Franklin County, PA Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Franklin county pennsylvania dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 28,494 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,427 | 5.0 |
Kindergarten | 1,525 | 5.4 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 14,007 | 49.2 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 7,068 | 24.8 |
College or graduate school | 4,467 | 15.7 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 87,959 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 6,246 | 7.1 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 12,291 | 14.0 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 39,522 | 44.9 |
Some college, no degree | 12,791 | 14.5 |
Associate degree | 4,114 | 4.7 |
Bachelor's degree | 7,744 | 8.8 |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,251 | 6.0 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 78.9 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 14.8 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 103,629 | 100.0 |
Never married | 21,800 | 21.0 |
Now married, except separated | 64,622 | 62.4 |
Separated | 1,699 | 1.6 |
Widowed | 7,036 | 6.8 |
Female | 5,682 | 5.5 |
Divorced | 8,472 | 8.2 |
Female | 4,641 | 4.5 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,657 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 810 | 48.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 98,193 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 14,702 | 15.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 27,214 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,306 | 8.5 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 72,345 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 12,083 | 16.7 |
Percent employed | 62.7 | (X) |
No disability | 60,262 | 83.3 |
Percent employed | 80.0 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 19,389 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 7,216 | 37.2 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 121,121 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 76,039 | 62.8 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 43,901 | 36.2 |
Same county | 28,166 | 23.3 |
Different county | 15,735 | 13.0 |
Same state | 6,473 | 5.3 |
Different state | 9,262 | 7.6 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,181 | 1.0 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 129,313 | 100.0 |
Native | 126,681 | 98.0 |
Born in United States | 125,636 | 97.2 |
State of residence | 95,589 | 73.9 |
Different state | 30,047 | 23.2 |
Born outside United States | 1,045 | 0.8 |
Foreign born | 2,632 | 2.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,187 | 0.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,020 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 1,612 | 1.2 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,632 | 100.0 |
Europe | 731 | 27.8 |
Asia | 776 | 29.5 |
Africa | 73 | 2.8 |
Oceania | 8 | 0.3 |
Latin America | 944 | 35.9 |
Northern America | 100 | 3.8 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 121,121 | 100.0 |
English only | 115,639 | 95.5 |
Language other than English | 5,482 | 4.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 2,279 | 1.9 |
Spanish | 2,479 | 2.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,195 | 1.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,457 | 2.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 823 | 0.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 439 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 227 | 0.2 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 129,313 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 117,244 | 90.7 |
Arab | 86 | 0.1 |
Czech1 | 280 | 0.2 |
Danish | 167 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 1,980 | 1.5 |
English | 8,877 | 6.9 |
French (except Basque)1 | 2,334 | 1.8 |
French Canadian1 | 403 | 0.3 |
German | 43,935 | 34.0 |
Greek | 279 | 0.2 |
Hungarian | 259 | 0.2 |
Irish1 | 12,922 | 10.0 |
Italian | 3,588 | 2.8 |
Lithuanian | 113 | 0.1 |
Norwegian | 386 | 0.3 |
Polish | 1,890 | 1.5 |
Portuguese | 163 | 0.1 |
Russian | 263 | 0.2 |
Scotch-Irish | 3,248 | 2.5 |
Scottish | 2,238 | 1.7 |
Slovak | 352 | 0.3 |
Subsaharan African | 179 | 0.1 |
Swedish | 744 | 0.6 |
Swiss | 1,295 | 1.0 |
Ukrainian | 242 | 0.2 |
United States or American | 17,670 | 13.7 |
Welsh | 1,045 | 0.8 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 201 | 0.2 |
Other ancestries | 12,105 | 9.4 |
(X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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