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Language Spoken At Home in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 68,127 | 100% |
English only | 64,108 | 94.1% |
Language other than English | 4,019 | 5.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,373 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 1,338 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 379 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,018 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 664 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 544 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 311 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 119 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 19 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 71,489 | 100% |
American | 2,766 | 3.9% |
Arab | 197 | 0.3% |
Czech | 239 | 0.3% |
Danish | 208 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 957 | 1.3% |
English | 13,558 | 19.0% |
French (except Basque) | 11,043 | 15.4% |
French Canadian | 4,849 | 6.8% |
German | 8,244 | 11.5% |
Greek | 267 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 352 | 0.5% |
Irish | 14,263 | 20.0% |
Italian | 6,758 | 9.5% |
Lithuanian | 1,017 | 1.4% |
Norwegian | 587 | 0.8% |
Polish | 9,419 | 13.2% |
Portuguese | 1,017 | 1.4% |
Russian | 975 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 813 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 2,872 | 4.0% |
Slovak | 42 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 147 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 1,627 | 2.3% |
Swiss | 104 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 505 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 709 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 55 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 30,472 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 18,564 | 60.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,869 | 25.8% |
Married-couple family | 13,695 | 44.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,890 | 16.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,427 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 892 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,442 | 11.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,087 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 11,908 | 39.1% |
Householder living alone | 8,868 | 29.1% |
65 years and over | 3,134 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,597 | 28.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,909 | 26.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 70,042 | 100% |
Householder | 30,472 | 43.5% |
Spouse | 13,634 | 19.5% |
Child | 17,726 | 25.3% |
Other relatives | 2,450 | 3.5% |
Nonrelatives | 5,760 | 8.2% |
Unmarried partner | 2,802 | 4.0% |
Marital Status in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 29,091 | 100% |
Never married | 9,629 | 33.1% |
Now married, except separated | 14,678 | 50.5% |
Separated | 433 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 815 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 3,536 | 12.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 31,192 | 100% |
Never married | 8,521 | 27.3% |
Now married, except separated | 14,150 | 45.4% |
Separated | 605 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 3,098 | 9.9% |
Divorced | 4,818 | 15.4% |
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 | 553 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 246 | 44.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 75 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,084 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 272 | 25.1% |
Less than 1 year | 86 | 7.9% |
1 or 2 years | 67 | 6.2% |
3 or 4 years | 16 | 1.5% |
5 or more years | 103 | 9.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 272 | 100% |
Who are female | 172 | 63.2% |
Who are married | 208 | 76.5% |
School Enrollment in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 16,236 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,065 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 758 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,361 | 39.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,658 | 22.5% |
College or graduate school | 4,394 | 27.1% |
Educational Attainment in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 51,643 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,017 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,239 | 6.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,886 | 28.8% |
Some college, no degree | 10,535 | 20.4% |
Associate's degree | 4,978 | 9.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 9,579 | 18.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,409 | 14.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.9% |
Veteran Status in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 57,444 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,134 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 70,707 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,181 | 14.4% |
Under 18 years | 13,982 | 100% |
With a disability | 988 | 7.1% |
18 to 64 years | 46,179 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,549 | 12.0% |
65 years and over | 10,546 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,644 | 34.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 70,955 | 100% |
Same house | 61,323 | 86.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,249 | 13.0% |
Same county | 5,284 | 7.4% |
Different county | 3,965 | 5.6% |
Same state | 2,495 | 3.5% |
Different state | 1,470 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 383 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 71,489 | 100% |
Native | 68,552 | 95.9% |
Born in United States | 67,750 | 94.8% |
State of residence | 49,745 | 69.6% |
Different state | 18,005 | 25.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 802 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 2,937 | 4.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,937 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,564 | 53.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,373 | 46.7% |
Year of Entry in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,739 | 100% |
Native | 802 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 0.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 801 | 99.9% |
Foreign born | 2,937 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 129 | 4.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,808 | 95.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Franklin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,937 | 100% |
Europe | 1,159 | 39.5% |
Asia | 916 | 31.2% |
Africa | 99 | 3.4% |
Oceania | 13 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 571 | 19.4% |
Northern America | 179 | 6.1% |