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Franklin County, Ohio (OH)

County population in 2021: 1,321,414 (99% urban, 1% rural); it was 1,068,978 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 210,994
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 53,589
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 249,613
Renter-occupied apartments: 212,652 (it was 189,165 in 2000)
% of renters here:

43%
State:

32%

Land area: 540 sq. mi.

Water area: 3.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 2448 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2019 cost of living index in Franklin County: 96.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.7%), Retail trade (11.0%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 81%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Franklin County, OH (2021)
    • 786,32459.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 304,70423.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 81,7326.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 70,8435.4%Two or more races
    • 69,2025.2%Asian alone
    • 7,6650.6%Some other race alone
    • 7450.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1990.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

34.7 years
Ohio median age:

39.6 years
Males: 648,542  (49.1%)
Females: 672,872  (50.9%)
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Average household size:
Franklin County:

2.0 people
Ohio:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2021: $65,988 ($42,734 in 1999)
This county:

$65,988
Ohio:

$62,262

Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $926 (lower quartile is $733, upper quartile is $1,198)
This county:

$926
State:

$716


Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $246,800 (it was $113,700 in 2000)
Franklin:

$246,800
Ohio:

$180,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $165,300 - $357,600

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $285,201
Here:

$285,201
State:

$228,722

Townhouses or other attached units: $210,206
Here:

$210,206
State:

$203,882

In 2-unit structures: $195,713
Here:

$195,713
State:

$143,395

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $213,424
Here:

$213,424
State:

$196,853

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $239,794
Here:

$239,794
State:

$175,875

Mobile homes: $117,500
Here:

$117,500
State:

$100,200

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $24,389
Here:

$24,389
State:

$75,941

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,522
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $618

Institutionalized population: 7,895

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 20
  • Robberies: 12
  • Assaults: 21
  • Burglaries: 41
  • Thefts: 256
  • Auto thefts: 38

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 3
  • Assaults: 12
  • Burglaries: 17
  • Thefts: 126
  • Auto thefts: 14
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Health of residents in Franklin County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
71.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
41.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
52.4% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
72.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 202 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 167 pounds. This is more than average.

Health of residents in Franklin County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
73.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
47.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
77.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
73.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 166 pounds. This is more than average.
20.5% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 2288 buildings, average cost: $351,200
  • 2020: 1924 buildings, average cost: $311,200
  • 2019: 1390 buildings, average cost: $317,300
  • 2018: 1444 buildings, average cost: $302,300
  • 2017: 1719 buildings, average cost: $288,600
  • 2016: 1604 buildings, average cost: $289,600
  • 2015: 1508 buildings, average cost: $291,200
  • 2014: 1672 buildings, average cost: $282,700
  • 2013: 1497 buildings, average cost: $232,500
  • 2012: 1372 buildings, average cost: $216,000
  • 2011: 1200 buildings, average cost: $216,300
  • 2010: 1628 buildings, average cost: $192,900
  • 2009: 1464 buildings, average cost: $195,000
  • 2008: 1286 buildings, average cost: $214,700
  • 2007: 2094 buildings, average cost: $219,000
  • 2006: 2707 buildings, average cost: $224,900
  • 2005: 4446 buildings, average cost: $193,500
  • 2004: 5220 buildings, average cost: $174,500
  • 2003: 5727 buildings, average cost: $166,600
  • 2002: 5223 buildings, average cost: $165,000
  • 2001: 5190 buildings, average cost: $156,500
  • 2000: 4885 buildings, average cost: $155,300
  • 1999: 4699 buildings, average cost: $139,600
  • 1998: 3926 buildings, average cost: $123,700
  • 1997: 3499 buildings, average cost: $122,600
Number of permits per 10,000 Franklin, OH residents
Average permit cost in Franklin, OH
Presidential Elections Results

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,891 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $3,619 (1.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Franklin, OH in 2021
Distribution of house value in Franklin, OH in 2021
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Franklin, OH in 2021
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 14.2%
Franklin County:

14.2%
Ohio:

13.4%
(10.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.1% for Black residents, 17.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 9.4% for American Indian residents, 28.5% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 15.6% for other race residents, 16.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2021: 34.7 years old
(Males: 34.0 years old, Females: 35.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38.2 years old, Black residents: 31.4 years old, American Indian residents: 30.9 years old, Asian residents: 34.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.1 years old, Other race residents: 25.1 years old)

Area name: Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Franklin County is $517 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $823 a month.

Cities in this county include: Columbus, Westerville, Upper Arlington, Gahanna, Reynoldsburg, Dublin, Grove City, Hilliard, Whitehall, Worthington.

Franklin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Zip CodeCityTestsMax concentrationMin concentrationArithmetic meanGeometric meanStandard deviationCoefficient of variationMean concentrationFirst quartileThird quartile
43002Amlin940.13.214.329.912.8489.646.904.2319.80
43004Blacklick184120.10.112.855.8519.73153.525.752.8012.80
43016Dublin44652.308.924.899.18102.886.102.4511.75
43017Dublin197795.4010.55.7812.28116.986.403.1012.90
43026Hilliard1076117.609.045.419.66106.896.503.4011.80
43054New Albany31160.10.16.843.799.3135.94.802.407.60
43068Reynoldsburg718180.50.18.424.7812.8152.025.502.809.50
43081Westerville1648114.80.17.544.698.59113.955.502.709.40
43085Columbus1816369.9012.687.5517.01134.138.404.2016.30
43086Westerville94.312.342.051.2453.072.401.103.30
43109Brice420.53.49.327.487.6181.626.703.406.80
43110Canal Winchester3051120.111.737.0812.73108.468.004.4315.23
43119Galloway21234.50.17.684.896.5284.856.103.2010.60
43123Grove City64791.10.17.735.347.799.685.803.409.50
43125Groveport14586.90.113.658.1713.8101.099.004.3019.40
43126Harrisburg418.55.211.129.616.565910.405.2014.80
43201Columbus25173.60.17.593.759.87129.994.301.609.53
43202Columbus290152.90.17.124.3610.71150.514.402.508.00
43203Columbus4847.40.15.731.489.02157.32.400.108.30
43204Columbus29930.20.15.953.745.4591.644.302.307.75
43205Columbus4645.30.48.834.7411.65131.914.201.908.30
43206Columbus16835.30.26.394.446.0995.334.952.707.30
43207Columbus210125.30.212.056.8915.9131.966.904.1012.80
43209Columbus84548.70.16.54.036.6101.44.502.208.70
43210Columbus9030.70.16.122.526.54106.912.700.9013.90
43211Columbus7825.90.15.493.764.5783.374.302.806.70
43212Columbus391178.20.16.443.9212.4192.644.302.207.00
43213Columbus47979.60.110.616.2211.85111.627.003.0813.00
43214Columbus965129.70.19.245.3611.28122.085.902.9011.30
43215Columbus31973.20.16.323.518.52134.713.501.707.20
43216Columbus252321.14217.957.5136.923.105.5337.65
43217Columbus13160.94.223.014.1899.12.501.735.23
43218Columbus710.126.15.13.4957.215.902.239.30
43219Columbus100112.20.111.116.1717.49157.445.303.3011.00
43220Columbus113568.10.17.795.167.1391.525.903.0010.60
43221Columbus1100142.608.975.9310111.396.103.5011.00
43222Columbus1116.40.46.825.014.5466.526.302.988.45
43223Columbus10325.40.15.923.945.1987.734.602.207.20
43224Columbus301333.90.17.865.0819.58249.095.903.338.70
43226Columbus514.72.18.186.076.0473.847.602.2012.40
43227Columbus25076.70.110.337.428.8585.678.454.6013.20
43228Columbus48173.50.17.374.088.32112.844.802.339.05
43229Columbus671102.80.17.835.177.798.416.003.0010.50
43230Columbus976417.7011.535.8719.61170.076.303.1012.60
43231Columbus165460.17.224.277.84108.75.202.308.75
43232Columbus484142.80.117.919.8618.18101.4711.405.7025.00
43234Columbus418.12.49.287.46.5170.178.302.408.40
43235Columbus1016108.309.445.5710.05106.526.803.2012.10
43266Columbus99350.13.791.238.56226.11.100.601.73
43279Columbus110.410.410.410.4  10.403.058.23
43299Columbus13.13.13.13.1  3.101.232.68

All concentrations are in units of pico-Curies of radiation per liter of air ( pCi/l ).

2019 air pollution in Franklin County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.043 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 8.1 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Adams County, Pennsylvania , Middlesex County, New Jersey , Denver County, Colorado , Doniphan County, Kansas , Plumas County, California , Ohio County, West Virginia .

Unemployment in March 2023:
Here:

3.4%
Ohio:

4.0%

Unemployment by year in Franklin, OH
County total employment by year in Franklin, OH
County average yearly wages by year in Franklin, OH

Current college students: 95,799
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 41.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 168,263 (51.0% naturalized citizens)

Franklin County:

12.7%
Whole state:

5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 78,2742010 or later
  • 48,8522000 to 2009
  • 24,4981990 to 1999
  • 12,5451980 to 1989
  • 6,1331970 to 1979
  • 7,064Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.7%

Franklin County marital status for males Franklin County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 314,587
  • One, attached: 50,234
  • Two: 20,633
  • 3 or 4: 43,515
  • 5 to 9: 56,075
  • 10 to 19: 39,610
  • 20 to 49: 22,521
  • 50 or more: 35,794
  • Mobile homes: 5,688
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 321

Housing units in Franklin County with a mortgage: 206,937 (23,734 second mortgage, 1,060 home equity loan, 19,481 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,848

Here:

97.2% with mortgage
State:

95.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Franklin County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic153,40051
Evangelical Protestant144,147462
Mainline Protestant105,457230
Other42,560102
Black Protestant19,36354
Orthodox5,36011
None693,127-
Franklin County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 251
Franklin County:

2.25 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 11
Here:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 146
This county:

1.31 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

1.25 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 285
Franklin County:

2.55 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

2.93 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 730
This county:

6.54 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.25 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Franklin County:

9.5%
Ohio:

10.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Franklin County:

30.2%
State:

29.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

13.3%
State:

11.9%

Agriculture in Franklin County:

Average size of farms: 145 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $56,154
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $504.47
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.80%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.90%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $51,844
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 69.73%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.54%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $57,608
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.63%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.45
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 19.57%
Corn for grain: 15815 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4173 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 30124 harvested acres
Vegetables: 344 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 14 acres

Earthquake activity:

Franklin County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Ohio state average. It is 4% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 133.5 miles away from Franklin County center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 171.3 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 147.2 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 307.8 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.8 miles away from Franklin County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 282.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Ohio Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4507, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Ohio Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 02, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4077: August 20, 2012, FEMA Id: 4077, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
  • Ohio Severe Wind Storm associated with Tropical Depression Ike, Incident Period: September 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1805: October 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1805, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tropical Depression, Wind
  • Ohio Snow, Incident Period: March 07, 2008 to March 09, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3286: April 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 3286, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Ohio Severe Winter Storms, Flooding and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 22, 2004 to February 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1580: February 15, 2005, FEMA Id: 1580, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
  • Ohio Snow, Incident Period: December 22, 2004 to December 24, 2004, Emergency Declared EM-3198: January 11, 2005, FEMA Id: 3198, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • Ohio Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: January 03, 2004 to January 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1507: January 26, 2004, FEMA Id: 1507, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Ohio Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds, Incident Period: July 21, 2003 to August 25, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1484: August 01, 2003, FEMA Id: 1484, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Ohio Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 10, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1444: November 18, 2002, FEMA Id: 1444, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
  • 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Franklin County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 3, Mudslides: 2, Snows: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Franklin

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 508,094 (68.3%)
  • Carpooled: 43,204 (5.8%)
  • Bus: 8,085 (1.1%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 54 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 8,471 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 3,086 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 10,858 (1.5%)
  • Worked at home: 162,342 (21.8%)
Class of Workers in 2021
Most common industries in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2021


  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2021


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • India (10%)
  • Somalia (10%)
  • Mexico (7%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
  • Ghana (4%)
  • Ethiopia (4%)
  • Nepal (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin County


  • German (10%)
  • American (6%)
  • English (6%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • Somali (5%)
  • Italian (3%)
  • European (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Franklin County, Ohio in 2010:

  • 14,273 people in college/university student housing
  • 4,915 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 1,757 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 1,385 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 787 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 637 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 596 people in state prisons
  • 269 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 223 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 221 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 130 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 26 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 5 people in in-patient hospice facilities

People in group quarters in Franklin County, Ohio in 2000:

  • 11,665 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 5,796 people in nursing homes
  • 1,270 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 630 people in state prisons
  • 477 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 333 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 229 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 227 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 222 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 215 people in religious group quarters
  • 174 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 154 people in other group homes
  • 118 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 116 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 103 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 87 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 77 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 67 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 67 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 46 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 42 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 35 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 11 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 2 people in military barracks, etc.
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $78,273.

5.55% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($57,598 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.55%
Ohio average:

5.68%


0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($105 average AGI)
Franklin County:

0.01%
Ohio average:

0.01%

2.93% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($27,496 average AGI)
2.61% relocated from other states ($29,997 average AGI)
Franklin County:

2.61%
Ohio average:

1.92%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Delaware County, OH  0.46% ($78,138 average AGI)
from Fairfield County, OH  0.36% ($47,934)
from Licking County, OH  0.28% ($54,551)
from Cuyahoga County, OH  0.15% ($60,166)
from Hamilton County, OH  0.11% ($51,709)
from Montgomery County, OH  0.11% ($45,358)
from Pickaway County, OH  0.10% ($46,473)


6.60% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($69,680 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.60%
Ohio average:

5.79%


0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($94 average AGI)
Franklin County:

0.01%
Ohio average:

0.01%

3.83% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($37,978 average AGI)
2.76% relocated to other states ($31,608 average AGI)
Franklin County:

2.76%
Ohio average:

2.05%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Delaware County, OH  0.82% ($93,147 average AGI)
to Fairfield County, OH  0.50% ($56,401)
to Licking County, OH  0.43% ($61,778)
to Union County, OH  0.20% ($95,795)
to Pickaway County, OH  0.19% ($57,591)
to Madison County, OH  0.14% ($59,201)
to Cuyahoga County, OH  0.14% ($57,989)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 16.0
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 15.0

Births per 1000 population in Franklin County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 7.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Franklin County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 8.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Franklin County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.9%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Franklin County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Franklin County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Franklin County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Franklin County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Franklin County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Franklin County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 129,462 (105,816 aged, 23,646 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 22,037 (7%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Franklin County, Ohio in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (11,698)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (10,517)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (8,309)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (7,743)
  • Unspecified dementia (7,449)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (5,171)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (4,861)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (3,392)
  • Congestive heart failure (3,360)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (3,301)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.64
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,065
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 308
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45,102

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,593
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 780
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 63
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 111

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 7,946

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 85.1. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 59.6
  • Cut/Pierce - 8.9
  • Other - 16.6

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 100.0. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 47.6
  • Suffocation - 24.0
  • Poisoning - 19.6
  • Fall - 2.9
  • Other - 5.9

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,321,414
  • Male householders: 258,041 (80,591 living alone), Female householders: 291,434 (90,896 living alone)
  • 214,826 spouses (211,864 opposite-sex spouses), 50,045 unmarried partners, (46,383 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 355,478 children (339,906 natural, 6,066 adopted, 9,506 stepchildren), 22,553 grandchildren, 16,689 brothers or sisters, 17,037 parents, 482 foster children, 20,371 other relatives, 47,448 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 27,010

Size of family households: 133,416 2-persons, 77,075 3-persons, 61,906 4-persons, 30,979 5-persons, 11,832 6-persons, 6,183 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 171,487 1-person, 48,095 2-persons, 4,279 3-persons, 3,171 4-persons, 404 5-persons, 429 6-persons, 219 7-or-more-persons.

172,862 married couples with children.
102,578 single-parent households (22,704 men, 79,874 women).

83.9% of residents of Franklin speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $8,603,491,000 ($7,901 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,201,037,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,139,799,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,074,044,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $22,187,000
Federal grants: $3,613,880,000
Federal procurement contracts: $909,699,000 ($598,205,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $843,882,000 ($458,674,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $606,257,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,223,721,000
Federal Government insurance: $410,055,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 90,667
Here:

83 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 43,565
Here:

40 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +23,343
Here:

+21 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -47,319
Here:  -43 per 1000 residents
State:  -15 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Franklin County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 184.25 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

4.4

Year house built in Franklin County, Ohio
  • Year house built in Franklin County, Ohio
  • 3,6972020 or later
  • 55,6032010 to 2019
  • 73,5962000 to 2009
  • 78,1521990 to 1999
  • 68,3571980 to 1989
  • 87,8921970 to 1979
  • 71,2481960 to 1969
  • 65,1071950 to 1959
  • 22,7821940 to 1949
  • 62,5441939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Franklin County, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin County, Ohio
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin County, Ohio
  • 2901 room
  • 4192 rooms
  • 4,5373 rooms
  • 20,7914 rooms
  • 46,6035 rooms
  • 62,8226 rooms
  • 52,1857 rooms
  • 44,4958 rooms
  • 60,3249+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin County, Ohio
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin County, Ohio
  • 7,1211 room
  • 17,1622 rooms
  • 44,8893 rooms
  • 80,0444 rooms
  • 51,9875 rooms
  • 28,1656 rooms
  • 13,7917 rooms
  • 7,9988 rooms
  • 5,8529+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Franklin County, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin County, Ohio
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin County, Ohio
  • 422no bedroom
  • 3,3751 bedroom
  • 46,0582 bedrooms
  • 145,6453 bedrooms
  • 84,0524 bedrooms
  • 12,9145+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin County, Ohio
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin County, Ohio
  • 7,820no bedroom
  • 59,7491 bedroom
  • 120,0502 bedrooms
  • 55,8003 bedrooms
  • 11,2654 bedrooms
  • 2,3255+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County, Ohio in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 6,423no vehicle
  • 82,2251 vehicle
  • 139,9702 vehicles
  • 44,2943 vehicles
  • 14,2514 vehicles
  • 5,3035+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 28,795no vehicle
  • 129,7441 vehicle
  • 76,1992 vehicles
  • 15,2673 vehicles
  • 4,7814 vehicles
  • 2,2235+ vehicles

82.2% of Franklin County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Ohio.

Franklin County:

82.2%
State average:

86.5%

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

  • This state: 855,619
  • Other state: 278,832
  • Northeast: 63,593
  • Midwest: 72,306
  • South: 109,900
  • West: 33,033
Year householders moved into unit in Franklin County, OH
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Franklin County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 81.3%Utility gas
  • 16.4%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 51.4%Utility gas
  • 45.5%Electricity
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22,722
Here:

16.8%
Ohio:

16.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7,207
Here:

11.4%
Ohio:

12.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11,608
Here:

15.3%
Ohio:

22.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Franklin County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $504,196,000
    Cash and Securities: $126,000
  • Charges - Other: $84,271,000
    Other: $83,702,000
    Parks and Recreation: $35,048,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,603,000
    Sewerage: $4,586,000
    Sewerage: $4,534,000
    Regular Highways: $3,767,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,977,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,760,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $97,148,000
    Parks and Recreation: $54,228,000
    Parks and Recreation: $27,226,000
    Police Protection: $23,764,000
    Police Protection: $10,242,000
    General - Other: $8,348,000
    General - Other: $6,850,000
    Sewerage: $3,579,000
    Water Utilities: $3,579,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,163,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,038,000
    Sewerage: $859,000
    General Public Buildings: $742,000
    Parking Facilities: $638,000
    Water Utilities: $429,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $516,396,000
    Health - Other: $330,461,000
    Health - Other: $320,021,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $297,890,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $162,363,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $135,819,000
    General - Other: $98,875,000
    General - Other: $98,279,000
    Correctional Institutions: $84,169,000
    Police Protection: $75,971,000
    Correctional Institutions: $68,537,000
    Police Protection: $59,639,000
    Parks and Recreation: $51,198,000
    Regular Highways: $48,117,000
    Regular Highways: $46,050,000
    Parks and Recreation: $41,056,000
    Financial Administration: $37,825,000
    Financial Administration: $32,937,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,891,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,083,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,913,000
    Central Staff Services: $15,688,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,100,000
    Sewerage: $4,801,000
    Water Utilities: $4,801,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,917,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,761,000
    Sewerage: $3,234,000
    Water Utilities: $3,234,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,223,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,848,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,731,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,274,000
    Health and Hospitals: $808,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $186,023,000
    Interest on Debt: $34,079,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $11,263,000
    Other - Health - Other: $5,601,000
    Other - General - Other: $4,523,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $1,867,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $978,000
    Other - Police Protection: $913,000
    Other - Police Protection: $657,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $626,000
    Water Utilities: $314,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $19,028,000
    Other: $13,677,000
    Public Welfare: $343,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,797,253,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,550,000,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,330,261,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,294,034,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,196,600,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $982,506,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $801,320,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $776,127,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $261,214,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $247,253,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,121,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,864,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $36,227,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,672,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $194,867,000
    General Revenue - Other: $61,194,000
    General Revenue - Other: $45,629,000
    Interest Earnings: $17,946,000
    Rents: $9,116,000
    Rents: $8,832,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,819,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,633,000
    Sale of Property: $352,000
    Sale of Property: $245,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $3,545,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,123,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,123,000
    General - Other: $1,975,000
    General - Other: $1,726,000
    Financial Administration: $1,135,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $816,000
    Financial Administration: $763,000
    Parking Facilities: $683,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $347,000
    Regular Highways: $320,000
    Police Protection: $242,000
    Correctional Institutions: $173,000
    Police Protection: $165,000
    Central Staff Services: $149,000
    General Public Building: $139,000
    Central Staff Services: $85,000
    Parks and Recreation: $68,000
    General Public Building: $46,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,102,089,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,078,306,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,586,000
    Water Utilities: $4,534,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,925,774,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,389,170,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $216,339,000
    Public Welfare: $155,198,000
    Health and Hospitals: $97,854,000
    Other: $93,429,000
    Other: $71,173,000
    Highways: $40,767,000
    Highways: $39,263,000
    General Local Government Support: $28,385,000
    Health and Hospitals: $23,072,000
    Sewerage: $2,049,000
    Water Utilities: $562,000
    Water Utilities: $144,000
    Sewerage: $144,000
  • Tax - Property: $460,844,000
    Property: $432,340,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $313,008,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $305,132,000
    Other Selective Sales: $26,014,000
    Other Selective Sales: $24,441,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $3,315,000
    Other License: $3,253,000
    Other License: $3,239,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $348,000

Franklin County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $504,196,000
    Cash and Securities: $126,000
  • Charges - Other: $84,271,000
    Other: $83,702,000
    Parks and Recreation: $35,048,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,603,000
    Sewerage: $4,586,000
    Sewerage: $4,534,000
    Regular Highways: $3,767,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,977,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,760,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $97,148,000
    Parks and Recreation: $54,228,000
    Parks and Recreation: $27,226,000
    Police Protection: $23,764,000
    Police Protection: $10,242,000
    General - Other: $8,348,000
    General - Other: $6,850,000
    Sewerage: $3,579,000
    Water Utilities: $3,579,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,163,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,038,000
    Sewerage: $859,000
    General Public Buildings: $742,000
    Parking Facilities: $638,000
    Water Utilities: $429,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $516,396,000
    Health - Other: $330,461,000
    Health - Other: $320,021,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $297,890,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $162,363,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $135,819,000
    General - Other: $98,875,000
    General - Other: $98,279,000
    Correctional Institutions: $84,169,000
    Police Protection: $75,971,000
    Correctional Institutions: $68,537,000
    Police Protection: $59,639,000
    Parks and Recreation: $51,198,000
    Regular Highways: $48,117,000
    Regular Highways: $46,050,000
    Parks and Recreation: $41,056,000
    Financial Administration: $37,825,000
    Financial Administration: $32,937,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,891,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,083,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,913,000
    Central Staff Services: $15,688,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,100,000
    Sewerage: $4,801,000
    Water Utilities: $4,801,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,917,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,761,000
    Sewerage: $3,234,000
    Water Utilities: $3,234,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,223,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,848,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,731,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,274,000
    Health and Hospitals: $808,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $186,023,000
    Interest on Debt: $34,079,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $11,263,000
    Other - Health - Other: $5,601,000
    Other - General - Other: $4,523,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $1,867,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $978,000
    Other - Police Protection: $913,000
    Other - Police Protection: $657,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $626,000
    Water Utilities: $314,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $19,028,000
    Other: $13,677,000
    Public Welfare: $343,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,797,253,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,550,000,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,330,261,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,294,034,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,196,600,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $982,506,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $801,320,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $776,127,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $261,214,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $247,253,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,121,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,864,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $36,227,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,672,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $194,867,000
    General Revenue - Other: $61,194,000
    General Revenue - Other: $45,629,000
    Interest Earnings: $17,946,000
    Rents: $9,116,000
    Rents: $8,832,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,819,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,633,000
    Sale of Property: $352,000
    Sale of Property: $245,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $3,545,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,123,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,123,000
    General - Other: $1,975,000
    General - Other: $1,726,000
    Financial Administration: $1,135,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $816,000
    Financial Administration: $763,000
    Parking Facilities: $683,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $347,000
    Regular Highways: $320,000
    Police Protection: $242,000
    Correctional Institutions: $173,000
    Police Protection: $165,000
    Central Staff Services: $149,000
    General Public Building: $139,000
    Central Staff Services: $85,000
    Parks and Recreation: $68,000
    General Public Building: $46,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,102,089,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,078,306,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,586,000
    Water Utilities: $4,534,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,925,774,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,389,170,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $216,339,000
    Public Welfare: $155,198,000
    Health and Hospitals: $97,854,000
    Other: $93,429,000
    Other: $71,173,000
    Highways: $40,767,000
    Highways: $39,263,000
    General Local Government Support: $28,385,000
    Health and Hospitals: $23,072,000
    Sewerage: $2,049,000
    Water Utilities: $562,000
    Water Utilities: $144,000
    Sewerage: $144,000
  • Tax - Property: $460,844,000
    Property: $432,340,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $313,008,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $305,132,000
    Other Selective Sales: $26,014,000
    Other Selective Sales: $24,441,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $3,315,000
    Other License: $3,253,000
    Other License: $3,239,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $348,000

Franklin County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $504,196,000
    Cash and Securities: $126,000
  • Charges - Other: $84,271,000
    Other: $83,702,000
    Parks and Recreation: $35,048,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,603,000
    Sewerage: $4,586,000
    Sewerage: $4,534,000
    Regular Highways: $3,767,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,977,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,760,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $97,148,000
    Parks and Recreation: $54,228,000
    Parks and Recreation: $27,226,000
    Police Protection: $23,764,000
    Police Protection: $10,242,000
    General - Other: $8,348,000
    General - Other: $6,850,000
    Sewerage: $3,579,000
    Water Utilities: $3,579,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,163,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,038,000
    Sewerage: $859,000
    General Public Buildings: $742,000
    Parking Facilities: $638,000
    Water Utilities: $429,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $516,396,000
    Health - Other: $330,461,000
    Health - Other: $320,021,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $297,890,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $162,363,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $135,819,000
    General - Other: $98,875,000
    General - Other: $98,279,000
    Correctional Institutions: $84,169,000
    Police Protection: $75,971,000
    Correctional Institutions: $68,537,000
    Police Protection: $59,639,000
    Parks and Recreation: $51,198,000
    Regular Highways: $48,117,000
    Regular Highways: $46,050,000
    Parks and Recreation: $41,056,000
    Financial Administration: $37,825,000
    Financial Administration: $32,937,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,891,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,083,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,913,000
    Central Staff Services: $15,688,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,100,000
    Sewerage: $4,801,000
    Water Utilities: $4,801,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,917,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,761,000
    Sewerage: $3,234,000
    Water Utilities: $3,234,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,223,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,848,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,731,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,274,000
    Health and Hospitals: $808,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $186,023,000
    Interest on Debt: $34,079,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $11,263,000
    Other - Health - Other: $5,601,000
    Other - General - Other: $4,523,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $1,867,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $978,000
    Other - Police Protection: $913,000
    Other - Police Protection: $657,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $626,000
    Water Utilities: $314,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $19,028,000
    Other: $13,677,000
    Public Welfare: $343,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,797,253,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,550,000,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,330,261,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,294,034,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,196,600,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $982,506,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $801,320,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $776,127,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $261,214,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $247,253,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,121,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,864,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $36,227,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,672,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $194,867,000
    General Revenue - Other: $61,194,000
    General Revenue - Other: $45,629,000
    Interest Earnings: $17,946,000
    Rents: $9,116,000
    Rents: $8,832,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,819,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,633,000
    Sale of Property: $352,000
    Sale of Property: $245,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $3,545,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,123,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,123,000
    General - Other: $1,975,000
    General - Other: $1,726,000
    Financial Administration: $1,135,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $816,000
    Financial Administration: $763,000
    Parking Facilities: $683,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $347,000
    Regular Highways: $320,000
    Police Protection: $242,000
    Correctional Institutions: $173,000
    Police Protection: $165,000
    Central Staff Services: $149,000
    General Public Building: $139,000
    Central Staff Services: $85,000
    Parks and Recreation: $68,000
    General Public Building: $46,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,102,089,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,078,306,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,586,000
    Water Utilities: $4,534,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,925,774,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,389,170,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $216,339,000
    Public Welfare: $155,198,000
    Health and Hospitals: $97,854,000
    Other: $93,429,000
    Other: $71,173,000
    Highways: $40,767,000
    Highways: $39,263,000
    General Local Government Support: $28,385,000
    Health and Hospitals: $23,072,000
    Sewerage: $2,049,000
    Water Utilities: $562,000
    Water Utilities: $144,000
    Sewerage: $144,000
  • Tax - Property: $460,844,000
    Property: $432,340,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $313,008,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $305,132,000
    Other Selective Sales: $26,014,000
    Other Selective Sales: $24,441,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $3,315,000
    Other License: $3,253,000
    Other License: $3,239,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $348,000

