Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Fayette

Municipality: Franklin township


Total Population 2,640 SEX Male 1,320 Female 1,320 AGE Under 5 years 142 5 to 17 years 493 18 to 20 years 119 21 to 24 years 128 25 to 44 years 790 45 to 54 years 275 55 to 59 years 142 60 to 64 years 153 65 to 74 years 248 75 to 84 years 130 85 years and over 20 Median age 36.4 Under 18 years 635 Percent of total population 24.1 65 years and over 398 Percent of total population 15.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 958 Family households (families) 771 Married-couple families 658 Percent of total households 68.7 Other family, male householder 36 Other family, female householder 77 Nonfamily households 187 Percent of total households 19.5 Householder living alone 174 Householder 65 years and over 95 Persons living in households 2,621 Persons per household 2.74 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 19 Institutionalized persons 19 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,608 Black 30 Percent of total population 1.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,047 Occupied housing units 958 Owner occupied 804 Percent owner occupied 83.9 Renter occupied 154 Vacant housing units 89 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 23 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 20 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 732 1-unit, attached 94 2 to 4 units 31 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 190 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 506 Less than $50,000 368 $50,000 to $99,999 127 $100,000 to $149,999 8 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 33,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 114 Less than $250 98 $250 to $499 16 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 182 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 506 White 502 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 0.8 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