Ferrum's Living Circumstances

Franklin County Public Schools Overview

Ferrum College located in Franklin County Public Schools area. A total of 22,997 households are located in Franklin County Public Schools area. Among them, 6,152 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.76 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 12,998 and 11,690 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.18% (643) of residents are non-citizens and 3.22% (1,761) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Franklin County Public Schools, Virginia
Household	22,997
Population	54,632
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,152 (26.75%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	12,998
Total Students	11,690
Pre-Kindergarten	528
Kindergarten	769
Grade 1-8	4,922
Grade 9-12	2,488
College/Graduate School	2,983
Veterans	45,366
Non-citizen	643
Non-English Home Language	1,761
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

46,875 residents are over the age of 16 and 26,188 people are in labor force. Among them, 26,164 people are in civilian labor force and 24 are in armed labor force. 24,928 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Franklin County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,671	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	19,908	80.69%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,039	8.26%
Public transportation	122	0.49%
Walked	350	1.42%
Other method	406	1.65%
Worked from home	1,846	7.48%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,928	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	8,943	35.88%
Service	3,541	14.20%
Sales and office	5,138	20.61%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,992	12.00%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,314	17.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,928	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	722	2.90%
Construction	1,943	7.79%
Manufacturing	3,706	14.87%
Wholesale trade	773	3.10%
Retail trade	3,077	12.34%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,576	6.32%
Information	251	1.01%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,428	5.73%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,075	8.32%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,621	22.55%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,837	7.37%
Other services, except public administration	1,180	4.73%
Public administration	739	2.96%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,928	-
Private wage and salary workers	20,135	80.77%
Government workers	2,961	11.88%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,784	7.16%
Unpaid family workers	48	0.19%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $73,280 for the 22,997 households in Franklin County Public Schools area, Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $32,926. 50,620 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.64%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,997	-
Less than $10,000	1,538	6.69%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,405	6.11%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,106	9.16%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,161	9.40%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,383	14.71%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,254	18.50%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,027	13.16%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,180	13.83%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,067	4.64%
More than $200,000	876	3.81%
Median Household Income	$56,254	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$73,280	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	16,312	-
Less than $10,000	684	4.19%
$10,000 - $14,999	613	3.76%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,132	6.94%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,226	7.52%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,244	13.76%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,410	20.90%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,464	15.11%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,756	16.90%
$150,000 - $199,999	989	6.06%
More than $200,000	794	4.87%

Median Family Income	$66,932	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$85,203	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,926	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,249	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,249	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	55,845	-
With health insurance coverage	50,620	90.64%
Public coverage	21,783	39.01%
Private health insurance	38,038	68.11%
Without health insurance coverage	5,225	9.36%

Housing

There are 29,898 housing units in Franklin County Public Schools area, Virginia with 22,997 units (76.92%) occupied. 18,798 houses (81.74%) are occupied by owner and 4,199 houses (18.26%) are rented. The average housing value is $178,100 and the average rental cost is $732. 434 houses (1.45%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,310 houses (11.07%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,898	-
Occupied	22,997	76.92%
Owner Occupied	18,798	81.74%
Renter Occupied	4,199	18.26%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	22,000	73.58%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	365	1.22%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,242	7.50%
Mobile Homes	5,291	17.70%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,898	-
Built 2014 or later	434	1.45%
Built 2010 - 2013	514	1.72%
Built 2000 - 2009	5,739	19.20%
Built 1990 - 1999	6,020	20.14%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,296	17.71%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,479	14.98%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,499	8.36%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,607	5.37%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,310	11.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,898	-
1 room	364	1.22%
2 rooms	287	0.96%
3 rooms	675	2.26%
4 rooms	4,648	15.55%
5 rooms	7,427	24.84%
6 rooms	6,181	20.67%
7 rooms	4,254	14.23%
8 rooms	2,205	7.38%
9 rooms or more	3,857	12.90%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,898	-
no bedroom	469	1.57%
1 bedroom	764	2.56%
2 bedrooms	7,389	24.71%
3 bedrooms	15,779	52.78%
4 bedrooms	4,591	15.36%
5 bedrooms or more	906	3.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	18,798	-
Less than $50,000	1,290	6.86%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,226	11.84%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,568	18.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,488	18.56%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,392	18.04%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,835	15.08%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,722	9.16%
$1,000,000 or more	277	1.47%
Median House Value	$178,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,794	-
Less than $500	553	14.58%
$500 - $999	2,724	71.80%
$1,000 - $1,499	456	12.02%
$1,500 - $1,999	52	1.37%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	9	0.24%
Median Rental Costs	$732	-

Demographic

A total of 56,187 people lives in Franklin County Public Schools area, Virginia with 27,578 male and 28,609 female. The males to female ratio is 49.08 to 50.92. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	56,187	-
Male	27,578	49.08%
Female	28,609	50.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	56,187	-
Under 5 years	2,612	4.65%
5 - 9 years	3,179	5.66%
10 - 14 years	2,890	5.14%
15 - 19 years	3,657	6.51%
20 - 24 years	3,027	5.39%
25 - 34 years	5,637	10.03%
35 - 44 years	5,542	9.86%
45 - 54 years	7,867	14.00%
55 - 59 years	4,359	7.76%
60 - 64 years	4,620	8.22%
65 - 74 years	7,822	13.92%
75 - 84 years	3,927	6.99%
85 years and older	1,048	1.87%
Median Age	47.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	56,187	-
One Race	55,088	98.04%
White	50,056	89.09%
Black or African American	4,224	7.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native	166	0.30%
Asian	298	0.53%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	344	0.61%

Two or more races	1,099	1.96%
White and Black or African American	726	1.29%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	116	0.21%
White and Asian	61	0.11%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	117	0.21%