Population 17,793
State Kentucky
Current Time
Area 234.20 mi²
Zip Codes 42134, 42135
Per capita income $19,997

Cities in Simpson County

Franklin

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 87.1 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 17.2 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$415,161
Total number of firms, 2007 1,491
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 17,793
Households, 2008-2012 6,677
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 2.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,180
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $19,997
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 2.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 1.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 7,261
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 20.5 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 9.8 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.7 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 234.20 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 17,327
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $115,800
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,406,337
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 358
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 2.1 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $40,930
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.7 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$29,682
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 970
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 83.2 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.1 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.55
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.4 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 15.2 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 82.8 %
Population, 2010 17,327
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 13.2 %
Population per square mile, 2010 74.0
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 85.4 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 68.0 %
Housing units, 2013 7,529
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $24,342
Building permits, 2012 56
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$260,049
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %