Franklin County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 132,41684.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 10,9217.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6,3254.0%Two or more races
  • 4,9563.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,2730.8%Asian alone
  • 9430.6%Some other race alone
  • 680.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $298,504

Here:	$298,504
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $221,501

Here:	$221,501
State:	$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $357,562

Here:	$357,562
State:	$249,182

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $386,430

Here:	$386,430
State:	$297,446

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $255,147

Here:	$255,147
State:	$320,068

Mobile homes: $92,967

Here:	$92,967
State:	$92,414

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $551,310

Here:	$551,310
State:	$563,750

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,680 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,174 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Franklin County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $547 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $720 a month.

Cities in this county include: Chambersburg, Waynesboro, Greencastle, Fayetteville, State Line, Guilford, Wayne Heights, Mercersburg, Scotland, Mont Alto.

2023 air pollution in Franklin County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.044 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Allegany County, Maryland , Auglaize County, Ohio , Cumberland County , Mercer County, Ohio , Union County, Indiana , Vermillion County, Indiana .

Current college students: 4,467
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: 24.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 7,807 (36.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,7082010 or later
• 1,4032000 to 2009
• 7791990 to 1999
• 5381980 to 1989
• 2851970 to 1979
• 622Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 45,164
• One, attached: 8,557
• Two: 2,519
• 3 or 4: 1,046
• 5 to 9: 1,753
• 10 to 19: 1,223
• 20 to 49: 1,294
• 50 or more: 1,071
• Mobile homes: 4,450

Housing units in Franklin County with a mortgage: 30,202 (4,424 second mortgage, 123 home equity loan, 4,018 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,694

Religion statistics for Franklin County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Franklin County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4267: March 23, 2016, FEMA Id: 4267, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4099: January 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4099, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared EM-3340: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1898: April 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1898, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1649: June 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1649, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1557: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
• Pennsylvania Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 19, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3180: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 3180, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.86% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($56,031 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($291 average AGI)

Franklin County:	0.03%
Pennsylvania average:	0.01%

1.88% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($18,790 average AGI)
2.95% relocated from other states ($36,950 average AGI)

Franklin County:	2.95%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

from Washington County, MD	0.76% ($53,395 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, PA	0.69% ($46,888)
from Adams County, PA	0.25% ($48,000)
from Frederick County, MD	0.20% ($57,600)
from Berkeley County, WV	0.15% ($52,810)
from York County, PA	0.15% ($56,792)
from Fulton County, PA	0.11% ($47,351)

4.41% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($56,349 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.84% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($22,167 average AGI)
2.56% relocated to other states ($34,182 average AGI)

Franklin County:	2.56%
Pennsylvania average:	2.47%

to Cumberland County, PA	0.75% ($56,434 average AGI)
to Washington County, MD	0.46% ($42,193)
to Adams County, PA	0.20% ($53,761)
to Berkeley County, WV	0.14% ($50,132)
to York County, PA	0.13% ($43,826)
to Frederick County, MD	0.12% ($55,926)
to Fulton County, PA	0.11% ($46,125)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 10.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2

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 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 32,645 (8,097 living alone), Female householders: 32,315 (9,941 living alone)

• 34,939 spouses (34,560 opposite-sex spouses), 4,221 unmarried partners, (3,909 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 41,779 children (38,040 natural, 1,621 adopted, 2,118 stepchildren), 3,480 grandchildren, 1,178 brothers or sisters, 684 parents, 0 foster children, 1,965 other relatives, 1,880 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,816

Size of family households: 20,551 2-persons, 9,317 3-persons, 6,923 4-persons, 3,992 5-persons, 1,747 6-persons, 1,089 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,038 1-person, 2,878 2-persons, 425 3-persons.

21,191 married couples with children.
8,257 single-parent households (3,229 men, 5,028 women).

92.5% of residents of Franklin speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $821,938,000 ($6,095 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $176,495,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $417,334,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $127,953,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,428,000
Federal grants: $100,048,000
Federal procurement contracts: $95,643,000 ($87,896,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $74,531,000 ($57,809,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,806,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $67,257,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,796,000

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

Here:	+43 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.31 millions of gallons per day (25% from ground, 75% from surface)

• Year house built in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
• 8062020 or later
• 6,0962010 to 2019
• 10,3772000 to 2009
• 9,6751990 to 1999
• 7,0211980 to 1989
• 8,1501970 to 1979
• 6,4191960 to 1969
• 4,9551950 to 1959
• 2,9921940 to 1949
• 10,5861939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
• 01 room
• 5332 rooms
• 8843 rooms
• 4,3614 rooms
• 6,6435 rooms
• 10,8266 rooms
• 7,9667 rooms
• 8,1468 rooms
• 8,6179+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
• 6541 room
• 5102 rooms
• 1,7953 rooms
• 4,3424 rooms
• 4,6255 rooms
• 2,2236 rooms
• 1,0567 rooms
• 5938 rooms
• 1,1869+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
• 145no bedroom
• 1,6701 bedroom
• 8,6442 bedrooms
• 24,9523 bedrooms
• 9,9484 bedrooms
• 2,6175+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
• 654no bedroom
• 2,6161 bedroom
• 8,1612 bedrooms
• 4,9863 bedrooms
• 5364 bedrooms
• 315+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,228no vehicle
• 11,8641 vehicle
• 17,0472 vehicles
• 10,5413 vehicles
• 4,2794 vehicles
• 3,0175+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,732no vehicle
• 8,7251 vehicle
• 4,2522 vehicles
• 1,7773 vehicles
• 3204 vehicles
• 1785+ vehicles

89.2% of Franklin County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

• This state: 95,493
• Other state: 51,886
• Northeast: 7,798
• Midwest: 5,587
• South: 33,608
• West: 4,893

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,111
• Number of aged recipients: 208
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,903
• Number of recipients under 18: 414
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,305
• Number of recipients older than 64: 392
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 823
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 905

Franklin County on our top lists:

• #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"