Language Spoken At Home in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 46,387 | 100% |
English only | 44,183 | 95.2% |
Language other than English | 2,204 | 4.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 838 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 1,502 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 609 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 200 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 417 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 168 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 85 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 31 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 49,399 | 100% |
American | 11,318 | 22.9% |
Arab | 13 | 0.0% |
Czech | 26 | 0.1% |
Danish | 65 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 631 | 1.3% |
English | 6,327 | 12.8% |
French (except Basque) | 1,086 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 117 | 0.2% |
German | 6,008 | 12.2% |
Greek | 24 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 86 | 0.2% |
Irish | 7,457 | 15.1% |
Italian | 974 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 62 | 0.1% |
Polish | 383 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 27 | 0.1% |
Russian | 150 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 882 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 1,027 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 11 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 186 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 132 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 74 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 27 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 316 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 34 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 20,948 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 12,854 | 61.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,717 | 27.3% |
Married-couple family | 9,112 | 43.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,437 | 16.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,029 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 693 | 3.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,713 | 13.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,587 | 7.6% |
Nonfamily households | 8,094 | 38.6% |
Householder living alone | 6,923 | 33.0% |
65 years and over | 2,210 | 10.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,348 | 30.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,213 | 24.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 47,445 | 100% |
Householder | 20,948 | 44.2% |
Spouse | 9,146 | 19.3% |
Child | 12,865 | 27.1% |
Other relatives | 1,996 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 2,490 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,390 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 19,462 | 100% |
Never married | 5,975 | 30.7% |
Now married, except separated | 9,635 | 49.5% |
Separated | 356 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 464 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 3,032 | 15.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 21,001 | 100% |
Never married | 5,237 | 24.9% |
Now married, except separated | 9,414 | 44.8% |
Separated | 540 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 1,886 | 9.0% |
Divorced | 3,924 | 18.7% |
Fertility in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 662 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 287 | 43.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 124 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 941 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 555 | 59.0% |
Less than 1 year | 184 | 19.6% |
1 or 2 years | 122 | 13.0% |
3 or 4 years | 110 | 11.7% |
5 or more years | 139 | 14.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 555 | 100% |
Who are female | 304 | 54.8% |
Who are married | 458 | 82.5% |
School Enrollment in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,740 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 634 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 546 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,949 | 42.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,317 | 19.7% |
College or graduate school | 3,294 | 28.1% |
Educational Attainment in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 33,701 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,949 | 5.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,657 | 7.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,222 | 33.3% |
Some college, no degree | 7,220 | 21.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,404 | 4.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,851 | 17.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,398 | 10.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.4% |
Veteran Status in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 38,614 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,281 | 11.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 48,499 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,320 | 17.2% |
Under 18 years | 10,614 | 100% |
With a disability | 466 | 4.4% |
18 to 64 years | 31,042 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,952 | 16.0% |
65 years and over | 6,843 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,902 | 42.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 48,750 | 100% |
Same house | 39,775 | 81.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,906 | 18.3% |
Same county | 5,227 | 10.7% |
Different county | 3,679 | 7.5% |
Same state | 2,514 | 5.2% |
Different state | 1,165 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 69 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 49,399 | 100% |
Native | 47,920 | 97.0% |
Born in United States | 47,702 | 96.6% |
State of residence | 36,920 | 74.7% |
Different state | 10,782 | 21.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 218 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 1,479 | 3.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,479 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 385 | 26.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,094 | 74.0% |
Year of Entry in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,697 | 100% |
Native | 218 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 216 | 99.1% |
Foreign born | 1,479 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,469 | 99.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,479 | 100% |
Europe | 113 | 7.6% |
Asia | 573 | 38.7% |
Africa | 53 | 3.6% |
Oceania | 10 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 694 | 46.9% |
Northern America | 36 | 2.4% |