Franklin County, IN Population

Overview

22,769

Total Population

41.8

Median age

49.84%

Female population %

100.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

282

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Franklin County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Franklin County is 41.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Franklin County's population under 18 was 23.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Franklin County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Franklin County, 18.91% were under the age of 15, 17.48% aged 15 to 29, 45.09% aged 30 to 64, 16.24% aged 65 to 84, and 2.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 71 less females than males in Franklin County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.84% females and 50.16% males in Franklin County, IN.
The Franklin County, IN gender ratio is 100.6:100 i.e. 100.6 men to 100 women (1.006).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 998.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 918.

Franklin County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Franklin County population: 96.73% are White, 0.05% are Black or African American, 0.56% are Asian, 0.60% are some other race and 2.06% are multiracial.
Franklin County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 282 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 22,487 (98.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Franklin County is White with a population of 22,024 (96.73% of the total population).

Franklin County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 23,348 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Franklin County's population increased by 802 (3.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Franklin County's population decreased by 265 (1.15%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Franklin County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 22,256.