Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Franklin County has a population of 157,379 and has grown 3.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $249,800, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $77,003.

Home price
$249,800
Income
$77,003
Population
157,379
Unemployment
4.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$249,800county
Median gross rent$1,093county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198052.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,328county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,379county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,119county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,825county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$77,003county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate8.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.0%county
Unemployment rate4.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government14.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.8%county
Economic output per resident$53,238county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.10%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport41508county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station34 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths28.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher24.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.3%county
Public schools in the county41county
Public school enrollment21432county
Students per full-time teacher14.9county
Free lunch eligible65.9%county
Elementary schools25county
Middle schools7county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public66.7%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians61county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population157,379county
Land area in square miles772county
People per square mile of land204.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores28county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store15.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.9%county
Population change since 2020+3.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.2%county
Share of households that are one person27.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.7%county
Second languages7.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents163county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in3,299county
Households that moved away3,010county
Average income of arriving households$56,924county
Average income of departing households$56,501county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes15county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,033county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings44.2%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation35.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.98 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F21 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing118 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days186 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 22county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use899 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity51.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas18.6%county
Homes heated by propane5.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil17.0%county
Homes heated by wood5.0%county
Households with broadband89.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk84.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk79.2county
Landslide risk75.4county
Hail risk59.7county
Earthquake risk75.4county
Tornado risk46.2county
Tropical cyclone risk85.6county
Extreme heat risk72.1county
Winter weather risk81.5county
Strong wind risk83.1county
Wildfire risk51.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Franklin County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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