2001 American Community Survey Profile
Franklin County
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
819,024
817,999
820,049
In labor force
588,906
583,994
593,818
Civilian labor force
588,108
583,267
592,949
Employed
559,010
553,710
564,310
Unemployed
29,098
26,707
31,489
Percent unemployed
4.9
4.4
5.4
Armed Forces
798
494
1,102
Not in labor force
230,118
225,072
235,164
 
Females 16 years and over
425,559
424,808
426,310
In labor force
282,829
279,323
286,335
Civilian labor force
282,727
279,242
286,212
Employed
268,032
264,216
271,848
 
Own children under 6 years
85,670
83,990
87,350
All parents in family in labor force
56,575
53,948
59,202
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
155,083
152,689
157,477
All parents in family in labor force
113,669
109,869
117,469
 
Population 16 to 19 years
49,435
48,359
50,511
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
4,336
3,547
5,125
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2,235
1,611
2,859
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
543,904
538,301
549,507
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
449,407
442,881
455,933
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
47,136
43,668
50,604
Public transportation (including taxicab)
14,682
12,928
16,436
Walked
11,099
9,355
12,843
Other means
5,266
4,377
6,155
Worked at home
16,314
14,520
18,108
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20.2
19.9
20.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
559,010
553,710
564,310
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
217,564
213,012
222,116
Service occupations
78,882
75,709
82,055
Sales and office occupations
165,186
160,302
170,070
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
262
87
437
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
36,229
33,358
39,100
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
60,887
57,587
64,187
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
624
299
949
Construction
28,374
25,714
31,034
Manufacturing
48,227
45,509
50,945
Wholesale trade
22,255
20,247
24,263
Retail trade
70,120
66,383
73,857
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
26,806
24,618
28,994
Information
23,698
21,644
25,752
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
59,181
56,016
62,346
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
65,955
62,036
69,874
Educational, health, and social services
108,434
104,576
112,292
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
45,215
42,225
48,205
Other services (except public administration)
26,580
23,928
29,232
Public administration
33,541
31,300
35,782
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
441,854
435,635
448,073
Government workers
86,541
82,804
90,278
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
29,781
27,349
32,213
Unpaid family workers
834
496
1,172
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
435,974
433,355
438,593
Less than $10,000
38,942
36,591
41,293
$10,000 to $14,999
24,895
22,768
27,022
$15,000 to $24,999
52,907
50,447
55,367
$25,000 to $34,999
56,049
53,462
58,636
$35,000 to $49,999
70,933
67,684
74,182
$50,000 to $74,999
88,445
84,536
92,354
$75,000 to $99,999
48,824
46,146
51,502
$100,000 to $149,999
38,411
36,226
40,596
$150,000 to $199,999
8,166
7,226
9,107
$200,000 or more
8,402
7,372
9,432
Median household income (dollars)
43,660
42,627
44,693
Mean household income (dollars)
56,469
55,507
57,431
 
With earnings
367,661
364,194
371,128
Mean earnings (dollars)
57,235
56,337
58,133
With Social Security
84,365
82,009
86,721
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,311
11,068
11,554
With retirement income
66,728
64,169
69,287
Mean retirement income (dollars)
16,687
16,035
17,339
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
64,189
61,062
67,316
With Supplemental Security Income
14,418
12,892
15,944
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,890
5,568
6,212
With cash public assistance income
9,948
8,574
11,322
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,864
2,250
3,478
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
26,935
24,909
28,961
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
25,527
23,463
27,591
 
Families
259,445
255,274
263,616
Less than $10,000
15,296
13,715
16,877
$10,000 to $14,999
9,565
8,273
10,857
$15,000 to $24,999
21,852
20,034
23,670
$25,000 to $34,999
26,988
24,848
29,128
$35,000 to $49,999
40,040
37,646
42,434
$50,000 to $74,999
60,260
56,944
63,577
$75,000 to $99,999
38,879
36,582
41,176
$100,000 to $149,999
31,887
29,994
33,780
$150,000 to $199,999
7,275
6,457
8,093
$200,000 or more
7,403
6,392
8,414
Median family income (dollars)
56,097
54,935
57,259
Mean family income (dollars)
68,549
67,231
69,867
 
Per capita income (dollars)
24,770
24,402
25,138
 
Nonfamily households
176,529
172,414
180,644
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
30,166
29,432
30,900
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
37,187
36,157
38,217
 
Median earnings (dollars):
27,720
27,209
28,232
Male full-time, year-round workers
39,662
38,738
40,586
Female full-time, year-round workers
31,694
31,305
32,083
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
23,082
21,036
25,128
With related children under 18 years
18,563
16,689
20,437
With related children under 5 years only
5,362
4,200
6,524
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
14,648
13,198
16,098
With related children under 18 years
13,472
12,002
14,942
With related children under 5 years only
3,524
2,653
4,395
 
Individuals
119,366
111,974
126,758
18 years and over
80,732
76,594
84,870
65 years and over
7,331
6,191
8,471
Related children under 18 years
37,328
32,982
41,674
Related children 5 to 17 years
24,196
21,020
27,372
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
46,659
44,106
49,212
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
11.4
10.7
12.1
18 years and over
10.2
9.7
10.7
65 years and over
7.4
6.2
8.6
Related children under 18 years
14.9
13.3
16.6
Related children under 5 years
17.8
15.0
20.6
Related children 5 to 17 years
13.6
11.8
15.4
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
19.0
18.0
20.0
 

The 2001 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

Employment and unemployment estimates may vary from the official labor force data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of differences in survey design and data collection.

Industry categories adhere to the guidelines issued in Clarification Memorandum No. 2, "NAICS Alternate Aggregation Structure for Use By U. S. Statistical Agencies," issued by the Office of Management and Budget.

Free or reduced price school meal benefits figures only include households with children under 18 years.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey Office

Created: Wednesday May 29, 2002
Last revised: Thursday August 23, 2007