Franklin County, Ohio

29 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,321,635
Median household income: $73,795
Median home value: $265,700

Franklin County is a county in Ohio with a population of 1,321,635. 29 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $73,795 runs above the Ohio figure of $69,680.

From 2019 to 2023, Franklin County's population grew 2.4% from 1,290,360 to 1,321,635, while its median household income rose 20.4% from $61,305 to $73,795.

52.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,321,635
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $73,795
Median home value: $265,700
Median gross rent: $1,233
Housing units: 588,892
Homeownership rate: 53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,290,3601,321,635

Median household income

$61,305$73,795

Median home value

$175,100$265,700

Median gross rent

$974$1,233

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,290,360	$61,305	$175,100	$974
2020	1,304,715	$62,352	$185,900	$1,002
2021	1,313,598	$65,999	$203,200	$1,070
2022	1,318,149	$71,070	$243,100	$1,169
2023	1,321,635	$73,795	$265,700	$1,233

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	88,142	6.7%
5 to 17	220,782	16.7%
18 to 24	125,386	9.5%
25 to 34	233,123	17.6%
35 to 44	186,522	14.1%
45 to 54	153,199	11.6%
55 to 64	146,495	11.1%
65 to 74	105,339	8.0%
75 and over	62,647	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	780,620	59.1%
Black or African American	301,697	22.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	732	0.1%
Asian	71,045	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	487	0.0%
Some other race	6,261	0.5%
Two or more races	67,163	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	93,630	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate24.0%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree25.7%

Graduate or professional degree16.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	77,881	8.8%
High school graduate	213,006	24.0%
Some college or associate's	224,023	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	227,712	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	144,703	16.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone70.5%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit1.7%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home17.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	482,281	70.5%
Carpooled	48,582	7.1%
Public transit	11,714	1.7%
Walked	15,040	2.2%
Bicycle	2,206	0.3%
Worked from home	116,341	17.0%
Other means	7,438	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	144,054	25.4%
15 to 29 min	286,574	50.5%
30 to 44 min	100,290	17.7%
45 to 59 min	17,878	3.2%
60+ min	18,465	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 14.5% (187,832 of 1,292,184)

	Count	Share
Family households	312,682	57.1%
Nonfamily households	235,240	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	547,922	93.0%
Vacant	40,970	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	290,219	53.0%
Renter-occupied	257,703	47.0%

1-unit, detached52.7%

1-unit, attached9.6%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units15.4%

20 or more units10.1%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	310,502	52.7%
1-unit, attached	56,469	9.6%
2 to 4 units	65,547	11.1%
5 to 19 units	90,559	15.4%
20 or more units	59,516	10.1%
Mobile home & other	6,299	1.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 39049
State: Ohio
Land area: 532 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 39.9699, -83.0091