Franklin township, Chester County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (45% naturalized citizens)
| Franklin township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
60% of Franklin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1426
- Northeast: 403
- Midwest: 216
- South: 1567
- West: 108
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,079
- One, attached: 40
- Two: 12
- 5 to 9: 29
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $95,500
Housing units in Franklin township with a mortgage: 732 (71 second mortgage, 127 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 152
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
- Chemicals (10%)
- Construction (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin township:
- Irish (18.4%)
- English (16.3%)
- German (15.1%)
- Italian (12.1%)
- United States or American (7.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.0%)
- Polish (3.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (58%)
- Canada (24%)
- Cambodia (18%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,489 (82%)
- Carpooled: 136 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 13 (1%)
- Walked: 45 (2%)
- Other means: 5 (0%)
- Worked at home: 119 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Utility gas (8%)
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
96.9% of residents of Franklin township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,770- In family households: 3,549 (828 male householders, 179 female householders)
909 spouses, 1,492 children (1,382 natural, 80 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 50 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 221 (74 male householders (55 living alone)), 92 female householders (60 living alone)), 55 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 287 2-persons, 223 3-persons, 277 4-persons, 165 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 115 1-person, 42 2-persons, 9 3-persons,
1,167 married couples with children.
103 single-parent households (23 men, 80 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 91
| Here: | 13.6% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29
| Here: | 10.1% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24
| Here: | 25.8% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |