Franklin County, MS Population

Overview

7,705

Total Population

42.9

Median age

49.03%

Female population %

103.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

65.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

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 42.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Franklin County's population under 18 was 23.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Franklin County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Franklin County, 19.31% were under the age of 15, 16.89% aged 15 to 29, 43.72% aged 30 to 64, 18.78% aged 65 to 84, and 1.30% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 149 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 49.03% females and 50.97% males in Franklin County, MS.
The Franklin County, MS gender ratio is 103.9:100 i.e. 103.9 men to 100 women (1.039).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 370.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 326.

Franklin County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Franklin County population: 62.39% are White, 35.79% are Black or African American, 0.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.38% are some other race and 1.28% are multiracial.
Franklin County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,703 (99.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Franklin County is White with a population of 4,807 (62.39% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,397 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Franklin County's population decreased by 292 (3.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Franklin County's population decreased by 440 (5.43%), 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 2022 at 7,642.