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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (13.2%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (11.0%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.3%).
Detached houses: $192,723Here:$192,723State:$165,947 Townhouses or other attached units: $149,503Here:$149,503State:$149,379 In 2-unit structures: $135,893Here:$135,893State:$118,479 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $137,252Here:$137,252State:$128,262 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $127,914Here:$127,914State:$119,997 Mobile homes: $52,913Here:$52,913State:$32,066 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,155Here:$15,155State:$70,708
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 54.4% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 45.1%
Obama (Democratic): 60.3% McCain (Republican): 39.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,790 (1.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,301 (1.6%)
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.
Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.106 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.092 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 35 µg/m3. Above U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 85 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 16.5 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Above U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 45 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Above U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Franklin County: Scioto Downs (A), Hickory Hills Golf Course (B), Worthington Hills Country Club (C), Cedar Ridge Picnic Area (D), Indian Ridge Picnic Area (E), Little Darby Picnic Area (F), Shagbark Reservable Area (G), White Oak Reservable Area (H), Oakhurst Country Club (I), Thomapple Country Club (J), The Golf Club (K), Winding Hollow Country Club (L), Camp Mary Orton (M), Circle S Farms (N), Franklin County Sanitary Landfill (O), Peters Family Farms (P), Brown Township House (Q), Jefferson Township Fire Department Station 140 (R), Pleasant Township Fire Department Station 231 (S), Hamilton Township Fire Department Station 172 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Olentangy Valley Centre Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Franklin County include: Concord Church (A), Salem Heights United Methodist Church (B), Green Hill Church (C), Main Chapel (D), Saint Pauls Church (E), Taylor Station Church (F), Walnut Hill Church (G), Homeland Church (H), Christian Family Fellowship Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Alton Cemetery (1), Scioto Cemetery (2), Seeds Cemetery (3), Burnside Cemetery (4), Sunset Cemetery (5), Ebenezer Cemetery (6), Franklin Hills Memory Garden (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Hoover Reservoir (A), Smith Pond (B), Timber Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gay Run (A), Big Run (B), Little Darby Creek (C), Hellbranch Run (D), Running Bear Run (E), George Creek (F), Schleppi Run (G), Plum Run North (H), Grove City Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Franklin County include: Bevelheimer Park (1), High Banks Metropolitan Park (2), Jefferson Community Park (3), Hoover Dam Park (4), Pickerington Ponds Wetlands Wildlife Refuge Park (5), South Branch Park (6), Darby Creek Metropolitan Park (7), Battelle Darby Creek Metropolitan Park (8), Worthington Hills Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Franklin County: Scioto Downs (A), Hickory Hills Golf Course (B), Worthington Hills Country Club (C), Cedar Ridge Picnic Area (D), Indian Ridge Picnic Area (E), Little Darby Picnic Area (F), Shagbark Reservable Area (G), White Oak Reservable Area (H), Oakhurst Country Club (I), Thomapple Country Club (J), The Golf Club (K), Winding Hollow Country Club (L), Camp Mary Orton (M), Circle S Farms (N), Franklin County Sanitary Landfill (O), Peters Family Farms (P), Brown Township House (Q), Jefferson Township Fire Department Station 140 (R), Pleasant Township Fire Department Station 231 (S), Hamilton Township Fire Department Station 172 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Olentangy Valley Centre Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Franklin County include: Concord Church (A), Salem Heights United Methodist Church (B), Green Hill Church (C), Main Chapel (D), Saint Pauls Church (E), Taylor Station Church (F), Walnut Hill Church (G), Homeland Church (H), Christian Family Fellowship Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Alton Cemetery (1), Scioto Cemetery (2), Seeds Cemetery (3), Burnside Cemetery (4), Sunset Cemetery (5), Ebenezer Cemetery (6), Franklin Hills Memory Garden (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Hoover Reservoir (A), Smith Pond (B), Timber Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gay Run (A), Big Run (B), Little Darby Creek (C), Hellbranch Run (D), Running Bear Run (E), George Creek (F), Schleppi Run (G), Plum Run North (H), Grove City Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Franklin County include: Bevelheimer Park (1), High Banks Metropolitan Park (2), Jefferson Community Park (3), Hoover Dam Park (4), Pickerington Ponds Wetlands Wildlife Refuge Park (5), South Branch Park (6), Darby Creek Metropolitan Park (7), Battelle Darby Creek Metropolitan Park (8), Worthington Hills Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Delaware County , Fairfield County , Licking County , Madison County , Pickaway County , Union County .
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County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 95,799 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 64,487 (32% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.7%
Housing units in Franklin County with a mortgage: 179,370 (23,231 second mortgage, 28,668 home equity loan, 1,002 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 48,035
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Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin County (%):
6.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,967 average adjusted gross income)
0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($404 average AGI)Franklin County:0.21%Ohio average:0.10% 3.72% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($19,638 average AGI) 2.46% relocated from other states ($17,925 average AGI)Franklin County:2.46%Ohio average:1.67%
6.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,819 average adjusted gross income)
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($307 average AGI)Franklin County:0.07%Ohio average:0.04% 3.41% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($24,722 average AGI) 2.91% relocated to other states ($22,789 average AGI)Franklin County:2.91%Ohio average:2.24%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.4
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 125,180 (105,250 aged, 19,930 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 85.1. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 100.0. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
192,313 spouses, 299,347 children (275,834 natural, 7,467 adopted, 16,046 stepchildren), 16,665 grandchildren, 10,111 brothers or sisters, 5,802 parents, 12,459 other relatives, 20,534 non-relatives
Size of family households: 111,201 2-persons, 65,376 3-persons, 53,707 4-persons, 23,156 5-persons, 8,289 6-persons, 3,500 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 135,351 1-person, 30,977 2-persons, 4,730 3-persons, 1,679 4-persons, 604 5-persons, 174 6-persons, 132 7-or-more-persons.
91.0% of residents of Franklin County speak English at home. 2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all). 2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.3% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
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)
Year house built
48% of Franklin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Ohio.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,600
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Parks and Recreation: $4,094,000
Sewerage: $3,249,000
Parking Facilities: $2,718,000
Regular Highways: $633,000
Regular Highways: $19,958,000
Sewerage: $3,517,000
Water Utilities: $1,953,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,034,000
Public Welfare - Other: $288,597,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $116,382,000
Correctional Institutions: $54,291,000
General - Other: $45,000,000
Police Protection: $29,034,000
Financial Administration: $27,462,000
General Public Buildings: $21,961,000
Regular Highways: $19,778,000
Central Staff Services: $12,346,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,217,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,079,000
Corrections - Other: $1,487,000
Water Utilities: $1,458,000
Sewerage: $1,366,000
Parking Facilities: $1,275,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $767,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,668,000
Regular Highways: $6,837,000
General - Other: $6,689,000
Central Staff Services: $4,758,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,811,000
Sewerage: $1,260,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,282,000
General Revenue, NEC: $11,759,000
Rents: $1,993,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,700,000
Donations From Private Sources: $484,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $289,698,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $107,988,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC – Correctional Institutions: $1,228,000
General - Other: $1,555,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,034,000
Financial Administration: $999,000
Police Protection: $605,000
Public Welfare - Other: $423,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $380,000
Central Staff Services: $84,000
General Public Building: $69,000
Housing and Community Development: $58,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
Health and Hospitals: $127,826,000
Highways: $37,177,000
All Other: $36,179,000
General Local Government Support: $24,324,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $84,777,000
Motor Vehicle License: $19,524,000
Other Selective Sales: $18,781,000
Other License: $2,539,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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