Franklin city, Virginia (VA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 559
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,813
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,776 (it was 1,571 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 46% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 988 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.9%), Manufacturing (20.0%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 17%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
- OSM Map
- General Map
- Google Map
- MSN Map
- 4,19351.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,06237.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3904.8%Two or more races
- 2833.4%Asian alone
- 2813.4%Hispanic or Latino
| Median resident age: | 39.1 years |
| Virginia median age: | 39.0 years |
| Males: 3,948 |  (47.9%) |
| Females: 4,302 |  (52.1%) |
 | Is This An Accurate Map of Virginia's Regions? (53 replies) |
| Franklin city: | 2.0 people |
| Virginia: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $56,629 ($31,687 in 1999)
| This county: | $56,629 |
| Virginia: | $85,873 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $676 (lower quartile is $573, upper quartile is $865)
| This county: | $676 |
| State: | $1270 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $212,984 (it was $93,800 in 2000)
| Franklin city: | $212,984 |
| Virginia: | $365,700 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,721
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $519
Institutionalized population: 118
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,023 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,341 (0.7%)
| Franklin city: | 19.8% |
| Virginia: | 10.6% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 39.1 years old
(Males: 33.3 years old, Females: 41.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.1 years old, Black residents: 32.4 years old, Asian residents: 33.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33.3 years old)
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: Barry County, Missouri 
, Taney County, Missouri .
| Here: | 3.8% |
| Virginia: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 356
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 268 (73.9% naturalized citizens)
| Franklin city: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 12.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 532010 or later
- 1072000 to 2009
- 01990 to 1999
- 131980 to 1989
- 01970 to 1979
- 15Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,721
- One, attached: 93
- Two: 349
- 3 or 4: 259
- 5 to 9: 299
- 10 to 19: 58
- 20 to 49: 25
- 50 or more: 98
- Mobile homes: 38
Housing units in Franklin city with a mortgage: 1,076 (47 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
| Here: | 100.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Franklin city
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Black Protestant | 1,493 | 5 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,484 | 4 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,443 | 11 |
| Catholic | 344 | 1 |
| Other | 341 | 2 |
| None | 3,477 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
| Franklin city: | 2.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| Here: | 1.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| Virginia: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 2.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| Virginia: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. |
| Franklin city: | 9.01 / 10,000 pop. |
| Virginia: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 11.26 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.65 / 10,000 pop. |
| Franklin city: | 12.6% |
| Virginia: | 9.3% |
| Franklin city: | 32.1% |
| State: | 26.7% |
| Here: | 15.3% |
| State: | 18.6% |
Earthquake activity:
Franklin city-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 101.8 miles away from Franklin city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.8 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 99.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 104.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 231.6 miles away from Franklin city center
On 8/24/2011 at 00:04:36, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 ML) earthquake occurred 102.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,076 (81.5%)
- Carpooled: 194 (5.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 136 (3.6%)
- Walked: 118 (3.1%)
- Worked at home: 139 (3.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (34%)
- Manufacturing (23%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Manufacturing (19%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Material moving occupations (15%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Management occupations (16%)
- Healthcare support occupations (14%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- India (31%)
- Korea (26%)
- Germany (13%)
- Peru (12%)
- Philippines (6%)
- El Salvador (6%)
- Bangladesh (1%)
- African (30%)
- English (10%)
- American (7%)
- German (3%)
- Irish (3%)
- Dutch (1%)
- French (except Basque) (1%)
People in group quarters in Franklin city, Virginia in 2010:
- 116 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 11 people in group homes intended for adults
- 2 people in state prisons
10.40% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($38,324 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 10.40% |
| Virginia average: | 10.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.45% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($31,127 average AGI)
1.95% relocated from other states ($7,200 average AGI)
Franklin city: 1.95% Virginia average: 3.91%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Southampton County, VA |  2.18% ($43,742 average AGI) |
| from Suffolk city, VA | 1.72% ($23,288) |
| from Isle of Wight County, VA | 1.02% ($40,613) |
9.48% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,849 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.48% |
| Virginia average: | 10.20% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.97% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($36,468 average AGI)
1.50% relocated to other states ($12,380 average AGI)
Franklin city: 1.50% Virginia average: 3.98%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Southampton County, VA | 2.27% ($44,765 average AGI) |
| to Suffolk city, VA | 1.70% ($42,235) |
| to Isle of Wight County, VA | 0.83% ($35,240) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 16.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,794 (1,346 aged, 448 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 141 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Franklin city, Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (109)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (46)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (43)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (25)
- Congestive heart failure (20)
- Unspecified dementia (16)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 36,855
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 2,278
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 286,306
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,699
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,338
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 69
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 198
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,250- Male householders: 1,491 (332 living alone), Female householders: 1,953 (808 living alone)
1,371 spouses (1,371 opposite-sex spouses), 178 unmarried partners, (178 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,492 children (2,408 natural, 7 adopted, 82 stepchildren), 152 grandchildren, 113 brothers or sisters, 70 parents, 0 foster children, 183 other relatives, 118 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 133
Size of family households: 1,044 2-persons, 229 3-persons, 436 4-persons, 299 5-persons, 132 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,142 1-person, 57 2-persons, 53 3-persons.
