Franklin County, Pennsylvania

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 156,626
Median household income: $74,946
Median home value: $236,300

Home to 156,626 residents, Franklin County is one of Pennsylvania's counties. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $74,946 runs in line with the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

Between 2019 and 2023, Franklin County's population grew 1.6% from 154,147 to 156,626, while its median household income rose 18.3% from $63,379 to $74,946.

68.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 156,626
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $74,946
Median home value: $236,300
Median gross rent: $1,071
Housing units: 66,787
Homeownership rate: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

154,147156,626

Median household income

$63,379$74,946

Median home value

$180,400$236,300

Median gross rent

$883$1,071

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	154,147	$63,379	$180,400	$883
2020	154,954	$63,420	$186,300	$905
2021	155,592	$66,329	$194,900	$942
2022	156,084	$71,808	$222,000	$1,019
2023	156,626	$74,946	$236,300	$1,071

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,827	5.6%
5 to 17	25,812	16.5%
18 to 24	11,472	7.3%
25 to 34	19,020	12.1%
35 to 44	18,505	11.8%
45 to 54	20,223	12.9%
55 to 64	21,480	13.7%
65 to 74	17,804	11.4%
75 and over	13,483	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	133,129	85.0%
Black or African American	4,875	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.0%
Asian	1,471	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	482	0.3%
Two or more races	5,405	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,218	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate43.3%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,317	9.3%
High school graduate	47,881	43.3%
Some college or associate's	25,846	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	15,824	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10,647	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	57,817	78.5%
Carpooled	5,849	7.9%
Public transit	155	0.2%
Walked	2,217	3.0%
Bicycle	117	0.2%
Worked from home	6,541	8.9%
Other means	962	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20,740	30.9%
15 to 29 min	25,408	37.9%
30 to 44 min	12,564	18.7%
45 to 59 min	4,189	6.2%
60+ min	4,216	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 7.8% (11,995 of 154,579)

	Count	Share
Family households	42,354	67.2%
Nonfamily households	20,674	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	63,028	94.4%
Vacant	3,759	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	46,146	73.2%
Renter-occupied	16,882	26.8%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached12.3%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	45,640	68.3%
1-unit, attached	8,222	12.3%
2 to 4 units	4,571	6.8%
5 to 19 units	2,628	3.9%
20 or more units	1,562	2.3%
Mobile home & other	4,164	6.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 42055
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 772 sq mi
Water area: 0.6 sq mi
Center point: 39.9268, -77.7245