COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Franklin County

Ohio · 961,437 residents · 532 sq mi

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Franklin County is home to 961,437 people in Ohio. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $73,300. There are 107,541 fewer people here than in 2000. Median household income is $30,375, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

961,437

−10%vs 2000

vs 1,068,978 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.9

−5%vs 2000

vs 32.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

532 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.3M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(73,383)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(68,157)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(60,113)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(68,550)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.8%(93,931)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.2%(194,327)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(148,614)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(88,592)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(73,285)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(55,772)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(27,350)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(9,363)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,375

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,734 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,907

−35%vs 2000

vs $23,059 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.0%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$73,300

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $113,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$430

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $595 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.9%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.9% in 2000

45.1% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.5%(784,000)

Black15.9%(152,839)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(8,158)

Asian2%(18,910)

Other0.6%(5,688)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Costa Rican0%(663)

Bolivian0%(476)

Nicaraguan0%(358)

Chilean0%(341)

Uruguayan0%(51)

Paraguayan0%(32)

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)

Bangladeshi0%(616)

Thai0%(582)

Kazakh0%(447)

Malaysian0%(153)

Mongolian0%(152)

Sri Lankan0%(123)

Indonesian0%(99)

Hmong0%(54)

Uzbek0%(25)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(693)

Native Hawaiian0%(645)

Chamorro0%(168)

Tongan0%(129)

Fijian0%(56)

Guamanian0%(11)

Marshallese0%(6)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(443)

Latvian0%(398)

Bulgarian0%(259)

Barbadian0%(105)

Guyanese0%(54)

Cape Verdean0%(23)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.6%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.0%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.1%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 13.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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