Franklin city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in July 2007: 8,906 (98% urban, 2% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,813
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,571

% of renters here:	46%
State:	32%

Land area: 8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1066 people per square mile

(very high).

2008 cost of living index in Franklin city: 89.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.6%), Manufacturing (23.5%), Retail trade (12.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Franklin city, Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Franklin city, Virginia:

Black (52.3%)
White Non-Hispanic (45.5%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

Median resident age:	39.9 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 3,689	(44.2%)
Females: 4,657	(55.8%)

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,633
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.0%

Average household size:

Franklin city:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,434 ($31,687 in 1999)

This county:	$40,434
Virginia:	$59,562

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $465 (lower quartile is $302, upper quartile is $675)

This county:	$465
State:	$753

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $219,737 (it was $93,800 in 2000)

Franklin city:	$219,737
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $127,981 - $349,063

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $253,412
Here: $253,412
State: $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $217,165
Here: $217,165
State: $371,438

In 2-unit structures: $207,888
Here: $207,888
State: $295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $232,006
Here: $232,006
State: $305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $177,921
Here: $177,921
State: $316,638

Mobile homes: $74,091
Here: $74,091
State: $37,843

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,881
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $320

Institutionalized population: 274

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $134,700
2001: 21 buildings, average cost: $100,700
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $82,300
2003: 26 buildings, average cost: $102,700
2004: 39 buildings, average cost: $137,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $765 (0.8%)

Franklin city household income distribution in 2007

Franklin city contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	19.8%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.9%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Southampton County-Franklin city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Franklin city is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $662 a month.

Cities in this county include: Franklin.

Neighboring counties: Isle of Wight County , Southampton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	9.7%
Virginia:	7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 356
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 62 (40% naturalized citizens)

Franklin city:	0.7%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 34 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 7 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 15

Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.7%

Franklin city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,289
One, attached: 121
Two: 382
3 or 4: 466
5 to 9: 337
10 to 19: 79
20 or more: 82
Mobile homes: 11

Housing units in Franklin city with a mortgage: 1,124 (122 second mortgage, 145 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 569

Here:	66.4% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 18,776
Total congregations: 91

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of the Brethren	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Assemblies of God
Adherents	8,389 (44.7%)	4,219 (22.5%)	2,302 (12.3%)	1,025 (5.5%)	485 (2.6%)
Congregations	22 (24.2%)	24 (26.4%)	14 (15.4%)	4 (4.4%)	5 (5.5%)

Name	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other
Adherents	373 (2.0%)	281 (1.5%)	257 (1.4%)	232 (1.2%)	1,213 (6.5%)
Congregations	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	3 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)	15 (16.5%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Franklin city - Franklin

Franklin city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 7.8 times above overall U.S. average.

Franklin city-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.8 miles away from Franklin city center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.6 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 91.8 miles away from the county center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from Franklin city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Paper (19%)
Construction (12%)
Public administration (6%)
Food (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (18%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Paper (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (42%)
Korea (18%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Romania (11%)
Germany (10%)
El Salvador (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin city (%):

English (13%)
United States or American (13%)
Irish (4%)
German (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Italian (2%)
European (1%)

Franklin city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,546 (76%)
Carpooled: 553 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 44 (1%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 72 (2%)
Other means: 14 (0%)
Worked at home: 99 (3%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

274 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,734.

10.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,758 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.31%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.65% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($26,827 average AGI)
2.65% relocated from other states ($9,930 average AGI)
Franklin city: 2.65%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Southampton County, VA	1.97% ($30,159 average AGI)
from Suffolk city, VA	1.50% ($33,083)
from Isle of Wight County, VA	0.59% ($32,368)
from Chesapeake city, VA	0.59% ($38,421)
from Virginia Beach city, VA	0.59% ($45,053)
from Portsmouth city, VA	0.44% ($29,786)
from Norfolk city, VA	0.31% ($70,300)

8.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,225 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.77%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.07% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($22,304 average AGI)
2.70% relocated to other states ($11,917 average AGI)
Franklin city: 2.70%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Southampton County, VA	2.32% ($34,192 average AGI)
to Suffolk city, VA	0.73% ($24,652)
to Isle of Wight County, VA	0.38% ($24,833)
to Chesapeake city, VA	0.32% ($51,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.9

Births per 1000 population in Franklin city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Franklin city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Franklin city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,462 (2,019 aged, 443 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 11.8
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 36855.15
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 2278.360
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 286306.22

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1698.860
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1338.140
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11.64

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 69.08
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 197.810

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11.64

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,069

In family households: 6,870 (1,452 male householders, 857 female householders)
1,458 spouses, 2,487 children (2,331 natural, 37 adopted, 119 stepchildren), 256 grandchildren, 77 brothers or sisters, 75 parents, 106 other relatives, 102 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,199 (312 male householders (278 living alone)), 774 female householders (695 living alone)), 113 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 277 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,010 2-persons, 636 3-persons, 423 4-persons, 157 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 973 1-person, 108 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

97.1% of residents of Franklin city speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $76,337,000 ($9012 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,094,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,028,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,470,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $613,000
Federal grants: $19,242,000
Federal procurement contracts: $364,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,619,000 ($237,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $17,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,412,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,779,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 761

Here:	89 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 758

Here:	88 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +22

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +248

Here:	+29 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Franklin city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.11 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 74
1995 to 1998: 186
1990 to 1994: 380
1980 to 1989: 473
1970 to 1979: 759
1960 to 1969: 745
1950 to 1959: 581
1940 to 1949: 257
1939 or earlier: 312

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin city, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 66 5 rooms: 326 6 rooms: 446 7 rooms: 364 8 rooms: 291 9+ rooms: 292

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin city, Virginia:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 47 3 rooms: 196 4 rooms: 460 5 rooms: 552 6 rooms: 236 7 rooms: 40 8 rooms: 25 9+ rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Franklin city:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 24 2 bedrooms: 260 3 bedrooms: 1,030 4 bedrooms: 416 5+ bedrooms: 83

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin city:
	no bedroom: 22 1 bedroom: 236 2 bedrooms: 747 3 bedrooms: 466 4 bedrooms: 89 5+ bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin city in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 85 1 vehicle: 526 2 vehicles: 699 3 vehicles: 302 4 vehicles: 178 5+ vehicles: 23

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin city in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 410 1 vehicle: 783 2 vehicles: 304 3 vehicles: 48 4 vehicles: 7 5+ vehicles: 19

58% of Franklin city 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, 83% lived in Virginia.

Franklin city:	57.6%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 6279
Northeast: 555
Midwest: 132
South: 1175
West: 107

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $115,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (57.3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30.7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9.5%) Wood (1.7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (68.4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19.2%) Utility gas (4.5%) Wood (3.4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.4%) Other fuel (0.9%) No fuel used (0.9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 102

Here:	10.3%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 61

Here:	11.2%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24

Here:	7.9%
Virginia:	20.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Franklin city Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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