1,315 married couples with children.
509 single-parent households (0 men, 509 women).
94.5% of residents of Franklin city speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $76,337,000 ($9,012 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 |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.11 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
| Here: | 7.3 |
| State: | 7.0 |
| Here: | 4.3 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Franklin city, Virginia
- 02020 or later
- 1392010 to 2019
- 3792000 to 2009
- 4901990 to 1999
- 3731980 to 1989
- 3331970 to 1979
- 5961960 to 1969
- 8291950 to 1959
- 2881940 to 1949
- 4341939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin city, Virginia
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 714 rooms
- 1605 rooms
- 4146 rooms
- 3897 rooms
- 2848 rooms
- 6129+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin city, Virginia
- 01 room
- 482 rooms
- 2093 rooms
- 5474 rooms
- 3615 rooms
- 2366 rooms
- 407 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 429+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin city, Virginia
- 0no bedroom
- 01 bedroom
- 2372 bedrooms
- 9383 bedrooms
- 6724 bedrooms
- 755+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin city, Virginia
- 0no bedroom
- 2611 bedroom
- 5652 bedrooms
- 5193 bedrooms
- 1374 bedrooms
- 75+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin city in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 28no vehicle
- 3941 vehicle
- 8052 vehicles
- 4703 vehicles
- 984 vehicles
- 1345+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin city in renter-occupied apartments
- 345no vehicle
- 6271 vehicle
- 4512 vehicles
- 553 vehicles
- 244 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
87.5% of Franklin city residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Virginia.
| Franklin city: | 87.5% |
| State average: | 86.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6,023
- Other state: 1,852
- Northeast: 332
- Midwest: 271
- South: 1,102
- West: 140
- 76.4%Electricity
- 15.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.4%Utility gas
- 1.0%Wood
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 91.5%Electricity
- 4.1%Utility gas
- 3.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 20.4% |
| Virginia: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 19.4% |
| Virginia: | 10.2% |
| Here: | 39.8% |
| Virginia: | 18.7% |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2004:
- Total number of recipients: 574
- Number of aged recipients: 65
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 509
- Number of recipients under 18: 110
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 317
- Number of recipients older than 64: 147
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 228
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 230
| Most common first names in Franklin city, VA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 149 | 70.6 years |
| Mary | 143 | 77.4 years |
| William | 136 | 72.6 years |
| John | 103 | 72.2 years |
| Robert | 97 | 72.1 years |
| Willie | 84 | 74.5 years |
| George | 62 | 72.4 years |
| Annie | 61 | 80.1 years |
| Joseph | 53 | 71.5 years |
| Elizabeth | 44 | 76.2 years |
| Most common last names in Franklin city, VA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Jones | 86 | 74.2 years |
| Johnson | 81 | 76.8 years |
| Brown | 59 | 75.2 years |
| Smith | 53 | 75.7 years |
| Williams | 53 | 72.0 years |
| Turner | 53 | 70.9 years |
| Blythe | 52 | 78.3 years |
| Beale | 49 | 74.1 years |
| Scott | 48 | 75.5 years |
| Bradshaw | 48 | 77.4 years |
Franklin city on our top lists:
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"