Franklin County
Community Profile
9th in order
of county creation
February 25, 1784
Prepared for Franklin County Cooperative Extension
by the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
The University of Georgia • Athens, GA
Total Population
Franklin County
25,829
23,963
21,748
20,285
16,650
15,185
2020 OPB Proj.
2015 OPB Proj.
2009 Estimate
2000
1990
1980
12,784
13,274
14,446
1970
1960
1950
15,612
15,902
1940
1930
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses & estimate; OPB--GA Office of Planning &
Budget projections.
Population Composition by Age
Franklin County
100%
6.0
14.9
65 +
45-64
20-44
5-19
<5
34.0
34.6
7.9
16.9
33.1
30.3
10.6
11.3
13.4
20.0
22.3
21.3
29.5
30.0
29.9
28.1
33.5
15.6
15.3
22.2
23.8
16.8
26.5
33.7
30.1
25.4
20.8
20.8
19.7
-1.1
+0.3
10.0
8.5
6.4
6.5
6.3
6.9
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2009
est.
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
+2.7
-3.6
11.8
2009 Estimated Median Age
+1.5
35.1
10.6
0%
Change in
proportion
2000-2009
Franklin Co. = 39.7 yrs.
GA = 34.9 yrs.
2009 County Population Comparisons
Total
Total
Rank
Density
per sq.mi.
land area
% Chg.
2000-09
Rank of
% Chg.
FRANKLIN
21,748
84
82.6
7.2
88
BANKS
16,799
98
71.9
16.5
46
ELBERT
20,372
89
55.2
-0.7
130
HABERSHAM
43,613
46
156.8
21.5
33
HART
24,067
75
103.6
4.6
100
MADISON
28,232
62
99.5
9.7
74
STEPHENS
25,700
69
143.4
1.0
120
County
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (3/09)
Population Change: 1930-2009
30
Percentage Change
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
1930-40
1940-50
U.S.
1950-60
1960-70
1970-80
Georgia
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses
1980-90
1990-00
2000-09
Franklin Co.
Components of Population Change
Natural Increase & Net Migration*
2000-2009
Numerical
Change*
2000-2009
# Natural
Increase
(Births-Deaths)
2000-2009
# Net
Migration
2008-09
1-yr Natural
Increase
Rate
2008-09
1 yr Net
Migration
Rate
FRANKLIN
1,461
390
1,188
2.5
-5.2
BANKS
2,377
779
1,673
4.5
3.5
ELBERT
-139
148
-164
-0.8
-8.8
HABERSHAM
HART
MADISON
STEPHENS
7,717
2,432
5,481
7.6
7.3
1,175
1,699
137
5,340
849,133
0.7
3.0
1.6
4.8
7.8
-8.2
5.2
2.8
1.0
5.5
Area
Avg. County
GEORGIA
1,069
54
2,502
949
267
243
10,330
4,305
1,642,430 684,445
Primary data source:
U. S. Census Bureau (3/10)
* Numerical change includes “residual” not represented in either NI or NM.
Population Change: 2000-2009
LOSS
0 – 9.1%
9.1 – 20.1%
20.1 – 40.0%
40.0 – 77.4%
Avg. GA
County = 12.0%
GA = 20.1%
US = 9.1%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (3/10)
Selected Vital Statistics
2007 Rates
14.0
Total births per 1,000 pop
15.8
36.0
Unwed per 100 total births
43.8
Teen pregnancy per 1,000
females age 10-19
38.1
35.3
10.9
Deaths per 1,000 pop
7.1
Induced terminations per
1,000 females age 15-44
Low birth weight per 100
births
Infant deaths per 1,000 births
6.0
14.9
7.8
9.1
7.3
Franklin Co.
Georgia
8.4
10-yr. rates 1998-2007
2007 Franklin Co. Natality Data
2007 Franklin Co. Mortality Data
305 total births, 107 unwed births 237 total deaths
13 induced terminations
2 infant deaths
54 teen pregnancies
26 low birth weight babies
Primary data source: GA Dept. Public Health, OASIS
Highest Level of Educational Attainment: 2000
3.9
Grad or Prof Degree
8.3
6.4
Bachelor's degree
16.0
4.5
5.2
Associate degree
14.7
Some college, no degree
20.4
37.5
HS Grad
28.7
21.9
9th-12th no diploma
Franklin Co.
