Franklin, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,711 (All urban)

Franklin, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,281 (3,030 occupied: 1,740 owner occupied, 1,290 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	29%

Housing density: 710 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $377 (lower quartile is $260, upper quartile is $479)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $383

Median gross rent in Franklin, PA in 2007: $500

Housing units in Franklin with a mortgage: 932 (82 second mortgage, 109 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 610

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $79,949 (it was $48,000 in 2000)

Franklin:	$79,949
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,873 - $133,866

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $106,863
Here: $106,863
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $143,708
Here: $143,708
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $73,224
Here: $73,224
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $97,299
Here: $97,299
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $58,659
Here: $58,659
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $15,478
Here: $15,478
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,884

In family households: 5,549 (1,251 male householders, 605 female householders)
1,314 spouses, 2,004 children (1,853 natural, 30 adopted, 121 stepchildren), 110 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 54 other relatives, 140 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,335 (382 male householders (314 living alone)), 810 female householders (763 living alone)), 143 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 328 (300 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 814 2-persons, 462 3-persons, 357 4-persons, 152 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,077 1-person, 94 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

987 married couples with children.
586 single-parent households (123 men, 463 women).

96.8% of residents of Franklin speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 57 (0.8%)
(68.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 11 4 rooms: 51 5 rooms: 260 6 rooms: 501 7 rooms: 297 8 rooms: 296 9 or more rooms: 316

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 73 3 rooms: 269 4 rooms: 321 5 rooms: 253 6 rooms: 208 7 rooms: 61 8 rooms: 43 9 or more rooms: 55

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 28
1990 to 1994: 44
1980 to 1989: 127
1970 to 1979: 393
1960 to 1969: 179
1950 to 1959: 225
1940 to 1949: 246
1939 or earlier: 2,039

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Franklin:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 281 3 bedrooms: 897 4 bedrooms: 398 5 or more bedrooms: 136

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 439 2 bedrooms: 450 3 bedrooms: 267 4 bedrooms: 70 5 or more bedrooms: 44

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 132 1 vehicle: 678 2 vehicles: 734 3 vehicles: 164 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 314 1 vehicle: 783 2 vehicles: 162 3 vehicles: 27 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 4

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Franklin, PA:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 38
$15,000 to $19,999: 58
$20,000 to $24,999: 38
$25,000 to $29,999: 67
$30,000 to $34,999: 137
$35,000 to $39,999: 166
$40,000 to $49,999: 281
$50,000 to $59,999: 135
$60,000 to $69,999: 102
$70,000 to $79,999: 161
$80,000 to $89,999: 140
$90,000 to $99,999: 58
$100,000 to $124,999: 28
$125,000 to $149,999: 29
$150,000 to $174,999: 48
$175,000 to $199,999: 13
$200,000 to $249,999: 9
$250,000 to $299,999: 28
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Franklin rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Franklin:

Less than $100: 57 people
$100 to $149: 43
$150 to $199: 66
$200 to $249: 90
$250 to $299: 96
$300 to $349: 131
$350 to $399: 146
$400 to $449: 144
$450 to $499: 139
$500 to $549: 60
$550 to $599: 55
$600 to $649: 45
$650 to $699: 13
$700 to $749: 16
$750 to $799: 13
$800 to $899: 7
$900 to $999: 5
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 78

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 12 1985 to 1989: 4 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 22

Franklin, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.6%
Number of people working at home: 73 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 273
5 to 9 minutes: 814
10 to 14 minutes: 660
15 to 19 minutes: 438
20 to 24 minutes: 234
25 to 29 minutes: 67
30 to 34 minutes: 180
35 to 39 minutes: 25
40 to 44 minutes: 31
45 to 59 minutes: 80
60 to 89 minutes: 28
90 or more minutes: 27

Franklin mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,167 (74%)
Carpooled: 436 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
Railroad: 7 (0%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 170 (6%)
Other means: 48 (2%)
Worked at home: 73 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 511
$10,000 to $14,999: 336
$15,000 to $19,999: 359
$20,000 to $24,999: 233
$25,000 to $29,999: 191
$30,000 to $34,999: 177
$35,000 to $39,999: 198
$40,000 to $44,999: 155
$45,000 to $49,999: 100
$50,000 to $59,999: 192
$60,000 to $74,999: 223
$75,000 to $99,999: 190
$100,000 to $124,999: 100
$125,000 to $149,999: 36
$150,000 to $199,999: 12
$200,000 or more: 35

First ancestries reported:

German: 1333

United States or American: 744

Irish: 609

English: 426

Other groups: 396

Italian: 366

Scotch-Irish: 218

Polish: 158

French (except Basque): 100

Scottish: 85

Swedish: 57

Slovak: 48

Norwegian: 46

Romanian: 44

Hungarian: 39

Czech: 38

Swiss: 32

British: 27

Dutch: 26

Pennsylvania German: 24

Greek: 22

Russian: 18

Ukrainian: 18

Welsh: 18

Belgian: 15

Slavic: 12

European: 10

Croatian: 7

African: 6

Finnish: 6

Subsaharan African:: 6

Lithuanian: 5

French Canadian: 4

Canadian: 4

Austrian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Romania (44%)
Italy (14%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Canada (11%)
Panama (9%)
Germany (7%)
Austria (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6096
Northeast: 199
Midwest: 326
South: 339
West: 104

59% of Franklin residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 71
9th grade: 83
10th grade: 60
11th grade: 65
12th grade, no diploma: 43
High school graduate (or equivalency): 887
Less than 1 year of college: 90
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 200
Associate degree: 124
Bachelor's degree: 274
Master's degree: 83
Professional school degree: 108
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 121
9th grade: 73
10th grade: 81
11th grade: 82
12th grade, no diploma: 112
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,290
Less than 1 year of college: 126
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 211
Associate degree: 153
Bachelor's degree: 291
Master's degree: 91
Professional school degree: 24
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 28.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 50.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 40.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,713
Black householders: $24,971
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $63,326
Some other race householders: $23,956
Two or more races householders: $16,580
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $24,824

Franklin household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Franklin household income for Black householders

Franklin household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Franklin marital status for males

Franklin marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $80,279
Black or African American householders: $100,880
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $122,626

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,057
One, attached: 49
Two: 339
3 or 4: 223
5 to 9: 144
10 to 19: 118
20 to 49: 54
50 or more: 219
Mobile homes: 78

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,508

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Franklin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (96%) Electricity (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (13%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 131

Here:	16.7%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17

Here:	3.7%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34

Here:	18.3%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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