Households by Income Level in Franklin County

The median income of Franklin County households was $30,375 in 1989. The majority of the households (69.3%) had incomes between $15,000 and $74,999, falling into what some researchers refer to as the "extended middle class." At the extremes, 22.3% (84,731 households) had incomes below $15,000, and 8.4% (31,682 households) had incomes greater than $75,000.

The median income of $30,375 in 1989 is up from a median income of $17,081 in 1979. When adjusted for inflation this represents a real increase of 10.7% since 1979.

Households by Income Level in Franklin County: 1979 - 1989

Income                         1979           1989


Less than $5,000             40,289         23,678
$5,000 to $9,999             48,287         28,988
$10,000 to $14,999           51,907         32,065
$15,000 to $24,999           89,674         69,357
$25,000 to $34,999           52,998         64,051
$35,000 to $49,999           27,879         72,423
$50,000 to $74,999            8,255         56,996
$75,000 to $99,999          * 3,861         18,291
$100,000 to $149,999                         8,606
$150,000 or more                             4,785

Total Households            323,150        379,240

Median Income               $17,081        $30,375

* $75,000 was the highest income level categorized in 1979, therefore, this number represents all households with income of $75,000 or more in 1979.

Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census

Filename: CD-040

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