Frederick County vs. Franklin County

	Frederick County (MD)	Franklin County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	255,648	154,835
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.5%	3.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	233,391	149,619
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	233,385	149,618
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.5%	19.6%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	50.9%
White alone, percent	81.2%	92.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.4%	4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	4.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.2%	5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	72.7%	87.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	16,173	12,312
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.6%	3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	99,041	65,791
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.8%	70.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$323,600	$175,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,021	$1,371
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$575	$475
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,395	$868
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.7%	15.7%
Building permits, 2018	2,000	423
Households, 2014-2018	91,405	60,210
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.6%	89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.7%	6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	84.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.0%	77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.4%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.6%	21.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.4%	7.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.0%	62.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.6%	56.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,206,124	820,531
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,236,077	3,179,954
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,267,685	1,809,457
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,639	$11,961
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.2	24.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$91,999	$59,713
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,432	$29,748
Persons in poverty, percent	6.2%	11.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,214	3,080
Total employment, 2017	89,981	50,967
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	4,375,175	1,938,005
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.3%	2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	19,609	9,018
All firms, 2012	21,024	11,618
Men-owned firms, 2012	11,432	6,692
Women-owned firms, 2012	7,203	3,752
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,606	642
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	16,623	10,513
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,124	1,384
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	17,875	9,679
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.6%	1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.1%	27.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	353.5	193.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	660.22	772.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Frederick county (MD) and Franklin county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.