People QuickFacts Franklin County Vermont Population, 2012 estimate 48,214 626,011 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 47,746 625,741 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.0% Z Population, 2010 47,746 625,741 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.0% 5.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 24.1% 20.1% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 12.4% 15.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.4% 50.7%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 95.8% 95.5% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6% 1.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.0% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.5% 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.1% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 1.3% 1.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 94.7% 94.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 88.5% 86.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 3.0% 3.9% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 4.5% 5.2% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 88.3% 91.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 21.1% 33.8% Veterans, 2007-2011 4,145 51,981 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 26.5 21.7  Housing units, 2011 21,763 324,389 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 75.0% 71.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 16.2% 23.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $205,700 $213,000 Households, 2007-2011 18,561 256,711 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.54 2.34 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $25,811 $28,376 Median household income, 2007-2011 $55,181 $53,422 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 10.2% 11.3%     Business QuickFacts Franklin County Vermont Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 984 21,190 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 11,983 264,208 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 0.2% 0.0% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 3,560 59,945  Total number of firms, 2007 4,754 78,729 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.6% 26.0%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 10,751,461 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 413,283 5,121,694 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 545,346 9,310,119 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,383 $15,005 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 39,606 1,367,630 Building permits, 2012 173 1,301     Geography QuickFacts Franklin County Vermont Land area in square miles, 2010 633.71 9,216.66 Persons per square mile, 2010 75.3 67.9 FIPS Code 011 50 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area   (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: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts