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Franklin County, PA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
Designated Market Area: Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 156,902   ( 7,284 from 2010 , 952 from 2020)
Land area: 772.3 square miles
Population density: 203.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:135,481 86.35% 0.4%
Black:5,5703.55% 28.1%
Indian:2760.18% 20.0%
Asian:1,6531.05% 26.1%
2+ races:3,0011.91% 39.9%
Hispanic:10,9216.96% 69.6%
Total non-White:21,42113.65% 46.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,727 11.9
Deaths:4,45014.3
Net Migration: 1,3324.3
Net Immigration: 3031.0
Change in White population:477 0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:6,807 4.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
149,618
135,00490.23%
4,3482.91%
2300.15%
1,3110.88%
2,1451.43%
6,4384.30%
14,6149.77%

2000
129,313
122,19294.49%
2,8912.24%
1790.14%
7230.56%
9440.73%
2,2681.75%
7,1215.51%

1990
121,082
116,64496.33%
2,6052.15%
1720.14%
6860.57%
n/a
9750.81%
4,4383.67%

1980
113,629
110,43297.19%
2,0061.77%
420.04%
3880.34%
n/a
7490.66%
3,1972.81%

1970
100,833
98,82998.01%
1,8021.79%
390.04%
790.08%
n/a
00.00%
2,004 1.99%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
16,365 12.7
12,2159.4
10,9538.5
1,3931.1
12,812 9.9
7,493 5.8
1990's
NumberRate
15,487 12.8
11,7909.7
3,9823.3
4460.4
5,548 4.6
2,683 2.2
1980's
NumberRate
15,259 13.4
10,304 9.1
2,854 2.5
n/a
6,212 5.5
1,241 1.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
5,149 5.1
n/a
11,603 11.5
1,193 1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Franklin County, PA

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
42.2
34,202 21.8%
122,700 78.2%
30,901 19.7%
62,576
2.46
42,855 68.5%
34,257 79.9%
3,248 7.6%
19,721 31.5%

2010
NumberPercent
40.1
35,740 23.9%
113,878 76.1%
24,679 16.5%
58,389
2.52
41,139 70.5%
32,963 80.1%
3,232 7.9%
17,250 29.5%

2000
NumberPercent
38.2
30,996 24.0%
98,317 76.0%
20,723 16.0%
50,574
2.50
36,515 72.2%
30,887 84.6%
2,156 5.9%
14,059 27.8%

1990
NumberPercent
35.1
29,719 24.5%
91,363 75.5%
17,538 14.5%
45,642
2.60
34,476 75.5%
29,668 86.1%
1,871 5.4%
11,166 24.5%

1980
NumberPercent
31.6
32,197 28.3%
81,432 71.7%
13,688 12.0%
39,986
2.78
31,551 78.9%
27,999 88.7%
1,596 5.1%
8,435 21.1%

