Demographics of Franklin County, Maine

Franklin County, Maine had 30,824 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,361 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

30,824
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.6%
Change since July 2020: +1,361 people.; 46.1 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,675 ±$2,708
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, Maine's population grew 4.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Franklin County, Maine'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, Maine's population grew 4.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Franklin County, Maine'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	29,463	100.0	100.0
2021	30,256	102.7	100.2
2022	30,574	103.8	100.7
2023	30,773	104.4	101.6
2024	30,875	104.8	102.5
2025	30,824	104.6	103.1

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Population of Franklin County, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	29,463	+16	−7	0	+19
2021	30,256	+793	−151	+7	+982
2022	30,574	+318	−198	+22	+477
2023	30,773	+199	−174	+28	+341
2024	30,875	+102	−165	+42	+229
2025	30,824	−51	−166	+30	+84

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.1 ±0.5: for men 45.7 ±0.6 and for women 46.7 ±0.7. 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	Maine	United States
Under 5	1,223 ±38	4.0% ±0.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,978 ±292	13.1% ±1.0	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,304 ±294	10.9% ±1.0	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,459 ±266	21.2% ±0.9	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,238 ±399	27.1% ±1.3	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,211 ±427	23.7% ±1.4	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,675 ±$2,708, and income per person $34,978 ±$2,292, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,733 ±$795 in Maine 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	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	2,477 ±350	19.5% ±2.7	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,873 ±338	22.7% ±2.6	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,312 ±374	18.2% ±2.9	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,607 ±220	12.7% ±1.7	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,017 ±335	15.9% ±2.6	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	725 ±183	5.7% ±1.4	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	664 ±172	5.2% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.3	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	Maine	United States
All ages	3,548 ±487	12.2% ±1.7	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	699 ±203	13.6% ±3.8	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,793 ±317	12.6% ±2.2	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,056 ±190	10.8% ±1.9	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Franklin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Franklin County	Maine	United States
Housing units	21,234 ±63	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	59.7% ±1.4	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	40.3% ±1.5	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.3% ±2.7	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.7% ±2.8	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$194,700 ±$10,909	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$802 ±$102	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±1	1977 ±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	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	513 ±0	1.7% ±<0.1	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	28,304 ±188	93.1% ±0.6	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	246 ±87	0.8% ±0.3	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	189 ±40	0.6% ±0.1	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	23 to 77	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	30 to 196	0.1% to 0.6%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	998 ±196	3.3% ±0.6	4.2% ±0.2	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	Maine	United States
Born in the state	20,084 ±647	66.0% ±2.1	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,362 ±616	30.8% ±2.0	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	73 to 237	0.2% to 0.8%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	812 ±230	2.7% ±0.8	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	484 ±169	1.6% ±0.6	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	328 ±134	1.1% ±0.4	1.9% ±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 Maine

15th of 16 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Maine page.

Counties of Maine near Franklin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Knox County	41,117	+1.1%
Waldo County	40,693	+2.6%
Sagadahoc County	37,979	+3.4%
Lincoln County	36,595	+3.8%
Washington County	31,334	+0.8%
Franklin County	30,824	+4.6%
Piscataquis County	17,409	+3.5%

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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