Franklin township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 14.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 4,243 (50% urban, 50% rural)
Males: 2,133 | (50.3%) |
Females: 2,110 | (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 4,238 (3,593 owner occupied, 645 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Franklin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 40.4
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Average household size: 2.54
Franklin township: | 2.5 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
Franklin township: | $44,017 |
Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
Here: | $600 |
State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,000 (it was $81,000 in 2000)
: | $139,000 |
Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Population density: 291 people per square mile | (high). |
This township: | 13.8% |
Whole state: | 11.0% |
This township: | 0.6% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Weissport East.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company Number 1 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Franklin township: Salem Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Kriss Pines Lake (A), Lehighton Reservoirs (B), Beltzville Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Run (A), Sawmill Run (B), Bull Run (C), Berry Run (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Franklin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 657
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 51
- South: 2
- West: 14
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 220
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Franklin township with a mortgage: 49 (4 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29
- Construction (16%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Apparel (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin township:
- German (53.4%)
- Polish (19.5%)
- United States or American (6.1%)
- Norwegian (5.0%)
- Irish (2.5%)
- Swedish (2.0%)
- Danish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 257 (73%)
- Carpooled: 40 (11%)
- Walked: 8 (2%)
- Worked at home: 46 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Wood (18%)
- Utility gas (12%)
- Electricity (3%)
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
98.1% of residents of Franklin township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 724- In family households: 673 (175 male householders, 16 female householders)
168 spouses, 303 children (282 natural, 4 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (25 male householders (18 living alone)), 12 female householders (9 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 7 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
691 married couples with children.
157 single-parent households (60 men, 97 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
Here: | 21.6% |
Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here: | 5.7% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |