| | People QuickFacts | Franklin County | Iowa |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 10,730 | 3,062,309 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 10,680 | 3,046,350 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 10,680 | 3,046,355 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 23.4% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 19.0% | 14.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.7% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 97.7% | 93.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.6% | 3.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.1% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 11.2% | 5.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 87.3% | 88.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 89.5% | 83.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.3% | 4.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 84.3% | 89.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 14.4% | 24.5% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 828 | 245,537 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.4 | 18.5 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 4,901 | 1,340,529 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 74.1% | 73.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.8% | 18.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $82,500 | $119,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 4,189 | 1,215,954 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.50 | 2.40 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,507 | $25,335 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $44,863 | $48,872 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Franklin County | Iowa |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 336 | 80,8011 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 2,929 | 1,253,0951 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -8.4 | -0.91 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 802 | 201,448 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,385 | 259,931 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 19.4% | 25.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 260,008 | 97,592,051 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 154,569 | 41,068,338 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 65,933 | 39,234,649 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $6,207 | $13,172 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 4,424 | 4,737,719 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 3 | 7,526 |