Franklin County, OH

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2024 Population

1.33M

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.8

0.288% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.7%

1.15% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$75,176

1.87% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$288,400

8.54% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

699,297

0.486% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Franklin County, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.4% of the residents in Franklin County, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Franklin County, OH are Ohio State University-Main Campus (16,837 degrees awarded in 2023), Columbus State Community College (5,217 degrees), and Franklin University (2,204 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Franklin County, OH was $288,400, and the homeownership rate was 52.8%.

Most people in Franklin County, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Franklin County, OH was 2 cars per household.

Franklin County, OH borders Delaware County, OH, Fairfield County, OH, Licking County, OH, Madison County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, and Union County, OH.

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Population & Diversity

Franklin County, OH is home to a population of 1.33M people, from which 93.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.4% of Franklin County, OH residents were born outside of the country (165k people).

In 2024, there were 2.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (773k people) in Franklin County, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 308k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 74k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.4%

2024 Citizenship

93.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.4% of Franklin County, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Franklin County, OH was 93.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Franklin County, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Franklin County, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
773k ± 1.3k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
308k ± 2.53k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
74k ± 1.47k

7.47%

Hispanic Population

99.5k people

7.47% of the people in Franklin County, OH are hispanic (99.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Franklin County, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,106 ± 6,295 people
Mexico
45,962 ± 5,253 people
China
32,703 ± 4,434 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,106 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 45,962 and China with 32,703.

Foreign-Born Population

12.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

165k people

11.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

157k people

As of 2024, 12.4% of Franklin County, OH residents (165k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Franklin County, OH was 11.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Franklin County, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
14,391 ± 925
Gulf War (2001-)
13,848 ± 1,263
Gulf War (1990s)
8,211 ± 763

Franklin County, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Franklin County, OH.

Economy

The economy of Franklin County, OH employs 699k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Franklin County, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (109,561 people), Retail Trade (78,038 people), and Educational Services (66,435 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($99,357), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($98,365), and Utilities ($94,685).

Employment

Occupations

699k

2024 Value

± 7,643

0.486%

1 Year growth

± 1.52%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Franklin County, OH grew at a rate of 0.486%, from 696k employees to 699k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Franklin County, OH, are Management Occupations (81,586 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (77,340 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (57,287 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Franklin County, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

699k

2024 Value

± 7,643

0.486%

1 Year growth

± 1.52%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Franklin County, OH grew at a rate of 0.486%, from 696k employees to 699k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Franklin County, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (109,561 people), Retail Trade (78,038 people), and Educational Services (66,435 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Franklin County, OH, though some of these residents may live in Franklin County, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,647

Median earning men ± $820

$46,262

Median earning women ± $701

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,048), Public Administration ($79,451), and Information ($73,050).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($69,041), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,627), and Information ($55,771).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

2,328
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,568
Health Care and Social Assistance
1,501
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$7.66M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$5.29M
Finance and Insurance
$4.68M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Franklin County, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43.9%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.489%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Franklin County, OH awarded 31,846 degrees. The student population of Franklin County, OH in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 48,588 male students and 62,096 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Franklin County, OH are White (18,747 and 62.3%), Black or African American (4,679 and 15.5%), Hispanic or Latino (1,851 and 6.15%), and Asian (1,820 and 6.05%).

The largest universities in Franklin County, OH by number of degrees awarded are Ohio State University-Main Campus (16,837 and 52.9%), Columbus State Community College (5,217 and 16.4%), and Franklin University (2,204 and 6.92%).

The most popular majors in Franklin County, OH are Registered Nursing (1,927 and 6.05%), Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications (1,425 and 4.47%), and General Business Administration & Management (1,348 and 4.23%).

The median tuition costs are $31,380 for private four year colleges, and $11,826 and $37,332 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Franklin County, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 54.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 22.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 110,684 (43.9% men and 56.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 110,684 students enrolled in Franklin County, OH, 43.9% men and 56.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 59,905 records, of which 55.3% were women and 44.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Finance
868 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
840 degrees awarded
Experimental Psychology
646 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Franklin County, OH was General Finance with 868 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Franklin County, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Ohio State University-Main Campus
16,837 degrees awarded
Columbus State Community College
5,217 degrees awarded
Franklin University
2,204 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ohio State University-Main Campus with 16,837 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 14,231 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Franklin County, OH, which is 0.808 times less than the 17,615 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 18,747 degrees mean that there were 4.01 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 4,679 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($31,380) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,042) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($1,988) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Franklin County, OH was $288,400 in 2024, which is 0.867 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $265,700 to $288,400, a 8.54% increase. The homeownership rate in Franklin County, OH is 52.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Franklin County, OH have an average commute time of 21.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Franklin County, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Franklin County, OH. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.02%.

Housing

Property

$288,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$2,726

$292,123

Median Property Taxes

±$3,929

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Franklin County, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Franklin County, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

52.8%

Homeownership

2024

61.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 52.8% of the housing units in Franklin County, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Franklin County, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$75,176

Median Household Income

± $980

553k

Number of Households

± 6,363

In 2024, the median household income of the 553k households in Franklin County, OH grew to $75,176 from the previous year's value of $73,795.

The following chart displays the households in Franklin County, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Franklin County, OH is from Ohio.

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2023, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.645% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (68.4%)
Worked At Home (19.3%)
Carpooled (7.1%)

In 2024, 68.4% of workers in Franklin County, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Franklin County, OH have a shorter commute time (21.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.17% of the workforce in Franklin County, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Franklin County, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Franklin County, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Franklin County, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Franklin County, OH. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.02%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

14.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Franklin County, OH (192k out of 1.3M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Franklin County, OH is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 19.8% of the children was living in poverty in Franklin County, OH. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 423 in Franklin County, OH. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 87.4 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

91.2% of the population of Franklin County, OH has health coverage, with 52.3% on employee plans, 19.5% on Medicaid, 9.55% on Medicare, 8.93% on non-group plans, and 0.963% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, OH see 985 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (985 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1042 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

985 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Franklin County, OH

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, OH see an average of 985 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (985 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Franklin County, OH in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 25.7% between 18 and 34 years, 36.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.81%

Uninsured

52.3%

Employer Coverage

19.5%

Medicaid

9.55%

Medicare

8.93%

Non-Group

0.963%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Franklin County, OH grew by 5% from 8.39% to 8.81%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Franklin County, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 69.1 in Franklin County, OH.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Franklin County, OH.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.1% in Franklin County, OH.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Franklin County, OH.