Franklin township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (85% naturalized citizens)
| Franklin township: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
78% of Franklin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1405
- Northeast: 113
- Midwest: 21
- South: 40
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 548
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 19
- 3 or 4: 3
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 101
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,300
Housing units in Franklin township with a mortgage: 242 (9 second mortgage, 40 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 147
- Construction (13%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Health care (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
- Carpenters (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin township:
- Polish (17.9%)
- German (14.7%)
- Irish (11.8%)
- Italian (10.4%)
- English (10.0%)
- United States or American (6.0%)
- Welsh (5.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (54%)
- Germany (31%)
- Guyana (15%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 683 (85%)
- Carpooled: 54 (7%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 13 (2%)
- Other means: 10 (1%)
- Worked at home: 40 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Coal or coke (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
98.2% of residents of Franklin township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,601- In family households: 1,431 (404 male householders, 78 female householders)
409 spouses, 481 children (451 natural, 7 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 10 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 170 (84 male householders (72 living alone)), 59 female householders (46 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 223 2-persons, 119 3-persons, 96 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 118 1-person, 20 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
311 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (14 men, 26 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34
| Here: | 19.7% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
| Here: | 20.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31
| Here: | 46.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |