Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Columbia

Municipality: Franklin township


Total Population 624 SEX Male 322 Female 302 AGE Under 5 years 47 5 to 17 years 125 18 to 20 years 24 21 to 24 years 24 25 to 44 years 208 45 to 54 years 49 55 to 59 years 44 60 to 64 years 37 65 to 74 years 42 75 to 84 years 20 85 years and over 4 Median age 34.1 Under 18 years 172 Percent of total population 27.6 65 years and over 66 Percent of total population 10.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 223 Family households (families) 176 Married-couple families 157 Percent of total households 70.4 Other family, male householder 7 Other family, female householder 12 Nonfamily households 47 Percent of total households 21.1 Householder living alone 41 Householder 65 years and over 15 Persons living in households 624 Persons per household 2.80 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 622 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 258 Occupied housing units 223 Owner occupied 185 Percent owner occupied 83.0 Renter occupied 38 Vacant housing units 35 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 28 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 206 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 3 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 47 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 84 Less than $50,000 31 $50,000 to $99,999 42 $100,000 to $149,999 7 $150,000 to $199,999 4 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 60,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 25 Less than $250 15 $250 to $499 9 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 225 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 84 White 84 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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