Georgia
13.8
11.1
< 9th grade
7.6
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Percent of Persons Age 25+
Franklin Co.
Not completing HS = 33.0%
With a bachelor’s + degree = 10.3%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Selected Public School Statistics
School Year 2008-09
68.8
Teachers w/adv degrees
59.5
64.8
College prep certif
75.7
HOPE Eligible
98.1
38.0
70.6
Class '09 Grad Rate
78.9
9.6
9.3
10.2
10.6
13.4
12.0
Gifted
Special Ed
Econ Disadvantaged
Georgia
3.2
3.8
8.2
8.7
4.2
3.8
Retained in grade
Absent >15 days
HS Dropout rate
0
10
Primary data source:
Governor’s Office of Student Achievement
20
30
40
50
Franklin Co.
60
70
80
90
100
Percentage
Franklin Co.
K12 enrollment = 3,713
HS dropouts = 50
General Fund Expenditures per FTE = $7,784
Per Capita Income: 2003-2008
$45,000
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
2003
2004
2005
Franklin Co.
2008 PCI
Franklin Co. = $28,512
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/10)
2006
2007
Georgia
Georgia = $34,849
US = $40,166
2008
US
Per Capita Income: 2003-2008
Percentage Change
10
8
Percentage
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
Franklin Co.
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/10)
2006-07
Georgia
2007-08
US
Per Capita Income: 2008
PCI
Rank of
PCI
% PCI of
GA Total
% Change
in PCI
2003-2008
FRANKLIN
$28,512
65
81.8
20.3
BANKS
$31,437
31
90.2
25.3
ELBERT
$27,886
78
80.0
23.4
HABERSHAM $26,927
93
77.3
12.0
HART
$26,195
102
75.2
20.2
MADISON
$29,311
54
84.1
16.9
STEPHENS
$29,139
57
83.6
23.0
GA Avg. Co.
$28,543
--
81.9
20.1
County
Primary data source: U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/10)
Median Household Income
2008 Model-Based Estimates
$52,029
US
GEORGIA
$50,834
GA Avg. Co.
$41,186
$37,110
FRANKLIN
$44,269
BANKS
ELBERT
$34,986
$45,377
HABERSHAM
$39,593
HART
$41,389
MADISON
$34,881
STEPHENS
$0
$10,000
$20,000
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (11/09)
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
Transfer Receipts: 2008
Franklin Co. Total = $162,099,000
36.5
Retirement/Disab
33.3
27.7
Medicare
23.1
15.3
15.5
Pub Med Assist
2.4
2.2
Supp Sec Inc
Franklin Co.
Family Assist 0.3
0.4
Georgia
2.1
2.7
Food Stamps
5.0
6.8
Other Inc Maint
1.7
2.6
2.4
3.4
Unemp
Veteran Benefit
27.3% of total personal income
10.3% change in total 2007-08
6.7
All Other
Franklin Co.
$7,434 per capita
transfer receipts
10.0
0
5
10
15
20
25
Percentage
Primary data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/10)
30
35
40
45
Persons Living Below Poverty Level
2008 Model-Based Estimates
# of
Persons
% of all
Persons
Rank
of %
FRANKLIN
3,963
18.8
78
BANKS
2,550
15.3
46
ELBERT
3,762
18.6
75
HABERSHAM
5,489
13.5
30
HART
3,917
16.6
56
MADISON
STEPHENS
4,545
16.3
54
4,372
17.8
66
GA Avg. Co.
8,736
19.1
--
County
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (11/09)
Persons Living Below the Poverty Level
2008 Model-Based Estimates
4.7 – 13.7%
13.7 – 17.8%
17.8 – 21.1%
21.1 – 24.8%
24.8 – 35.2%
Weighted
average poverty
threshold for a
family household
of 4 persons in
2008 = $22,025
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (11/09)
Georgia
1,388,959
persons
14.7%
------------US = 13.2%
Unemployment Rates
Rate per 100 in Labor Forc
12
Franklin Co.
