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Franklin County, Kansas

Demographic Snapshot

	Franklin County	Kansas City MSA	United States
Population, 2017	25,733	2,128,912	325,719,178
Population % Ch., 2007-2017	0%	7.47%	7.99%
Median Age, 2016	39.9	37.4	37.9
Land Area (sq. mi.)	571.76	7,950	3,531,905
High School Grads, 2016	91.9%	91.4%	87%
College Grads, 2016	19.9%	35%	30.3%
Labor Force, 2017	14,142	1,128,859	160,320,000
Unemployment Rate, 2017	3.7%	3.8%	4.4%
Note: Educational Attainment rates are for the population 25 years and older. Annual education attainment rates are not available for communities under 25,000 population. For consistency, the Educational Attainment data is from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, American Community Survey; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Company	Type of Operation	Employees
American Eagle Outfitters	Clothing warehouse & distribution center	650
ATC Truck Covers	Truck accessory mfg.	75
City of Ottawa	Government	150
COF Training Services, Inc.	Job training services for the mentally disabled	95
Fashion, Inc.	Architectural metal roofing mfg.	50
Franklin County	Government	255
Kalmar-Ottawa	Industrial trucks and tractors	275
Midwest Cabinet Co., Inc.	Wooden & laminated cabinets & seating booths mfg.	70
Neosho County Community College	Higher education	40
Ottawa Retirement Village	Retirement	145
Ottawa University	Higher education	160
Ransom Memorial Hospital	Health services	390
Schuff Steel	Steel Beams mfg.	110
USD #287 West Franklin	Education	120
USD #288 Central Heights	Education	119
USD #289 Wellsville	Education	157
USD #290, Ottawa	Education	420
Wal-Mart Distribution Center	Distribution	871
Wal-Mart Super Center	Retail	280