Franklin County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $504,196,000
    Cash and Securities: $126,000
  • Charges - Other: $84,271,000
    Other: $83,702,000
    Parks and Recreation: $35,048,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,603,000
    Sewerage: $4,586,000
    Sewerage: $4,534,000
    Regular Highways: $3,767,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,977,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,760,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $97,148,000
    Parks and Recreation: $54,228,000
    Parks and Recreation: $27,226,000
    Police Protection: $23,764,000
    Police Protection: $10,242,000
    General - Other: $8,348,000
    General - Other: $6,850,000
    Sewerage: $3,579,000
    Water Utilities: $3,579,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,163,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,038,000
    Sewerage: $859,000
    General Public Buildings: $742,000
    Parking Facilities: $638,000
    Water Utilities: $429,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $516,396,000
    Health - Other: $330,461,000
    Health - Other: $320,021,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $297,890,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $162,363,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $135,819,000
    General - Other: $98,875,000
    General - Other: $98,279,000
    Correctional Institutions: $84,169,000
    Police Protection: $75,971,000
    Correctional Institutions: $68,537,000
    Police Protection: $59,639,000
    Parks and Recreation: $51,198,000
    Regular Highways: $48,117,000
    Regular Highways: $46,050,000
    Parks and Recreation: $41,056,000
    Financial Administration: $37,825,000
    Financial Administration: $32,937,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,891,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,083,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,913,000
    Central Staff Services: $15,688,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,100,000
    Sewerage: $4,801,000
    Water Utilities: $4,801,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,917,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,761,000
    Sewerage: $3,234,000
    Water Utilities: $3,234,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,223,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,848,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,731,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,274,000
    Health and Hospitals: $808,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $186,023,000
    Interest on Debt: $34,079,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $11,263,000
    Other - Health - Other: $5,601,000
    Other - General - Other: $4,523,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $1,867,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $978,000
    Other - Police Protection: $913,000
    Other - Police Protection: $657,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $626,000
    Water Utilities: $314,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $19,028,000
    Other: $13,677,000
    Public Welfare: $343,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,797,253,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,550,000,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,330,261,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,294,034,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,196,600,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $982,506,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $801,320,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $776,127,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $261,214,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $247,253,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,121,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,864,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $36,227,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,672,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $194,867,000
    General Revenue - Other: $61,194,000
    General Revenue - Other: $45,629,000
    Interest Earnings: $17,946,000
    Rents: $9,116,000
    Rents: $8,832,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,819,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,633,000
    Sale of Property: $352,000
    Sale of Property: $245,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $3,545,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,123,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,123,000
    General - Other: $1,975,000
    General - Other: $1,726,000
    Financial Administration: $1,135,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $816,000
    Financial Administration: $763,000
    Parking Facilities: $683,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $347,000
    Regular Highways: $320,000
    Police Protection: $242,000
    Correctional Institutions: $173,000
    Police Protection: $165,000
    Central Staff Services: $149,000
    General Public Building: $139,000
    Central Staff Services: $85,000
    Parks and Recreation: $68,000
    General Public Building: $46,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,102,089,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,078,306,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,586,000
    Water Utilities: $4,534,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,925,774,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,389,170,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $216,339,000
    Public Welfare: $155,198,000
    Health and Hospitals: $97,854,000
    Other: $93,429,000
    Other: $71,173,000
    Highways: $40,767,000
    Highways: $39,263,000
    General Local Government Support: $28,385,000
    Health and Hospitals: $23,072,000
    Sewerage: $2,049,000
    Water Utilities: $562,000
    Water Utilities: $144,000
