Franklin township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 40.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 7,694 (56% urban, 44% rural)

Males: 4,726	(61.4%)
Females: 2,968	(38.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 5,286 (3,665 owner occupied, 1,621 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	29%

Races in Franklin township:

White Non-Hispanic: 78.6%
Black: 17.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
Asian: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 2.7%
Two or more races: 0.3%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 42.8

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Average household size: 2.45

Franklin township:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.91

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,029 ($29,747 in 1999)

This township:	$36,029
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $319 (lower quartile is $219, upper quartile is $432)

Here:	$319
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $128,804 (it was $80,000 in 2000)

Franklin township:	$128,804
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,363 - $206,428

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $163,752
Here: $163,752
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $198,526
Here: $198,526
State: $160,289

Mobile homes: $38,102
Here: $38,102
State: $35,442

Population density: 188 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	17.3%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	7.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 82 (45% naturalized citizens)

Franklin township:	1.1%
State:	4.1%

63% of Franklin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 5931
Northeast: 244
Midwest: 223
South: 1041
West: 105

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Franklin township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

People in group quarters in Franklin township, Pennsylvania

2142 people in state prisons
223 people in nursing homes
19 people in other group homes
17 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
7 people in homes for the mentally ill

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,409
One, attached: 43
Two: 73
3 or 4: 85
5 to 9: 83
10 to 19: 110
20 to 49: 78
50 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 403

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500

Housing units in Franklin township with a mortgage: 666 (75 second mortgage, 75 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 308

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 42
1995 to 1998: 139
1990 to 1994: 126
1980 to 1989: 342
1970 to 1979: 612
1960 to 1969: 204
1950 to 1959: 231
1940 to 1949: 199
1939 or earlier: 397

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 118 5 rooms: 358 6 rooms: 305 7 rooms: 219 8 rooms: 255 9 or more rooms: 156

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 34 3 rooms: 137 4 rooms: 226 5 rooms: 190 6 rooms: 79 7 rooms: 38 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Franklin township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 350 3 bedrooms: 834 4 bedrooms: 174 5 or more bedrooms: 37

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin township:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 213 2 bedrooms: 283 3 bedrooms: 194 4 bedrooms: 32 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 47 1 vehicle: 378 2 vehicles: 678 3 vehicles: 259 4 vehicles: 57 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 204 1 vehicle: 398 2 vehicles: 83 3 vehicles: 40 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (12%)
Construction (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Utilities (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (21%)
Health care (18%)
Public administration (10%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Extraction workers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Secondary school teachers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin township:

English (20.4%)
German (17.1%)
United States or American (14.2%)
Irish (13.5%)
Scotch-Irish (5.8%)
Italian (5.2%)
Polish (3.5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

United Kingdom (21%)
Asia, n.e.c. (17%)
Cuba (17%)
Honduras (11%)
Russia (7%)
Other Caribbean (7%)
Mexico (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,795 (82%)
Carpooled: 259 (12%)
Walked: 60 (3%)
Other means: 13 (1%)
Worked at home: 53 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

People in group quarters in Franklin township, Pennsylvania

2142 people in state prisons
223 people in nursing homes
19 people in other group homes
17 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
7 people in homes for the mentally ill

91.4% of residents of Franklin township speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,294

In family households: 4,574 (1,140 male householders, 380 female householders)
1,185 spouses, 1,591 children (1,475 natural, 47 adopted, 69 stepchildren), 87 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 52 other relatives, 71 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 720 (240 male householders (205 living alone)), 384 female householders (348 living alone)), 96 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,400 (2,376 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 699 2-persons, 341 3-persons, 313 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 553 1-person, 55 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

867 married couples with children.
351 single-parent households (70 men, 281 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22

Here:	3.6%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 60

Here:	11.2%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52

Here:	32.1%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

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.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Franklin township:

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