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People QuickFacts |
Franklin County |
Alabama |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
30,801 | 4,661,900 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-1.4% | 4.8% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
31,223 | 4,447,355 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
7.3% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
24.3% | 24.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
15.8% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.3% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
93.8% | 71.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
4.4% | 26.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
0.9% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
13.3% | 2.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
81.1% | 68.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
61.8% | 57.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.6% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
7.7% | 3.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
62.1% | 75.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
9.7% | 19.0% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
7,650 | 945,705 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.4 | 24.8 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
14,038 | 2,158,576 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
74.3% | 72.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
9.6% | 15.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$62,800 | $85,100 |
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Households, 2000 |
12,259 | 1,737,080 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.51 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$30,765 | $40,596 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$14,814 | $18,189 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
20.1% | 16.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Franklin County |
Alabama |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
589 | 105,6271 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
10,389 | 1,722,8341 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
5.5% | 4.2%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
2,000 | 313,813 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,382 | 309,544 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 9.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
24.9% | 26.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
903,415 | 66,686,220 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
83,100 | 43,641,369 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
158,111 | 43,784,342 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$5,129 | $9,771 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
15,673 | 4,692,297 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
21 | 17,464 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
239,130 | 47,965,7561 |
