Franklin County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 34,69393.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,2273.3%Two or more races
  • 7372.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1460.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1010.3%Asian alone
  • 230.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 140.04%Some other race alone

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 44
• Thefts: 100
• Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 56
• Thefts: 151
• Auto thefts: 10

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,475 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,159 (1.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Franklin County is $391 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $611 a month.

Cities in this county include: West Frankfort, Benton, Christopher, Sesser, Zeigler, Royalton, West City, Valier, North City, Thompsonville.

Neighboring counties: Bourbon County, Kansas , Maries County, Missouri , Meade County, Kentucky , Clifton Forge city, Virginia .

Current college students: 1,697
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 308 (60.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 512010 or later
• 462000 to 2009
• 661990 to 1999
• 411980 to 1989
• 501970 to 1979
• 136Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,478
• One, attached: 267
• Two: 698
• 3 or 4: 446
• 5 to 9: 122
• 10 to 19: 54
• 20 to 49: 76
• 50 or more: 247
• Mobile homes: 1,933
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in Franklin County with a mortgage: 4,945 (357 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 201 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 102

Religion statistics for Franklin County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Franklin County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
• Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 14, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1991: June 07, 2011, FEMA Id: 1991, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 08, 2009 to May 09, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1850: July 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1850, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Illinois Snow, Incident Period: December 21, 2004 to December 23, 2004, Emergency Declared EM-3199: February 01, 2005, FEMA Id: 3199, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 21, 2002 to May 23, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1416: May 21, 2002, FEMA Id: 1416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 1996 to May 17, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1112: May 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1112, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 06, 1983, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-684: June 06, 1983, FEMA Id: 684, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 26, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-373: April 26, 1973, FEMA Id: 373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

5.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($36,450 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.26% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($28,335 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($8,115 average AGI)

Franklin County:	1.49%
Illinois average:	2.01%

from Williamson County, IL	1.66% ($38,268 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, IL	0.52% ($40,236)
from Jackson County, IL	0.33% ($30,174)
from Perry County, IL	0.25% ($40,257)
from Saline County, IL	0.19% ($32,704)
from Hamilton County, IL	0.17% ($30,333)

5.46% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($38,649 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.84% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($25,897 average AGI)
1.63% relocated to other states ($12,754 average AGI)

Franklin County:	1.63%
Illinois average:	3.06%

to Williamson County, IL	1.73% ($36,504 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, IL	0.44% ($38,557)
to Jackson County, IL	0.38% ($30,423)
to Perry County, IL	0.20% ($41,786)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Franklin County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,999 (2,755 living alone), Female householders: 8,380 (2,809 living alone)

• 7,376 spouses (7,299 opposite-sex spouses), 1,128 unmarried partners, (1,027 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,554 children (8,590 natural, 193 adopted, 786 stepchildren), 970 grandchildren, 173 brothers or sisters, 288 parents, 88 foster children, 374 other relatives, 641 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 462

Size of family households: 4,837 2-persons, 2,353 3-persons, 1,574 4-persons, 779 5-persons, 371 6-persons, 86 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,571 1-person, 667 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 24 5-persons.

4,981 married couples with children.
1,818 single-parent households (569 men, 1,249 women).

98.1% of residents of Franklin speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $271,007,000 ($6,867 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,460,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $130,763,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $66,645,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,262,000
Federal grants: $44,522,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,168,000 ($2,792,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,646,000 ($2,323,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,271,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,647,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,970,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+32 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 14.37 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Franklin County, Illinois
• 372020 or later
• 8462010 to 2019
• 1,5552000 to 2009
• 1,6481990 to 1999
• 1,4821980 to 1989
• 2,8161970 to 1979
• 2,1831960 to 1969
• 2,0761950 to 1959
• 1,7571940 to 1949
• 4,0181939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Franklin County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin County, Illinois
• 281 room
• 312 rooms
• 1963 rooms
• 2,0534 rooms
• 2,7035 rooms
• 2,9176 rooms
• 1,7937 rooms
• 1,2118 rooms
• 1,4129+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin County, Illinois
• 1051 room
• 2092 rooms
• 6493 rooms
• 9264 rooms
• 7545 rooms
• 8826 rooms
• 2477 rooms
• 1078 rooms
• 1059+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Franklin County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin County, Illinois
• 33no bedroom
• 2921 bedroom
• 4,4242 bedrooms
• 5,8823 bedrooms
• 1,4414 bedrooms
• 2435+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin County, Illinois
• 112no bedroom
• 8781 bedroom
• 1,6762 bedrooms
• 1,1293 bedrooms
• 1584 bedrooms
• 345+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 398no vehicle
• 3,6701 vehicle
• 4,7672 vehicles
• 2,3953 vehicles
• 8364 vehicles
• 2765+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County in renter-occupied apartments
• 799no vehicle
• 1,7801 vehicle
• 1,0512 vehicles
• 2773 vehicles
• 744 vehicles
• 205+ vehicles

86.4% of Franklin County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Illinois.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 31,079
• Other state: 5,638
• Northeast: 422
• Midwest: 2,455
• South: 1,787
• West: 961

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,350
• Number of aged recipients: 75
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,275
• Number of recipients under 18: 154
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 982
• Number of recipients older than 64: 214
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 425
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 625