County profile
Franklin County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#3024 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 20% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$125.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-23.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
430
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
82
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$38.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,795
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.9%
Median HH income
$60.2k±$5.1k
Bachelor's degree+
21.3%±3.0%
Poverty rate
12.3%±2.3%
Business applications
42 · 2025
Retail establishments
15
53.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care34%
Retail trade24%
Wholesale trade16%
Finance & insurance10%
Food & accommodation8%
Professional services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,795
residents · 2025 · -3.1% since 2020
Income per capita $64.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4
International migration+0
Natural change−95
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$83.2M2019
$101.9M2020
$137.6M2021
$130.1M2022
$164.5M2023
$125.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$95.6k±$8.8k
Median gross rent
$691/mo±$91/mo
Vacancy rate
15.5%±3.5%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$1.4M
4 units · 1.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
32.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 96Strong wind 93Drought 90
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -20% since 202152021
62022
22023
92024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
55.2 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
9.6 km
NKCR
Nearest port
268.8 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
61.4 km
KEARNEY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$38.8k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Franklin?
Franklin's economy produced $125.3M in 2024, contracting 23.9% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.