Demographics of Franklin County, New York

Franklin County, New York had 46,500 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −752 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

46,500
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.6%
Change since July 2020: −752 people.; 42.0 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,151 ±$3,697
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, New York's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Franklin County, New York'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, New York's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Franklin County, New York'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	47,252	100.0	100.0
2021	46,801	99.0	100.2
2022	46,112	97.6	100.7
2023	46,224	97.8	101.6
2024	46,983	99.4	102.5
2025	46,500	98.4	103.1

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Population of Franklin County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	47,252	−302	+8	0	−261
2021	46,801	−451	−83	+7	−380
2022	46,112	−689	−123	+30	−620
2023	46,224	+112	−144	+36	+222
2024	46,983	+759	−151	+40	+859
2025	46,500	−483	−165	+19	−334

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±0.5: for men 41.3 ±0.8 and for women 43.2 ±0.6. 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	New York	United States
Under 5	2,243 ±72	4.8% ±0.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,059 ±340	15.1% ±0.7	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,736 ±310	8.0% ±0.7	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,109 ±484	25.9% ±1.0	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,429 ±464	26.6% ±1.0	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,120 ±447	19.5% ±1.0	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,151 ±$3,697, and income per person $32,684 ±$1,238, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York 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	New York	United States
Under $25,000	3,632 ±413	18.6% ±2.1	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,832 ±392	19.6% ±2.0	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,650 ±374	18.7% ±1.9	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,669 ±296	13.7% ±1.5	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,506 ±346	18.0% ±1.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,145 ±178	5.9% ±0.9	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,080 ±233	5.5% ±1.2	17.1% ±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	New York	United States
All ages	7,841 ±831	18.2% ±1.9	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,186 ±324	24.8% ±3.4	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,249 ±636	19.6% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,406 ±243	11.2% ±1.9	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Franklin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Franklin County	New York	United States
Housing units	25,494 ±81	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.5% ±1.6	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.5% ±1.5	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.5% ±1.6	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.5% ±2.2	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$145,400 ±$10,253	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$843 ±$22	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±4	1959 ±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	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,350 ±0	2.9% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	38,925 ±162	83.4% ±0.3	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,580 ±93	3.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	314 ±73	0.7% ±0.2	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,269 ±118	7.0% ±0.3	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 105	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	316 ±151	0.7% ±0.3	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	905 ±202	1.9% ±0.4	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	New York	United States
Born in the state	36,162 ±725	77.4% ±1.6	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,536 ±684	16.1% ±1.5	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,360 ±475	2.9% ±1.0	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,638 ±380	3.5% ±0.8	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,069 ±300	2.3% ±0.6	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	569 ±173	1.2% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Franklin County among the counties of New York

50th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Franklin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fulton County	52,216	−1.6%
Montgomery County	50,046	+1.1%
Tioga County	47,453	−1.9%
Greene County	47,238	−1.1%
Allegany County	46,800	+0.9%
Franklin County	46,500	−1.6%
Cortland County	45,850	−1.9%
Chenango County	45,715	−2.9%
Delaware County	44,305	+0.2%
Orleans County	39,825	−0.6%
Wyoming County	39,741	−1.3%

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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