Demographics of Franklin County, Indiana

Franklin County, Indiana had 23,286 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +495 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Franklin County, in four figures

23,286
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +495 people.; 42.4 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,074 ±$10,218
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Franklin County, Indiana's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Franklin County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Franklin County, Indiana's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Franklin County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	22,791	100.0	100.0
2021	22,887	100.4	100.2
2022	23,104	101.4	100.7
2023	23,184	101.7	101.6
2024	23,136	101.5	102.5
2025	23,286	102.2	103.1

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Population of Franklin County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	22,791	+1	+1	0	−6
2021	22,887	+96	−12	+6	+82
2022	23,104	+217	−25	+32	+214
2023	23,184	+80	+10	+14	+63
2024	23,136	−48	−41	+5	−10
2025	23,286	+150	−74	+5	+222

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.4 ±0.8: for men 41.7 ±1.2 and for women 43.3 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Franklin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	1,300 ±34	5.6% ±0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,764 ±318	16.4% ±1.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,725 ±227	7.5% ±1.0	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,179 ±294	22.5% ±1.3	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,378 ±388	27.7% ±1.7	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,674 ±394	20.3% ±1.7	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,074 ±$10,218, and income per person $40,060 ±$3,304, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Franklin County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,060 ±228	11.5% ±2.5	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,589 ±313	17.3% ±3.4	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,844 ±274	20.0% ±2.9	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,479 ±328	16.1% ±3.5	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,703 ±285	18.5% ±3.1	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	612 ±169	6.6% ±1.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	924 ±248	10.0% ±2.7	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Franklin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	1,579 ±346	6.9% ±1.5	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	144 to 450	2.9% to 9.0%	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	700 ±198	6.1% ±1.7	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	582 ±180	9.0% ±2.7	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Franklin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Franklin County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	9,796 ±29	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.0% ±2.0	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.0% ±1.9	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.5% ±3.1	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.5% ±3.3	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$249,500 ±$18,861	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$870 ±$78	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±4	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Franklin County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	270 ±0	1.2% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,023 ±140	95.7% ±0.6	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.2%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	92 to 322	0.4% to 1.4%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 186	0% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	403 ±163	1.8% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Franklin County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	12,017 ±760	52.2% ±3.3	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,688 ±747	46.4% ±3.2	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 40	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	301 ±135	1.3% ±0.6	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	92 to 342	0.4% to 1.5%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	23 to 145	0.1% to 0.6%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Franklin County among the counties of Indiana

67th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Franklin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Scott County	25,053	+2.8%
Posey County	24,988	−0.8%
Randolph County	24,438	+0.1%
Fayette County	23,533	+0.7%
Starke County	23,425	+0.1%
Franklin County	23,286	+2.2%
Owen County	21,886	+2.6%
Sullivan County	20,831	+0.1%
Carroll County	20,655	+1.6%
Jay County	20,118	−1.8%
Fulton County	20,091	−1.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026