Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Greene

Municipality: Franklin township


Total Population 5,562 SEX Male 2,558 Female 3,004 AGE Under 5 years 405 5 to 17 years 1,043 18 to 20 years 221 21 to 24 years 222 25 to 44 years 1,611 45 to 54 years 539 55 to 59 years 224 60 to 64 years 267 65 to 74 years 496 75 to 84 years 367 85 years and over 167 Median age 36.5 Under 18 years 1,448 Percent of total population 26.0 65 years and over 1,030 Percent of total population 18.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,031 Family households (families) 1,480 Married-couple families 1,162 Percent of total households 57.2 Other family, male householder 43 Other family, female householder 275 Nonfamily households 551 Percent of total households 27.1 Householder living alone 509 Householder 65 years and over 252 Persons living in households 5,258 Persons per household 2.59 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 304 Institutionalized persons 304 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,473 Black 35 Percent of total population 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 12 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 42 Percent of total population 0.8 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 17 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,149 Occupied housing units 2,031 Owner occupied 1,323 Percent owner occupied 65.1 Renter occupied 708 Vacant housing units 118 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 33 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,326 1-unit, attached 43 2 to 4 units 120 5 to 9 units 71 10 or more units 178 Mobile home, trailer, other 411 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 868 Less than $50,000 348 $50,000 to $99,999 442 $100,000 to $149,999 57 $150,000 to $199,999 16 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 58,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 616 Less than $250 470 $250 to $499 144 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 193 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 868 White 857 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 9 Percent of occupied units 1.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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