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Franklin County School District Overview

The University of the South located in Franklin County School District area. A total of 15,693 households are located in Franklin County School District area. Among them, 4,583 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.89 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 9,353 and 9,393 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.95% (736) of residents are non-citizens and 3.26% (1,232) 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 School District, Tennessee
Household	15,693
Population	37,830
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,583 (29.20%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,353
Total Students	9,393
Pre-Kindergarten	393
Kindergarten	298
Grade 1-8	3,682
Grade 9-12	1,984
College/Graduate School	3,036
Veterans	31,870
Non-citizen	736
Non-English Home Language	1,232
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

32,843 residents are over the age of 16 and 18,244 people are in labor force. Among them, 18,222 people are in civilian labor force and 22 are in armed labor force. 17,502 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Franklin County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,271	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,320	82.91%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,507	8.73%
Public transportation	18	0.10%
Walked	712	4.12%
Other method	105	0.61%
Worked from home	609	3.53%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,502	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,854	33.45%
Service	2,683	15.33%
Sales and office	3,390	19.37%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,047	11.70%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,528	20.16%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,502	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	390	2.23%
Construction	1,116	6.38%
Manufacturing	3,926	22.43%
Wholesale trade	258	1.47%
Retail trade	2,101	12.00%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	581	3.32%
Information	83	0.47%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	580	3.31%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,312	7.50%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,483	25.61%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,124	6.42%
Other services, except public administration	964	5.51%
Public administration	584	3.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,502	-
Private wage and salary workers	13,511	77.20%
Government workers	2,710	15.48%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,281	7.32%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $70,666 for the 15,693 households in Franklin County School District area, Tennessee. The average income of a single worker is $30,154. 36,101 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.39%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,693	-
Less than $10,000	1,053	6.71%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,083	6.90%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,698	10.82%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,643	10.47%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,194	13.98%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,216	20.49%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,046	13.04%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,488	9.48%
$150,000 - $199,999	588	3.75%
More than $200,000	684	4.36%
Median Household Income	$51,018	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$70,666	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,689	-
Less than $10,000	435	4.07%
$10,000 - $14,999	402	3.76%
$15,000 - $24,999	732	6.85%
$25,000 - $34,999	974	9.11%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,685	15.76%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,345	21.94%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,750	16.37%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,224	11.45%
$150,000 - $199,999	567	5.30%
More than $200,000	575	5.38%

Median Family Income	$60,227	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$83,105	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,154	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$45,406	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$45,406	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	39,503	-
With health insurance coverage	36,101	91.39%
Public coverage	15,729	39.82%
Private health insurance	26,633	67.42%
Without health insurance coverage	3,402	8.61%

Housing

There are 18,718 housing units in Franklin County School District area, Tennessee with 15,693 units (83.84%) occupied. 11,749 houses (74.87%) are occupied by owner and 3,944 houses (25.13%) are rented. The average housing value is $137,700 and the average rental cost is $660. 192 houses (1.03%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,194 houses (11.72%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,718	-
Occupied	15,693	83.84%
Owner Occupied	11,749	74.87%
Renter Occupied	3,944	25.13%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	14,745	78.77%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	306	1.63%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,392	7.44%
Mobile Homes	2,232	11.92%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	43	0.23%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,718	-
Built 2014 or later	192	1.03%
Built 2010 - 2013	466	2.49%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,604	13.91%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,956	21.13%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,789	14.90%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,869	15.33%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,176	11.63%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,472	7.86%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,194	11.72%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,718	-
1 room	182	0.97%
2 rooms	171	0.91%
3 rooms	693	3.70%
4 rooms	2,233	11.93%
5 rooms	4,362	23.30%
6 rooms	4,078	21.79%
7 rooms	2,786	14.88%
8 rooms	1,876	10.02%
9 rooms or more	2,337	12.49%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,718	-
no bedroom	214	1.14%
1 bedroom	711	3.80%
2 bedrooms	3,840	20.52%
3 bedrooms	10,521	56.21%
4 bedrooms	2,698	14.41%
5 bedrooms or more	734	3.92%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,749	-
Less than $50,000	1,032	8.78%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,776	23.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,528	21.52%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,905	16.21%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,610	13.70%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,246	10.61%
$500,000 - $999,999	561	4.77%
$1,000,000 or more	91	0.77%
Median House Value	$137,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,319	-
Less than $500	602	18.14%
$500 - $999	2,232	67.25%
$1,000 - $1,499	460	13.86%
$1,500 - $1,999	25	0.75%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$660	-

Demographic

A total of 39,852 people lives in Franklin County School District area, Tennessee with 19,541 male and 20,311 female. The males to female ratio is 49.03 to 50.97. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	39,852	-
Male	19,541	49.03%
Female	20,311	50.97%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	39,852	-
Under 5 years	1,972	4.95%
5 - 9 years	2,139	5.37%
10 - 14 years	2,280	5.72%
15 - 19 years	3,087	7.75%
20 - 24 years	2,969	7.45%
25 - 34 years	4,188	10.51%
35 - 44 years	4,386	11.01%
45 - 54 years	5,108	12.82%
55 - 59 years	3,175	7.97%
60 - 64 years	2,666	6.69%
65 - 74 years	4,652	11.67%
75 - 84 years	2,386	5.99%
85 years and older	844	2.12%
Median Age	42.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	39,852	-
One Race	38,543	96.72%
White	35,935	90.17%
Black or African American	1,967	4.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native	18	0.05%
Asian	185	0.46%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	28	0.07%
Other	410	1.03%

Two or more races	1,309	3.28%
White and Black or African American	328	0.82%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	396	0.99%
White and Asian	250	0.63%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%