    Sewerage: $144,000
  • Tax - Property: $460,844,000
    Property: $432,340,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $313,008,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $305,132,000
    Other Selective Sales: $26,014,000
    Other Selective Sales: $24,441,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $3,315,000
    Other License: $3,253,000
    Other License: $3,239,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $348,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 24,998
  • Number of aged recipients: 2,030
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 22,968
  • Number of recipients under 18: 4,550
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 16,176
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 4,272
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 6,482
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 12,175
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 262 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED7,041$135,4725,086$171,19021,565$172,373689$54,784100$1,782,9801,381$113,30326$49,731
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED423$133,286462$163,5521,996$159,942217$29,6314$327,500153$100,59525$39,120
APPLICATIONS DENIED1,025$120,512811$134,7997,220$157,3621,093$27,73321$629,524690$107,70981$43,481
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN682$130,814605$187,5343,996$162,802187$50,64217$946,471263$152,5553$73,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS136$115,838116$154,1901,177$157,06477$63,0393$1,952,00062$120,1295$35,200
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 220 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED992$183,457809$187,0847$140,714
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED247$173,352266$191,08620$92,550
APPLICATIONS DENIED157$195,439147$201,1224$163,250
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN67$179,20985$189,1410$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS25$145,16020$166,4005$60,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Franklin, OH
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Franklin, OH - Value
Most common first names in Franklin County, OH among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary7,17178.7 years
John5,97672.9 years
William5,71772.8 years
Robert5,13770.2 years
James4,89870.1 years
Charles4,24772.7 years
Helen3,32980.2 years
George2,88474.7 years
Margaret2,65379.4 years
Ruth2,63879.1 years
Most common last names in Franklin County, OH among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith2,68573.9 years
Miller1,70375.4 years
Johnson1,50872.9 years
Williams1,50873.6 years
Jones1,50573.7 years
Brown1,40273.6 years
Davis1,38174.8 years
Moore1,01873.5 years
Thompson89074.3 years
Wilson82874.7 years
Businesses in Franklin County, OH
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven5Jones New York18
ALDI11Journeys3
ALDO2Justice7
AMF Bowling2KFC29
AT&T24Kincaid6
Abercrombie & Fitch2Kmart4
Abercrombie Kids2Knights Inn4
Ace Hardware4Kohl's9
Advance Auto Parts27Kroger55
Aeropostale4La Quinta4
American Eagle Outfitters4La-Z-Boy3
Ann Taylor5Lane Bryant5
Apple Store2Lane Furniture6
Applebee's11LensCrafters8
Arby's24Little Caesars Pizza17
Ashley Furniture3Long John Silver's11
Audi2Lowe's10
AutoZone18Macy's8
Avenue4Marriott17
BMW2Marshalls5
Bakers2MasterBrand Cabinets51
Banana Republic3Maurices1
Barnes & Noble5Mazda3
Baskin-Robbins3McDonald's68
Bath & Body Works18Meijer8
Baymont Inn5Men's Wearhouse8
Bebe2Microtel1
Bed Bath & Beyond6Motel 66
Bentleymotors.Com1Motherhood Maternity9
Best Western5New Balance22
Blockbuster18New York & Co3
Brooks Brothers2Nike74
Brookstone3Nissan4
Budget Car Rental8Nordstrom1
Buffalo Wild Wings12OfficeMax8
Burger King31Old Navy6
Buybuy BABY1Olive Garden5
CVS51On The Border1
Cache1Outback3
Cambria1Outback Steakhouse3
CarMax1Pac Sun3
Caribou Coffee10Panda Express8
Casual Male XL5Panera Bread18
Catherines4Papa John's Pizza11
Charlotte Russe2Payless16
Chevrolet4Penske13
Chick-Fil-A6PetSmart6
Chico's3Pier 1 Imports5
Chipotle27Pizza Hut23
Chuck E. Cheese's3Plato's Closet5
Church's Chicken4Popeyes6
Cinnabon 3Pottery Barn2
Circle K11Pottery Barn Kids1
Clarion1Qdoba Mexican Grill3
Clarks1Quality3
Cold Stone Creamery10Quiznos5
Coldwater Creek4RadioShack20
Comfort Inn5Ramada1
Comfort Suites6Red Lobster5
Costco1Red Robin4
Cracker Barrel2Red Roof Inn9
Crate & Barrel1Rodeway Inn2
Curves11Ruby Tuesday6
DHL14Rue211
Dairy Queen26Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing3
Days Inn5SAS Shoes2
Deb1SONIC Drive-In7
Decora Cabinetry18Saks Fifth Avenue1
Discount Tire7Sam's Club4
Domino's Pizza10Sears20
DressBarn2Sephora3
Dressbarn3Sheraton2
Dunkin Donuts6Skechers USA1
Econo Lodge2Sleep Inn1
Eddie Bauer2Spencer Gifts3
Ethan Allen1Sprint Nextel22
Express3Staples12
Extended Stay America6Starbucks68
Extended Stay Deluxe2Steak 'n Shake12
Famous Footwear7Subaru3
Fashion Bug5Subway64
FedEx193Super 85
Finish Line5T-Mobile44
Firestone Complete Auto Care21T.G.I. Driday's2
Foot Locker4T.J.Maxx5
Ford5Taco Bell37
Forever 213Talbots5
GNC24Target12
GameStop21The Athlete's Foot1
Gap3The Cheesecake Factory2
Goodwill2The Limited3
Gymboree4Tim Hortons48
H&M2Toyota4
H&R Block36Toys"R"Us6
Haagen-Dazs1Trader Joe's2
Havertys Furniture1Travelodge1
Haworth2True Value3
Hawthorn3U-Haul59
Hilton22UPS282
Hobby Lobby4Urban Outfitters1
Holiday Inn18Value City Furniture4
Hollister Co.3Vans5
Home Depot9Verizon Wireless13
HomeTown Buffet4Victoria's Secret6
Honda4Volkswagen3
Hot Topic3Waffle House14
Hyatt4Walgreens34
Hyundai4Walmart10
IHOP1Wendy's68
InTown Suites3Westin1
J. Jill2Wet Seal2
J.Crew2White Castle20
JCPenney4Whole Foods Market2
JoS. A. Bank5Wingate1
Johnny Rockets2YMCA11

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  • #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
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  • #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
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