2022 Housing Data for Franklin County, PA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units66,443 
Median Value$222,000 
Occupied62,57694.2%
Vacant3,8675.8%
Owned45,63172.9%
Rented16,94527.1%
Median Rent$1,019 
Single-Family Units53,44280.4%
    Detached45,48768.5%
    Attached7,95512.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units3,9365.9%
Mobile Homes4,3646.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Franklin County, PA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,1253.4%
$10,000 to $14,9991,4132.3%
$15,000 to $19,9991,8983.0%
$20,000 to $24,9992,0713.3%
$25,000 to $29,9992,3443.7%
$30,000 to $34,9992,6844.3%
$35,000 to $39,9992,3633.8%
$40,000 to $44,9992,5964.1%
$45,000 to $49,9992,9984.8%
$50,000 to $59,9994,9087.8%
$60,000 to $74,9997,30411.7%
$75,000 to $99,9999,70615.5%
$100,000 to $124,9997,19811.5%
$125,000 to $149,9994,6627.5%
$150,000 to $199,9994,7927.7%
$200,000 or more3,5145.6%
Median Household Income71,808 
Per Capita Income37,520 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state95 
Compared to U.S.87 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,6534.2%
Public Assistance1,4942.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps7,01611.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed67,17175.8%
Unemployed2,3502.7%
In Armed Forces610.1%
Total Labor Force69,58278.5%
Not in Labor Force19,06721.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 24.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector27,90822,58655.3%
Non-Profit2,2595,50229.1%
Self-Employed4,8912,19269.1%
Local Government2,2032,93242.9%
State Government9131,23242.6%
Federal Government2,39371077.1%
Total Private + Self32,79924,77857.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.7,76810,37642.8%
Total40,56735,15453.6%
Pct. Govt.13.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts9,21512.1%
Sales and Office Occupations15,20720.0%
Professional, Technical16,28521.5%
Service Occupations11,23314.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing9711.3%
All others23,91031.5%
White Collar 53.7%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing12,41616.4%
Health care and social assistance10,90714.4%
Retail trade9,12012.0%
Educational services6,6218.7%
Transportation and warehousing5,6497.4%
Public administration4,6976.2%
Construction4,2655.6%
Accommodation and food services4,0435.3%
Professional, scientific, technical3,6764.8%
Other services2,7663.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,3383.1%
Finance and insurance2,3183.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2,2423.0%
Wholesale trade1,8832.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,2501.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing6830.9%
Information5910.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2090.3%
Utilities1730.2%
Management30.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Franklin County, PA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,6722.35%
Puerto Rican2,2871.47%
Cuban2320.15%
Dominican6320.40%
Total Central American2,3151.48%
Costa Rican480.03%
Guatemalan1,8791.20%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian780.05%
Salvadoran3100.20%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American5850.37%
Argentinean30.00%
Bolivian560.04%
Chilean240.02%
Colombian180.01%
Ecuadorian360.02%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian2000.13%
Uruguayan1270.08%
Venezuelan1210.08%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3850.25%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian2900.19%
Chinese2660.17%
Filipino1170.07%
Korean990.06%
Vietnamese920.06%
Thai540.03%
Other Southeast Asian440.03%
Japanese390.02%
Burmese340.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English136,88892.9%
Spanish6,7214.6%
German, other Germanic1,6771.1%
Other Indo-European5190.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun3360.2%
Other Asian2580.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2240.2%
Other2010.1%
Chinese1580.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German48,33931.0%
American20,24613.0%
Irish16,08710.3%
English12,8758.2%
Italian4,9243.2%
Polish3,4192.2%
European3,3832.2%
Scottish2,9201.9%
French2,7461.8%
Scotch-Irish2,5951.7%
Swiss2,3221.5%
Dutch1,6531.1%
Welsh1,2170.8%
Swedish1,0470.7%
Hungarian7910.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen152,96398.0%
Not a citizen3,1212.0%
Native150,29196.3%
Foreign-born5,7933.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Franklin County, PA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
3,062 2.8%7,719 7.0%48,095 43.7%25,973 23.6%15,426 14.0%9,871 9.0%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 3,062 2.8%
9-12 Years 7,719 7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 48,095 43.7%
Some College 25,973 23.6%
Bach. Degree 15,426 14.0%
Grad Degree 9,871 9.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Franklin County, PA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 62,670 59,518 3,152 5.0% 5.5%
1991 62,180 58,357 3,823 6.1% 6.9%
1992 62,291 58,628 3,663 5.9% 7.5%
1993 62,098 58,778 3,320 5.3% 6.9%
1994 61,335 58,406 2,929 4.8% 6.3%
1995 63,992 61,098 2,894 4.5% 5.9%
1996 65,645 62,317 3,328 5.1% 5.5%
1997 66,850 63,639 3,211 4.8% 5.1%
1998 67,151 64,514 2,637 3.9% 4.7%
1999 66,030 62,941 3,089 4.7% 4.5%
2000 67,723 65,159 2,564 3.8% 4.2%
2001 67,956 64,847 3,109 4.6% 4.8%
2002 69,180 65,943 3,237 4.7% 5.6%
2003 70,500 67,445 3,055 4.3% 5.7%
2004 74,075 71,351 2,724 3.7% 5.4%
2005 76,995 74,337 2,658 3.5% 5.0%
2006 78,842 76,191 2,651 3.4% 4.7%
2007 80,767 77,931 2,836 3.5% 4.6%
2008 82,616 79,051 3,565 4.3% 5.3%
2009 80,944 74,463 6,481 8.0% 8.0%
2010 75,482 69,227 6,255 8.3% 8.2%
2011 75,388 69,972 5,416 7.2% 7.8%
2012 76,186 70,958 5,228 6.9% 7.7%
2013 76,372 71,489 4,883 6.4% 7.1%
2014 76,431 72,222 4,209 5.5% 5.9%
2015 77,875 73,942 3,933 5.1% 5.4%
2016 77,607 73,651 3,956 5.1% 5.3%
2017 76,543 73,084 3,459 4.5% 5.0%
2018 76,975 74,022 2,953 3.8% 4.4%
2019 77,764 74,714 3,050 3.9% 4.5%
2020 77,184 71,308 5,876 7.6% 9.1%
2021 77,772 73,964 3,808 4.9% 6.0%
2022 78,065 75,180 2,885 3.7% 4.4%
2023 77,172 74,942 2,230 2.9% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com