Franklin County, WA Census Data

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Washington



Franklin County, Washington

People QuickFactsFranklin CountyWashington
Population, 2005 estimate 63,0116,287,759
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 27.7%6.7%
Population, 2000 49,3475,894,121
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 10.1%6.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 31.9%23.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 7.3%11.5%
Female persons, percent, 2005 47.3%50.1%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)93.6%85.0%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)2.6%3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.8%1.7%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)1.8%6.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.2%0.5%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 1.0%3.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)48.3%8.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 47.2%77.1%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 49.0%48.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 25.2%10.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 44.6%14.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 63.5%87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 13.6%27.7%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 9,107981,007
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.925.5
Housing units, 2005 20,4332,651,645
Homeownership rate, 2000 65.6%64.6%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 21.8%25.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $102,000$168,300
Households, 2000 14,8402,271,398
Persons per household, 2000 3.262.53
Median household income, 2003 $40,404$48,185
Per capita money income, 1999 $15,459$22,973
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 15.3%11.0%
Business QuickFactsFranklin CountyWashington
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 1,215171,5291
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 15,2032,268,9131
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 9.0%0.1%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 2,192369,860
Total number of firms, 2002 2,935467,290
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 4.9%5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 20.9%2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 32.7%29.4%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 1,285,01479,313,884
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 458,78384,634,499
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 608,74565,262,333
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $11,492$10,757
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 39,6808,642,681
Building permits, 2005 1,23152,988
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 253,71744,840,8421
Geography QuickFactsFranklin CountyWashington
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,24266,544
Persons per square mile, 2000 39.788.6
FIPS Code 02153
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA Metro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:06:48 EST
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