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Franklin County, Texas, has 10,359 residents across 16,207 parcels and covers 284.4 square miles. The population declined 2.3% between the 2010 and 2020 census. More residents left than arrived over that decade. The FIPS code for Franklin County is 48159.

Mount Vernon is the county's largest population center. Franklin County also includes 3 zip codes, 4 public school districts and 10 municipalities. Those boundaries help explain why population, schools, and housing can look different from one part of the county to another. The map below shows how those county lines, zip codes, and school districts fit together, and the sections that follow use that same geography to show parcel data, population, demographics, school enrollment and housing patterns in more detail.

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Franklin County Trends

Population
10,359▾
Median Home Value
$213,200▴
K-12 Enrollment
3,955▾
Franklin County in Texas

County analytics dashboards with historical trends & projections included in package downloads.

Franklin County Maps

The maps below show a few of the county map styles included in our downloads. County packages include map exports in JPEG, PNG, SVG, PDF and GeoTIFF formats plus more than 20 GIS layers for mapping, research and analysis. Available layers include zip codes, area codes, subdivisions, school districts, political boundaries, roads, water features, points of interest and more.

County packages also include historical county demographics, business intelligence, analytical dashboards, AI-ready prompts, markdown files and related reference data. Everything is organized to save hours of manual work collecting current data, cleaning it and joining it together. That makes it easier to move faster on analytics, due diligence, business planning and location research. Paid packages are built for commercial use, but some package contents include source-specific attribution or notice guidance. Review Licensing & Data Source Notices.

Franklin County Parcels

Franklin County has 16,207 mapped parcels covering 186,684 acres. The median assessed value is $92,290. The median lot size is 0.75 acres. 3,289 parcels are 10 acres or larger. The records carry 8,532 distinct owner names. About 6% of parcels list an owner mailing address outside Texas. Owner names, mailing addresses, site addresses, assessed values and lot sizes are on nearly every parcel. Browse the interactive Franklin County Parcel viewer here.

Franklin County Parcel Data Coverage

Field Parcels Coverage
Parcel ID 16,208 100%
Owner name 16,159 99.7%
Owner mailing address 16,208 100%
Site address 16,208 100%
Land use code 16,080 99.2%
Land use description 0 0%
Assessed value 16,208 100%
Land value 16,208 100%
Improvement value 16,208 100%
Acreage 16,208 100%
Parcel boundary 16,207 99.9%
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Field coverage measured across all Franklin County parcel records.

Franklin County Population

Franklin County had 10,359 residents in 2020. That was 2.3% lower than in 2010. Franklin County added 901 people between 2000 and 2020, which points to steady long-term growth. Mount Vernon is the largest city in the county, but it accounts for only about 24% of the total population. The county is fairly spread out, with about 36 people per square mile. Some of the county's most populated postal areas include Mount Vernon, Scroggins and Talco.

Population Trend in Franklin County TX

Franklin County Population per 2000, 2010 and 2020 census counts with a baseline 2030 projection.

Franklin County Zip Codes

Franklin County has 3 zip codes. Some of the county's most populated zip codes include Mount Vernon (75457), Scroggins (75480) and Talco (75487). Mount Vernon is the largest zip by population, with about 5,991 residents or 58% of the county total. Together, the three largest zips account for about 88% of all county residents based on 2020 population estimates.

Most Populated Zip Codes in Franklin County TX

ZIP Area Population Trend
75457 Mount Vernon 5,991 ▾ -8.1%
75480 Scroggins 1,582 ▾ -3.9%
75487 Talco 1,511 ▾ -1.9%
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Franklin County Zip Code populations and trends per most recent census data.

Franklin County Demographics

Franklin County has a median age of 43.5, which makes the county a little older than Texas overall. About 22.6% of residents are under 18, while 22.1% are 65 or older. That gives the county a fairly even mix of younger families and older adults. The largest age group is 25 to 44 at about 27.3% of the population, which points to a solid working-age base. About 29.3% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, above the statewide figure of 33.1%. The county is majority White by population, with Hispanic, Asian, Black and multiracial residents making up a meaningful share of the local mix.

