Franklin County, Pennsylvania

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Key figures

Statistic	Franklin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	157,379	13,018,639	334,922,499	441st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,003	$77,971	$80,734	726th of 3,221
Median Age	42.1	40.9	38.9	1470th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.7%	35.2%	35.7%	1272nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$249,800	$254,500	$332,700	893rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,093	$1,209	$1,413	738th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.5%	11.7%	12.5%	2763rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	5.3%	5.2%	1924th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	203.8	291.0	n/a	625th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.7%	7.7%	14.1%	1321st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.9	n/a	n/a	777th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.5%	69.3%	65.2%	1796th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.3	26.3	26.4	1599th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.0%	15.6%	15.1%	1213th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.1%	n/a	n/a	1855th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.6%	46.2%	46.9%	930th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.5%	n/a	n/a	945th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Franklin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.5%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.1	44.6	61.4

Age in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Franklin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	42.1	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.3%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.2%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Franklin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	63,510	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.0%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.2%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.4%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.1%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	27.2%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Franklin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,977	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.9%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.8%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.0%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.9%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.5%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.3%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.0%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Franklin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	67,157	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.8%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.6%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.4%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.5%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.3%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,740	$3,311	n/a

Education in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Franklin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	8.7%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.4%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.2%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.6%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.1%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Franklin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.1%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.1%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.4%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.6%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.6%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Franklin County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.8%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.0%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.4%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.1%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.2%	9.9%	16.7%

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