Franklin County, Washington
23 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 98,902
- Median household income
- $86,714
- ±4,594
- Unemployed
- 5.4%
- 2,565 of 47,278 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 92.8%
- 27,732 of 29,890 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Franklin | 98,268 (2021) | 1016 N 4th Ave, Pasco | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
Special districts 18
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | Po Box 74, Kahlotus | — |
| Franklin County Cemetery District 2 | Cemeteries | Po Box 855, Connell | — |
| Franklin County Public Utility District 1 | Electric power utility | Po Box 2407, Pasco | Website |
| Franklin County Mosquito Control District | Health | 2601 N Capitol Ave, Pasco | — |
| Franklin County Public Hospital District 1 | Health | Po Box 246, Mesa | Website |
| Pasco City and Franklin County Housing Authority (hacpfc) | Housing and community development | 2505 W Lewis St, Pasco | — |
| Franklin County Irrigation District 1 | Irrigation | Po Box 3907, Pasco | — |
| Smith Canyon Irrigation District | Irrigation | 260 Ridgeview Dr, Pasco | — |
| South Columbia Basin Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 1006, Pasco | — |
| Franklin County Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | Po Box C, Connell | — |
| Franklin County Fire Protection District 2 | Local fire protection | Po Box 497, Kahlotus | — |
| Franklin County Fire Protection District 3 | Local fire protection | 7809 N Road 36, Pasco | — |
| Franklin County Fire Protection District 4 | Local fire protection | 6725 Rd 170, Mesa | — |
| Franklin County Fire Protection District 5 | Local fire protection | 30 Aries Dr, Pasco | — |
| Port of Pasco | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 769, Pasco | Website |
| Pasco Public Facilities District | Parks and recreation | 525 N 3rd Ave, Pasco | — |
| Port of Kahlotus | Sea and inland port facilities | Po Box 2368, Pasco | — |
| Basin City Water and Sewer District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 454, Mesa | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Kahlotus School District
School district1 schools
100 W MARTIN ST, Kahlotus, WA, 99335
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
North Franklin School District
School district9 schools
1100 W CLARK ST, Connell, WA, 99326
Pasco School District
School district31 schools
1215 W LEWIS ST, Pasco, WA, 99301
Selah School District
School district10 schools
316 W NACHES AVE, Selah, WA, 98942
Star School District No. 054
School district1 schools
24180 PASCO KAHLOTUS RD, Pasco, WA, 99301
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Benton City Community Market (806 Dale Ave. Benton City) · Southridge Farmers' Market (Kennewick) · Market at The Parkway (Richland)
Ephrata Farmers' Market (Ephrata) · Moses Lake Farmers Market (Moses Lake) · Moses Lake Farmers Market (Moses Lake)
College Place Farmers & Artisan Market (College Place) · Downtown Farmers' Market (Walla Walla)
Pullman Farmers Market (Pullman)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.