Key Demographics for Franklin County TX

Median Age

43.5

Under 18

22.6%

Age 65+

22.1%

Bachelor's+

29.3%

Franklin County School Districts

Franklin County is served by 4 public school districts with 3,955 students enrolled in 2024. The largest districts on the county map are Mount Vernon Independent, Winnsboro Independent and Rivercrest Independent. Those three districts account for about 95% of public school enrollment in the map area. Total enrollment has stayed fairly steady in recent years, based on district totals from 2017 to 2024.

Largest School Districts by Enrollment in Franklin County TX

District Enrollment Share Trend
Mount Vernon Independent School District 1,608 40.7% ▴ 2.9%
Winnsboro Independent School District 1,454 36.8% ▾ -2%
Rivercrest Independent School District 684 17.3% ▾ -3.5%
Sulphur Bluff Independent School District 209 5.3% ▾ -8.3%
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Franklin County school district enrollment and trends per most recent NCES reporting data.

Franklin County Housing & Real Estate

Franklin County has a median home value of $213,200 and a median gross rent of $948. About 79% of occupied homes in the county are owner-occupied, so the local housing market leans heavily toward ownership. Home values run below the Texas median, while rents come in below the state average. In March 2026, the median listing price was $397,125 and homes spent about 52 days on the market.

Franklin County Housing Mix

Franklin County housing mix: owner, renter and vacant units.

Franklin County Housing Trends

Franklin County median home value and rent trend (last 5 years).

Businesses in Franklin County, TX

Franklin County has 464 business listings across 199 categories. The largest categories in Franklin County business listings are Churches & Religious Organizations (17, 3.7%), Real Estate Agents (12, 2.6%), and Lake (11, 2.4%). The full Franklin County business listings dataset includes names, categories, addresses and contact details where available. Franklin County packages also include U.S. Census County Business Patterns data with establishment counts, employment and payroll by industry sector.

Top Business Categories in Franklin County, TX

Category Businesses Share
Churches & Religious Organizations 17 3.7%
Real Estate Agents 12 2.6%
Lake 11 2.4%
Convenience Stores 9 1.9%
Contractors 9 1.9%
Baptist Church 9 1.9%
Community & Nonprofits 9 1.9%
Parks & Recreation 9 1.9%
Auto Repair 8 1.7%
Real Estate 8 1.7%

Franklin County Business Listings

Business Category City
Your Logo Here Specialty Printing Advertising Agency Winnsboro
2S Feed & Ranch Supply Agricultural Service Mt Vernon
Franklin County Airport Airlines Mt Vernon
S & J Services Altering And Remodeling Contractor Scroggins
Tag's Hometown Bar & Grill - ML Edwards American Restaurants Mt Vernon
M.L. Edwards & Co Antique Store Mount Vernon
Cultural Arts Center of Mount Vernon Art Gallery Mt Vernon
Mount Vernon Music Arts And Entertainment Mount Vernon
KenSal's CuckooNest Asian Fusion Restaurant Asian Restaurant Mount Vernon
Serenity Plus Home Health Assisted Living Facility Mount Vernon
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Franklin County business listings sourced from Overture Maps. Includes locations with a high level of confidence.

Franklin County Basemaps

Franklin County map and data packages include a set of useful basemaps to help you get started quickly. These include a custom light grey canvas, USGS topo, imagery and other reference layers that make it easier to build clear, meaningful county maps using the included GIS layers, your own data or both. Pre-rendered map tiles for the light grey basemap are included so you can use them offline or host them on your own CDN.

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This page shows a preview of what's included in the Franklin County data package. The full package gives you a ready-to-use county data system with GIS layers, historical data, maps, database files and planning tools that save hours of manual data gathering, cleanup and joins. Everything is organized to help you skip data wrangling and start analysis faster.

  • 20+ GIS layers for parcels, zip codes, school districts, roads, water, boundaries and more
  • Historical county demographics, housing, income and trend data
  • ZIP code population files and school district enrollment history
  • Database files, markdowns, AI-ready prompts and documentation
  • Map exports in PNG, JPEG, PDF, SVG and GeoTIFF formats
  • Offline-ready data explorer, map and analytics tools

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