Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Erie

Municipality: Franklin township


Total Population 1,429 SEX Male 724 Female 705 AGE Under 5 years 127 5 to 17 years 332 18 to 20 years 39 21 to 24 years 62 25 to 44 years 516 45 to 54 years 155 55 to 59 years 47 60 to 64 years 40 65 to 74 years 70 75 to 84 years 36 85 years and over 5 Median age 32.1 Under 18 years 459 Percent of total population 32.1 65 years and over 111 Percent of total population 7.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 473 Family households (families) 399 Married-couple families 331 Percent of total households 70.0 Other family, male householder 22 Other family, female householder 46 Nonfamily households 74 Percent of total households 15.6 Householder living alone 65 Householder 65 years and over 23 Persons living in households 1,429 Persons per household 3.02 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,414 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 7 Percent of total population 0.5 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 513 Occupied housing units 473 Owner occupied 421 Percent owner occupied 89.0 Renter occupied 52 Vacant housing units 40 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 396 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 14 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 101 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 105 Less than $50,000 37 $50,000 to $99,999 63 $100,000 to $149,999 4 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 56,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 25 Less than $250 12 $250 to $499 13 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 256 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 105 White 105 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