Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: Franklin township


Total Population 2,779 SEX Male 1,348 Female 1,431 AGE Under 5 years 215 5 to 17 years 623 18 to 20 years 95 21 to 24 years 99 25 to 44 years 1,010 45 to 54 years 376 55 to 59 years 101 60 to 64 years 89 65 to 74 years 112 75 to 84 years 43 85 years and over 16 Median age 34.1 Under 18 years 838 Percent of total population 30.2 65 years and over 171 Percent of total population 6.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 911 Family households (families) 792 Married-couple families 729 Percent of total households 80.0 Other family, male householder 24 Other family, female householder 39 Nonfamily households 119 Percent of total households 13.1 Householder living alone 93 Householder 65 years and over 34 Persons living in households 2,779 Persons per household 3.05 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,712 Black 34 Percent of total population 1.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 29 Percent of total population 1.0 Other race 4 Hispanic Origin (any race) 16 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 942 Occupied housing units 911 Owner occupied 803 Percent owner occupied 88.1 Renter occupied 108 Vacant housing units 31 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 4 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 834 1-unit, attached 17 2 to 4 units 30 5 to 9 units 24 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 37 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 644 Less than $50,000 4 $50,000 to $99,999 54 $100,000 to $149,999 198 $150,000 to $199,999 183 $200,000 to $299,999 156 $300,000 or more 49 Median (dollars) 165,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 73 Less than $250 7 $250 to $499 22 $500 to $749 41 $750 to $999 2 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 547 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 644 White 635 Black 5 Percent of occupied units 0.8 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of occupied units 0.6 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997