Return to the PIE Home PageThere were 9,236 Franklin County residents (or 1.0% of the total population) who called "Hispanic origin" on the 1990 Census. This represents a 25.6% increase from the 7,296 Hispanic persons in 1980. As the chart indicates, the Hispanic population is relatively younger than the total population of Franklin County. In 1990, 29.2% of the Hispanic population were children and 4.9% were elderly, compared to 24.6% children and 9.6% elderly for all races.
The average size of the 3,130 households headed by persons of Hispanic origin in 1990 was relatively larger than that of all households in Franklin County. In 1990, the average size of Hispanic households was 2.95 persons, compared to an average of 2.47 persons per household for all races. Of all households in 1990, 45.1% were married-couple families and 9.8% were female-headed (no husband present) with children. This compares to 48.2% and 8.5%, respectively, for all races.
Age Cohort 1980 1990 0-4 yrs 690 884 5-9 784 734 10-14 660 698 15-19 742 832 20-24 943 1,208 25-29 707 1,198 30-34 604 959 35-39 472 686 40-44 346 527 45-49 267 357 50-54 295 266 55-59 209 222 60-64 186 211 65-69 128 176 70-74 86 110 75-79 105 82 80-84 46 49 85+ 26 37 Total 7,296 9,236
Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census
% of
Household Type 1990 Total
Families 1,959 62.6
Married-Couple Families 1,411 45.1
w/ rel children 795 25.4
w/o rel children 616 19.7
Other Families 548 17.5
Single Male-Headed 120 3.8
w/ rel children 55 1.8
w/o rel children 65 2.1
Single Female-Headed 428 13.7
w/ rel children 307 9.8
w/o rel children 121 3.9
Non-Families 1,171 37.4
Total Households 3,130 100.0
Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Filename: CD-034