin County:	$114,616
Kansas:	$121,200

This county:	$426
State:	$479

Franklin County:	$115,510
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $140,159

Here:	$140,159
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $95,062

Here:	$95,062
State:	$140,198

In 2-unit structures: $81,607

Here:	$81,607
State:	$121,931

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $163,527

Here:	$163,527
State:	$102,831

Mobile homes: $49,136

Here:	$49,136
State:	$34,057

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 119
• Thefts: 114
• Auto thefts: 12

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 29
• Burglaries: 141
• Thefts: 137
• Auto thefts: 21

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Franklin County is $430 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $533 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $679 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ottawa, Wellsville, Pomona, Richmond, Williamsburg, Princeton, Lane, Rantoul.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Coffey County , Douglas County , Johnson County , Linn County , Miami County , Osage County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Franklin County: Lawrence Junction (A), Bullard School (B), Wycoff Community Hall (C), Elm Grove Community Hall (D), Central Community Hall (E), Rock Creek Community Hall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Franklin County include: Union Chapel (A), Tauy Church (B), Eightmile Church (C), Appanoose Church (D), Ruhamah Church (E), New Hope Church (F), Mount Olivet Church (G), Center Chapel (H), Central Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Wellsville Cemetery (2), Baker Cemetery (3), Howard Cemetery (4), Peoria Cemetery (5), Fouts Cemetery (6), Indian Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Natural Springs Lake (A), Capps Lake (B), Gilkey Lake (C), Richmond Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Fork Sac Branch (A), Hard Fish Creek (B), North Fork Sac Branch (C), Wolf Creek (D), Appanoose Creek (E), Robinson Creek (F), Hickory Creek (G), Cole Creek (H), Payne Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Franklin County: Mears Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.3%
Kansas:	4.3%

Current college students: 1,069
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 318 (43% naturalized citizens)

Franklin County:	1.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,604
• One, attached: 124
• Two: 168
• 3 or 4: 244
• 5 to 9: 291
• 10 to 19: 42
• 20 or more: 277
• Mobile homes: 1,470
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Franklin County with a mortgage: 2,832 (371 second mortgage, 276 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,604

Here:	63.8% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Franklin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 44 fatalities and 210 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,251 (76%) Carpooled: 1,985 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%) Taxi: 23 (0%) Motorcycle: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 280 (2%) Other means: 101 (1%) Worked at home: 465 (4%)

7.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,899 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.75%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.33% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($25,374 average AGI)
2.42% relocated from other states ($11,525 average AGI)

Franklin County:	2.42%
Kansas average:	3.56%

from Johnson County, KS	1.55% ($45,050 average AGI)
from Douglas County, KS	0.87% ($45,127)
from Miami County, KS	0.49% ($36,733)
from Osage County, KS	0.37% ($27,500)
from Anderson County, KS	0.32% ($25,724)
from Jackson County, MO	0.24% ($25,364)
from Wyandotte County, KS	0.24% ($31,818)

7.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,068 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.73%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.30% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($21,714 average AGI)
2.43% relocated to other states ($11,354 average AGI)

Franklin County:	2.43%
Kansas average:	3.95%

to Johnson County, KS	1.73% ($34,510 average AGI)
to Douglas County, KS	1.05% ($30,674)
to Miami County, KS	0.48% ($34,591)
to Osage County, KS	0.37% ($33,559)
to Anderson County, KS	0.29% ($37,462)
to Jackson County, MO	0.23% ($29,381)
to Coffey County, KS	0.18% ($23,688)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,065 (3,448 aged, 617 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 21,210 (5,678 male householders, 1,145 female householders)

  5,585 spouses, 7,617 children (6,712 natural, 233 adopted, 672 stepchildren), 249 grandchildren, 128 brothers or sisters, 84 parents, 148 other relatives, 576 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,979 (1,164 male householders (968 living alone)), 1,470 female householders (1,365 living alone)), 345 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 595 (329 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,994 2-persons, 1,467 3-persons, 1,424 4-persons, 628 5-persons, 212 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,333 1-person, 268 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

96.6% of residents of Franklin County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $143,173,000 ($5496 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,673,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $59,007,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,196,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,302,000
Federal grants: $37,353,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,187,000 ($174,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,128,000 ($2,777,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $536,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,155,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,514,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.15 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

54% of Franklin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Kansas.

Franklin County:	54.1%
State average:	53.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 17387
• Northeast: 348
• Midwest: 3605
• South: 1731
• West: 1291

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,700

Here:	8.3%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	4.5%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	43.9%
Kansas:	13.8%