County population in 2012: 10,640 (31% urban, 69% rural); it was 9,458 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,533 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,604 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,965 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,022 (it was 789 in 2000)
% of renters here:
21%
State:
36%
Land area: 286 sq. mi. Water area: 9.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 37 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Franklin County: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.6%), Retail trade (16.0%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.4%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,291 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $704 (0.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.2%
(9.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.8% for Black residents, 36.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 84.2% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 76.5% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 42 years old
(Males: 41 years old, Females: 43 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45 years old, Black residents: 32 years old, American Indian residents: 35 years old, Asian residents: 31 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22 years old, Other race residents: 22 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
15.6%
Whole state:
15.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
5.5%
Whole state:
6.7%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Franklin County is $416 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $615 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Franklin County: Tidewater Camp (A), South Franklin Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (B), South Franklin County Volunteer Fire Department (C), Purley Volunteer Fire Department (D), North Franklin County Volunteer Fire Department (E), South Franklin Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (F), Rogers-Drummond House (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Franklin County include: Prairie Grove Church (A), Providence Church (B), Ripley Creek Church (C), Wylie Memorial Church (D), Cypress Church (E), Fairview Church (F), Center Grove Church (G), Clopton Road Church (H), Midway Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Snodgrass Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2), Liberty Cemetery (3), Clearwater Cemetery (4), Grayrock Cemetery (5), Keith Cemetery (6), Wims Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Chapel Lake (A), Terry Lake (B), Deal Lake (C), Edwards Lake (D), Carpenter Lake (E), Railroad Pool (F), Mount Vernon Municipal Reservoir (G), Lake Cypress Springs (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blair Creek (A), Town Branch (B), Bear Pen Creek (C), South Fork Brushy Creek (D), Big Creek (E), Timber Creek (F), South Sulphur River (G), Frog Creek (H), Gum Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 308 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 511 (22% naturalized citizens)
Franklin County:
5.4%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 129
1990 to 1994: 131
1985 to 1989: 78
1980 to 1984: 99
1975 to 1979: 25
1970 to 1974: 18
1970 to 1974: 10
1965 to 1969: 21
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.3%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,978
One, attached: 50
Two: 84
3 or 4: 58
5 to 9: 29
10 to 19: 40
20 or more: 10
Mobile homes: 833
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 50
Housing units in Franklin County with a mortgage: 802 (14 second mortgage, 55 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,001
Here:
44.5% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 72.83%
Here
72.8%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 6,888 Total congregations: 22
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Baptist Missionary Association of America
Catholic Church
Churches of Christ
Adherents
4,592 (66.7%)
659 (9.6%)
575 (8.3%)
493 (7.2%)
243 (3.5%)
Congregations
11 (50.0%)
1 (4.5%)
2 (9.1%)
1 (4.5%)
2 (9.1%)
Name
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Assemblies of God
Church of God of Prophecy
Other
Adherents
144 (2.1%)
70 (1.0%)
58 (0.8%)
33 (0.5%)
21 (0.3%)
Congregations
1 (4.5%)
1 (4.5%)
1 (4.5%)
1 (4.5%)
1 (4.5%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 241 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $116,363 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $51.86 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.25% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.04% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $81,176 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.29% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.10% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37,010 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.54% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 30.37 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 16.75% All wheat for grain: 1373 harvested acres Land in orchards: 153 acres
Tornado activity:
Franklin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 23 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 5/4/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 22 people and caused $125 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Franklin County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 44.2 miles away from the county center On 10/20/2002 at 02:18:13, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.5 miles away from the county center On 4/22/2005 at 05:17:04, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.8 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 7, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3294): September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 1, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3284): March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1606): September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3261): September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3216): September 2, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia, Incident Period: February 1, 2003, Emergency Declared (EM-3171): February 1, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3171, Natural disaster type: Other
Texas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1356): January 8, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1356, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 1, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared (EM-3142): September 1, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
The number of natural disasters in Franklin County (8) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 6
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (79%)
Honduras (5%)
Netherlands (3%)
Peru (3%)
Ecuador (3%)
Germany (2%)
Cuba (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin County (%):
United States or American (26%)
English (12%)
German (11%)
Irish (9%)
European (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,987 (79%)
Carpooled: 457 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 97 (3%)
Other means: 56 (1%)
Worked at home: 181 (5%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Franklin County, Texas in 2000:
124 people in nursing homes
37 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
2 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
85 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
29 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,050.
11.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,369 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
11.13%
Texas average:
8.37%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.83% relocated from other counties in Texas ($28,960 average AGI)
2.30% relocated from other states ($10,408 average AGI)
Franklin County:
2.30%
Texas average:
3.06%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
11.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,736 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
11.36%
Texas average:
7.44%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
9.42% relocated to other counties in Texas ($24,549 average AGI)
1.94% relocated to other states ($5,187 average AGI)
Franklin County:
1.94%
Texas average:
2.17%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Births per 1000 population in Franklin County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population in Franklin County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Franklin County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,455 (1,307 aged, 148 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 9.93 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8235.640 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 298.030 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 29435.72
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1225.490 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 754.9
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20.67 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 88.24
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,491
In family households: 9,191 (2,157 male householders, 845 female householders)
2,345 spouses, 3,012 children (2,683 natural, 79 adopted, 250 stepchildren), 329 grandchildren, 71 brothers or sisters, 76 parents, 97 other relatives, 191 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,300 (543 male householders (471 living alone)), 614 female householders (562 living alone)), 143 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 114 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,458 2-persons, 597 3-persons, 537 4-persons, 243 5-persons, 101 6-persons, 66 7-or-more-persons.
89.9% of residents of Franklin County speak English at home.
8.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $53,727,000 ($5337 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,928,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,480,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,932,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $297,000 Federal grants: $7,566,000 Federal procurement contracts: $512,000 ($211,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $7,940,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $436,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,644,000 Federal Government insurance: $358,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 554
Here:
54 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 606
Here:
59 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +120
Here:
+12 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +686
Here:
+67 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Franklin County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.28 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.4
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
3.8
Year house built
2005 or later: 70
2000 to 2004: 528
1990 to 1999: 1,218
1980 to 1989: 1,204
1970 to 1979: 1,010
1960 to 1969: 494
1950 to 1959: 436
1940 to 1949: 189
1939 or earlier: 287
Rooms in houses/apartments in Franklin County, Texas
58% of Franklin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Texas.
Franklin County:
58.0%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6879
Northeast: 151
Midwest: 591
South: 942
West: 313
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,800
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Franklin County
42.0 years
33.0 years
(43.3%)
(56.7%)
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