Franklin County vs. Patrick County

	Franklin County (VA)	Patrick County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	56,195	17,673
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.1%	-4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	56,135	18,500
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	56,159	18,490
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.2%	17.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.5%	26.4%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.6%
White alone, percent	89.5%	92.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	8.0%	5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.9%	3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.1%	89.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,966	1,249
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	30,021	10,215
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.8%	76.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$178,000	$116,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,207	$1,026
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$362	$280
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$724	$549
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.9%	3.6%
Building permits, 2018	122	43
Households, 2014-2018	23,104	7,685
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.37	2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.3%	85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.4%	4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.2%	73.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.2%	63.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.0%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.5%	13.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.3%	12.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.7%	13.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.6%	50.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.3%	43.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	44,746	7,016
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	291,376	21,742
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	458,981	204,632
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,136	$11,091
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.6	28.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,639	$40,486
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,866	$23,016
Persons in poverty, percent	15.3%	15.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,163	280
Total employment, 2017	12,750	3,549
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	370,639	99,923
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.0%	-18.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,730	1,065
All firms, 2012	4,570	1,197
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,548	849
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,459	221
Minority-owned firms, 2012	324	50
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,133	1,113
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	457	88
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,980	1,051
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.8%	31.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	81.3	38.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	690.43	483.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Franklin county (VA) and Patrick county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.