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Franklin County

Ohio · 1,361,536 residents (2025 est.) · 532 sq mi
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With 1,333,048 people, Franklin County is a county in Ohio. That puts it in the top 7% of US counties for household income. 53% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 34.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. There are 2,504 people per square mile. 264,070 more people live here than in 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,333,048
+25%since 2000
from 1,068,978 in 2000
1,361,536 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,504 / sq mi
+19%since 2009
from 2,111 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
34.8
+7%since 2000
from 32.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
532 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
924K1.0M1.1M1.3M1.4M19902000201020202024Franklin County
20241.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.5%(87,298)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.5%(86,006)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(87,031)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(87,100)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.7%(89,173)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417.5%(233,539)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.3%(190,865)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.5%(153,417)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.9%(144,940)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.1%(108,265)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.6%(47,340)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(18,074)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$75,176
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,734 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,731
+90%since 2000
from $23,059 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.1%
+20.2 ptssince 2009
from 29.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.7%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 11.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.469
+2%since 2010
from 0.460 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services9.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance7.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration7.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade7.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade4.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$288,400
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $113,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,302
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $595 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
52.8%
−4.1 ptssince 2000
from 56.9% in 2000
47.2% rent
Vacancy rate
7.1%
−5.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.36 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.43 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.7%
−7.7 ptssince 2009
from 27.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 44.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
+22%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
63
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic74.4%(795,660)
Black17.7%(189,652)
Hispanic / Latino2.3%(24,279)
Asian3.1%(32,652)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic58%(773,111)
Black23.1%(308,232)
Hispanic / Latino7.5%(99,547)
Asian5.6%(74,014)
Other5.9%(78,144)
Diversity Score
75
+31%since 2009
from 57 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
40
−8%since 2020
from 43 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.4%(45,607)
Central American1.1%(14,296)
Puerto Rican1.1%(14,177)
South American0.8%(10,480)
Salvadoran0.5%(6,725)
Dominican0.4%(5,692)
Venezuelan0.4%(4,860)
Honduran0.3%(3,798)
Colombian0.2%(2,236)
Guatemalan0.2%(2,027)
Spaniard0.1%(1,485)
Cuban0.1%(1,369)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(871)
Argentine0.1%(825)
Peruvian0.1%(788)
Panamanian0.1%(725)
Bolivian0%(476)
Nicaraguan0%(358)
Chilean0%(341)
Uruguayan0%(51)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.8%(23,468)
Chinese1%(13,586)
Nepalese0.6%(8,072)
Japanese0.3%(3,960)
Vietnamese0.3%(3,815)
Korean0.3%(3,781)
Filipino0.3%(3,435)
Cambodian0.1%(1,849)
Laotian0.1%(1,720)
Pakistani0.1%(1,481)
Bhutanese0.1%(1,257)
Taiwanese0.1%(1,109)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(617)
Thai0%(582)
Kazakh0%(447)
Malaysian0%(153)
Mongolian0%(152)
Sri Lankan0%(123)
Hmong0%(54)
Uzbek0%(25)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(693)
Chamorro0%(168)
Tongan0%(129)
Fijian0%(56)
Guamanian0%(11)
Ancestry
German17.4%(232,270)
Irish11.2%(149,529)
English10%(133,501)
Subsaharan African5.4%(72,108)
Italian5.1%(67,679)
American3.8%(51,311)
Polish2.2%(29,781)
Somali2%(26,915)
Scottish1.9%(25,436)
Arab1.5%(19,942)
French1.3%(17,661)
Welsh1%(13,535)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.8%(10,982)
Dutch0.7%(9,427)
Hungarian0.7%(8,675)
West Indian0.6%(8,035)
Russian0.5%(6,595)
Swedish0.5%(6,583)
Ghanaian0.5%(6,298)
British0.5%(6,281)
Norwegian0.5%(6,085)
Slovak0.4%(5,545)
Ethiopian0.4%(5,420)
Greek0.4%(4,915)
Nigerian0.4%(4,786)
Ukrainian0.3%(4,565)
Swiss0.3%(3,969)
Haitian0.3%(3,851)
Czech0.3%(3,459)
Egyptian0.3%(3,344)
Lebanese0.2%(3,039)
Jordanian0.2%(2,640)
French Canadian0.2%(2,593)
Jamaican0.2%(2,508)
Croatian0.2%(2,277)
Lithuanian0.2%(2,261)
Slovene0.2%(2,187)
Danish0.2%(2,172)
Kenyan0.2%(2,123)
Austrian0.2%(2,047)
Romanian0.1%(1,944)
Palestinian0.1%(1,707)
Brazilian0.1%(1,686)
Iranian0.1%(1,579)
Portuguese0.1%(1,462)
Canadian0.1%(1,449)
Moroccan0.1%(1,437)
Finnish0.1%(1,314)
Turkish0.1%(1,195)
Macedonian0.1%(1,172)
Belgian0.1%(1,147)
Serbian0.1%(1,021)
Iraqi0.1%(908)
Syrian0.1%(831)
Israeli0%(579)
Australian0%(542)
Armenian0%(491)
Latvian0%(398)
Bulgarian0%(259)
Barbadian0%(105)
Guyanese0%(54)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
42.1%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 31.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.2%
+5.5 ptssince 2000
from 85.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.3%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 10.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.5 min
+62%since 2000
from 13.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.4%
−14.1 ptssince 2009
from 82.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
19.3%
+15.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 8.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
69.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2011
from 69.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 77.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
47.0%
+7.2 ptssince 2009
from 39.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
13.0%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2012
from 11.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.8%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 13.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.1%
+11.0 ptssince 2017
from 83.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.1%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 94.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
83.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 81.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
83.3%
−4.1 ptssince 2016
from 87.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2016
from 3.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married43.2%(225,497)
Married45.2%(236,266)
Widowed2.4%(12,712)
Divorced9.1%(47,681)
Women 15+
Never married38.1%(209,520)
Married42.5%(234,111)
Widowed6.6%(36,190)
Divorced12.8%(70,736)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.8%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 13.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.9%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 59.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 10.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 20.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.6%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 68.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 32.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.6%(13,848)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(11,308)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.9%(15,061)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(2,239)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(907)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 52,088 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Franklin County, Ohio?

Franklin County, Ohio has about 1,333,048 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Franklin County, Ohio?

The typical household in Franklin County, Ohio earns about $75,176 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Franklin County, Ohio expensive?

In Franklin County, Ohio, the median home is worth about $288,400, and the typical rent is about $1,302 a month.

How educated are people in Franklin County, Ohio?

About 42.1% of adults age 25 and over in Franklin County, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Franklin County, Ohio?

About 14.7% of people in Franklin County, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Franklin County, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Franklin County, Ohio has grown since 1990. The population has added about 371,611 residents, a change of about 39 percent over that period.

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