Georgia
U. S.
10
8
6
4
2
0
2000
2001
2009 Rates
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Franklin Co. = 11.6
GA = 9.6
Avg. GA County = 10.5
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor
2008
2009
US = 9.3
Establishments, Employment & Wages: 2009 Averages
Avg. #
Establishments
Avg. Monthly
Employment
Avg. Wage
Weekly
113
1,922
$618
Ag, forestry, fishing
10
168
$619
Construction
62
188
$639
Manufacturing
41
1,567
$615
329
3,561
$509
Wholesale trade
21
263
$661
Retail trade
97
775
$429
Transportation/Warehousing
11
481
$725
Finance/Insurance
33
140
$843
Professional/Sci/Tech
24
66
$637
Admin/Suppt/WasteMgmt/Remediation
16
97
$530
Health care/Soc Svcs
30
688
$565
Accommodations/Food Svc
39
604
$210
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
39
1,171
$595
TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES
493
6,662
$555
Franklin County
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (8/10)
Employment Comparisons by Industry Group: 2009
Franklin Co.
Avg. GA County
Georgia
28.9
Goods Producing
22.1
14.6
53.5
Service Providing
50.2
67.4
17.6
Government
27.3
17.9
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (8/10)
Components of 2009 Property Tax Gross Digest
Franklin County
Residential
32.6%
Ag-PreferentialEnviron-Conserv
38.3%
Timber *
0.02%
Mobile Home
1.01%
Motor Vehicle
7.0%
Public Utility
2.4%
Industrial
3.4%
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Commercial
15.3%
40% Assessment Value of Property
Gross Digest = $938,623,204
Homestead & Property Exemptions = $260,099,239
Net M&O Digest = $678,523,965
Value of exempt property = $23,991,616
* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year sales
Millage Rates, Taxes Levied, & Sales Tax Rate
’09 School
Millage*
’08 Taxes
Levied*
($000)
Sales Tax
Rate as of
LOST
Type*
7/10
as of 7/10
23.50
14.87
$16,230
3
LSE
BANKS
21.80
13.24
$12,342
3
LSE
ELBERT
25.92
15.95
$14,210
3
LSE
HABERSHAM
21.87
13.35
$30,992
3
LSE
HART
18.25
13.73 (’08)
$19,657
3
LSE
MADISON
30.16
17.82
$20,813
3
LSE
STEPHENS
29.97
18.40
$22,750
3
LSE
’09 Countywide
Millage*
FRANKLIN
County
*Countywide Includes .250 state millage. School includes bonds, if any.
Taxes levied, but not necessarily collected. Sales Tax: 4% State not
included; L=Local Option, S=Special Purpose, E=Educational
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Farm Gate Value by Commodity Group: 2009
Franklin Co. Total Value = $353,182,017
Other
0.1%
Fruits-Nuts-Veges
0.2%
Forestry
0.1%
Ornamental
Horticulture
0.2%
Livestock
2.3%
Row-Forage crops
0.8%
Primary data source: Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development, UGA (5/10)
Poultry-Egg
96.4%
Retail Sales Analysis: 2008
Franklin Co. Total Retail Sales = $355,481,000
1.33
Total Retail Sales
Health-Personal Care
1.57
Bldg Mat-garden equip-supplies
0.37
Gas stations
3.96
1.76
Motor Vehicle-parts
Furniture-Home Furn-Appliance
0.33
Clothing & Accessories
0.14
General Merchandise
0.10
Food Services-Drinking Places
0.66
Food-Beverage Stores
1.40
0
1
2
3
4
Pull Factor
A “pull factor” of 1.0 means that the county’s sales are what would be expected
based upon the number of residents and their relative wealth.
Primary data sources: “Demographics USA, County Edition, 2008;” pull factor calculations by Center for
Agribusiness and Economic Development.
Commuting to Work: 2000
Percentage of:
Residents working in
county
53.9
Residents working
out of county
46.1
Workers coming into
county
47.1
Residents driving to
work alone
80.4
Residents carpooling
Residents working at
home
13.5
3.1
Resident workers 16+ = 8,844
Residents working in county = 4,766
Residents working out of county = 4,078
Total working in county = 9,005
Workers commuting into county = 4,239
Franklin County
Mean travel time to work = 25.7 min.
Ratio of IN to OUT = 1.04
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
This study was developed to assist
community leadership with their
future planning and decision making.
Special Area Report
# 1022
September 2010
Prepared for Franklin County Cooperative Extension
by Susan R. Boatright
Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia • Athens, GA
Georgia Cooperative Extension
706-542-0760 • 706-542-8938
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