Franklin County, Ohio

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Franklin County, Ohio is among the highest in the country for total population (31st of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (57th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Franklin County, Ohio	Ohio	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,333,048	11,810,293	334,922,499	31st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,176	$71,389	$80,734	830th of 3,221
Median Age	34.8	39.7	38.9	2982nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	42.1%	31.5%	35.7%	222nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$288,400	$214,800	$332,700	686th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,302	$1,034	$1,413	419th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.7%	13.3%	12.5%	1327th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	4.8%	5.2%	1523rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,503.8	289.1	n/a	57th of 3,222
Foreign Born	13.0%	5.2%	14.1%	249th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.9	n/a	n/a	1508th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	52.8%	67.2%	65.2%	3141st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.5	23.4	26.4	2246th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.3%	13.0%	15.1%	162nd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.2%	n/a	n/a	1845th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.1%	44.4%	46.9%	2969th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.1%	n/a	n/a	163rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Franklin County, Ohio

Statistic	Franklin County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.0%	75.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.5%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.1%	12.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	59.9	40.6	61.4

Age in Franklin County, Ohio

Statistic	Franklin County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Median Age	34.8	39.7	38.9
Under 18 %	23.3%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.5%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	17.5%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.3%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.4%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.0%	18.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Franklin County, Ohio

Statistic	Franklin County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Households	553,099	4,863,191	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.0%	61.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.2%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.8%	16.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.2%	32.0%	28.7%
Never Married	40.6%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Franklin County, Ohio

Statistic	Franklin County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,731	$40,552	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.4%	16.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.1%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.2%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.2%	9.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.7%	13.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.8%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.9%	12.5%	n/a

Housing in Franklin County, Ohio

Statistic	Franklin County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Housing Units	595,469	5,292,391	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	52.0%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	26.2%	14.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.1%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	47.2%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.6%	28.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,244	$2,822	n/a

Education in Franklin County, Ohio

Statistic	Franklin County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Less than High School	8.8%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.9%	32.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.2%	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.8%	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.3%	12.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Franklin County, Ohio

Statistic	Franklin County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.5%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.4%	75.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.6%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.9%	29.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.4%	7.5%	n/a

Origins and language in Franklin County, Ohio

Statistic	Franklin County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.4%	74.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.4%	2.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.6%	2.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.3%	92.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.2%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	15.0%	6.8%	16.7%

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