Franklin County vs Lebanon County

A side-by-side comparison of Franklin County and Lebanon County: population, income, housing, and more.

Franklin County and Lebanon County are counties in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Franklin County has the higher population (156,626 vs 143,592 in Lebanon County). Lebanon County has the higher median household income ($76,350 vs $74,946 in Franklin County). Franklin County has the higher median home value ($236,300 vs $227,300 in Lebanon County).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin County	Lebanon County
Population	156,626	143,592
Median age	42.2 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$74,946	$76,350
Median home value	$236,300	$227,300
Median gross rent	$1,071	$1,087
Housing units	66,787	59,582
Homeownership rate	73.2%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin County	Lebanon County
Population	154,147 → 156,626 (+1.6%)	139,729 → 143,592 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$63,379 → $74,946 (+18.3%)	$60,281 → $76,350 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$180,400 → $236,300 (+31.0%)	$171,300 → $227,300 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$883 → $1,071 (+21.3%)	$874 → $1,087 (+24.4%)

Franklin County

Population

154,147156,626

Median household income

$63,379$74,946

Median home value

$180,400$236,300

Median gross rent

$883$1,071

Lebanon County

Population

139,729143,592

Median household income

$60,281$76,350

Median home value

$171,300$227,300

Median gross rent

$874$1,087

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin County	Lebanon County
Under 5	5.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.0%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.4%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.4%
75 and over	8.6%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin County	Lebanon County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	79.3%
Black or African American	3.1%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin County	Lebanon County
No high school diploma	9.3%	12.0%
High school graduate	43.3%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin County	Lebanon County
Drove alone	78.5%	75.3%
Carpooled	7.9%	9.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.6%
Walked	3.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.9%	10.1%
Other means	1.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin County	Lebanon County
1-unit, detached	68.3%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	18.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.3%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Franklin County	Lebanon County
Poverty rate	7.8%	10.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1978	1971