People QuickFacts Franklin County Ohio Population, 2012 estimate 1,195,537 11,544,225 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 1,163,414 11,536,502 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 2.8% 0.1% Population, 2010 1,163,414 11,536,504 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 7.2% 6.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 23.8% 23.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 10.1% 14.3% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.3% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 71.2% 83.6% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 21.5% 12.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 4.0% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.8% 1.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 4.9% 3.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 67.3% 81.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 80.0% 85.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 9.0% 3.9% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 11.3% 6.5% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 89.3% 87.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 35.5% 24.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 72,141 914,971 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 21.2 22.9  Housing units, 2011 529,336 5,133,446 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 56.7% 68.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 34.7% 22.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $155,200 $135,600 Households, 2007-2011 460,497 4,554,007 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.45 2.46 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $27,646 $25,618 Median household income, 2007-2011 $50,045 $48,071 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 17.4% 14.8%     Business QuickFacts Franklin County Ohio Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 27,122 253,491 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 560,399 4,352,481 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -10.6 -13.0 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 83,835 730,393  Total number of firms, 2007 97,456 897,939 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.8% 5.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.8% 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 1.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.9% 27.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 14,289,424 295,890,890 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 22,138,442 135,575,279 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 19,403,588 138,816,008 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $17,288 $12,049 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,596,341 17,779,905 Building permits, 2011 3,375 13,762     Geography QuickFacts Franklin County Ohio Land area in square miles, 2010 532.19 40,860.69 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,186.1 282.3 FIPS Code 049 39 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Columbus, OH Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts