Franklin
Source:
Kentucky
Franklin is a smaller county in Kentucky with 2 ZIP codes, 50,028 people, and below-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Franklin, KY sits among US counties with a below-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 45th pct
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 50,028
- combined ZIP population
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $65,732
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Franklin lands in the national county income distribution as below-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 21073, 2 ZIPs, combined population 50,028). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.
Below-median income with few ZIPs: start cost-of-living reads on the primary code (40601), not the county mean. This page exists to join FIPS 21073 to HUD/FBI tables once the ZIP is chosen.
Population clears twenty-five thousand even with few ZIPs - density can still swing hard inside the short list. Compare the top two rows by population before treating FIPS 21073 averages as uniform.
Within Kentucky, Christian is the closest lower-income county and Hancock the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 9 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Franklin. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.
2
Total ZIPs
50,028
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Franklin
Side-by-side: Compare 40601 vs 40604 →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Franklin?
Franklin has a total population of 50,028 across 2 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Franklin?
Franklin includes 2 ZIP codes: 40601, 40604.