Demographics of Franklin County, Vermont

Franklin County, Vermont had 51,177 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,136 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

51,177
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +1,136 people.; 40.8 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,313 ±$4,757
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, Vermont's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Franklin County, Vermont'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, Vermont's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Franklin County, Vermont'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	50,041	100.0	100.0
2021	50,424	100.8	100.2
2022	50,708	101.3	100.7
2023	50,871	101.7	101.6
2024	51,141	102.2	102.5
2025	51,177	102.3	103.1

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Population of Franklin County, Vermont on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	50,041	+91	+32	+1	+42
2021	50,424	+383	+29	+11	+321
2022	50,708	+284	+32	+21	+254
2023	50,871	+163	−36	+14	+193
2024	51,141	+270	+36	+48	+188
2025	51,177	+36	+31	+14	−14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.8 ±0.3: for men 40.4 ±0.5 and for women 41.2 ±0.5. 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	Vermont	United States
Under 5	2,855 ±123	5.6% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,102 ±386	16.0% ±0.8	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,514 ±295	6.9% ±0.6	10.0% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,534 ±474	26.7% ±0.9	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,652 ±545	27.0% ±1.1	26.5% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,981 ±479	17.7% ±0.9	21.4% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,313 ±$4,757, and income per person $40,206 ±$1,533, in 2024 dollars. The median is $81,203 ±$1,339 in Vermont 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	Vermont	United States
Under $25,000	2,901 ±410	14.5% ±2.0	13.5% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,071 ±378	15.4% ±1.9	16.8% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,366 ±442	16.9% ±2.2	16.3% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,496 ±270	12.5% ±1.3	12.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,373 ±460	21.9% ±2.3	19.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,157 ±292	10.8% ±1.4	10.4% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,599 ±274	8.0% ±1.4	11.1% ±0.4	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	Vermont	United States
All ages	5,142 ±754	10.3% ±1.5	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,430 ±300	13.2% ±2.7	10.8% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,284 ±494	8.6% ±1.8	10.5% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,428 ±334	11.3% ±2.6	8.8% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Franklin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Franklin County	Vermont	United States
Housing units	23,019 ±59	339,042 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.7% ±1.7	80.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.3% ±1.8	19.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.4% ±2.0	73.2% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.6% ±2.3	26.8% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$306,700 ±$9,604	$316,600 ±$3,361	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,180 ±$57	$1,234 ±$18	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±2	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	Vermont	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,016 ±0	2.0% ±<0.1	2.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	46,534 ±280	91.9% ±0.6	89.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	46 to 202	0.1% to 0.4%	1.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	348 ±73	0.7% ±0.1	1.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	45 to 233	0.1% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	69 to 333	0.1% to 0.7%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,272 ±267	4.5% ±0.5	4.1% ±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	Vermont	United States
Born in the state	35,518 ±835	70.1% ±1.6	47.4% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,444 ±834	26.5% ±1.6	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	585 ±205	1.2% ±0.4	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,091 ±229	2.2% ±0.5	4.3% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	654 ±126	1.3% ±0.2	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	209 to 665	0.4% to 1.3%	1.5% ±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 Vermont

5th of 14 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Vermont page.

Counties of Vermont near Franklin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Chittenden County	169,115	+0.4%
Rutland County	59,653	−1.4%
Washington County	59,652	−0.2%
Windsor County	57,312	−0.7%
Franklin County	51,177	+2.3%
Windham County	45,204	−1.4%
Addison County	38,048	+1.8%
Bennington County	36,630	−1.8%
Caledonia County	30,414	+0.8%
Orange County	30,002	+2.4%

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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