Housing data for Franklin Furnace, OH

Franklin Furnace, OH has an estimated 1,594 residents and 614 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Scioto County.

19.8% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $706 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,594 (±431)
Housing units
614 (±167)
Households that rent
19.8%
Median gross rent
$706
Residents since 2015–2019
+2.2%

What stands out in Franklin Furnace

Rental vacancy rate: 41.8% (±35.4 points) in Franklin Furnace, higher than in Scioto County (3.5%).

Renters paying 30% or more of income: 17.2% (±24.3 points) in Franklin Furnace, lower than in Scioto County (56.1%).

Households without a vehicle: 0.0% (±7.0 points) in Franklin Furnace, lower than in Scioto County (7.9%).

Housing in Franklin Furnace at a glance

  • Median rent: $706 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 17.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 19.8% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $59,621 median household income
  • Home values: $147,200 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $1,596 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,446 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 61.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 64.4% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 41.8% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 57.5% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 30.5 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +2.2% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 11.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Franklin Furnace against Scioto County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Franklin FurnaceScioto CountyOhioUnited States
Residents1,594 (±431)72,627 (exact)11,810,293 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units614 (±167)33,070 (±49)5,292,391 (±464)143,775,355
Households that rent19.8% (±14.6 points)31.6% (±1.8 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$706 (±$550)$742 (±$38)$1,034 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$59,621 (±$15,874)$50,609 (±$2,908)$71,389 (±$321)$80,734
Median home value$147,200 (±$95,968)$137,900 (±$8,406)$214,800 (±$742)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,446 (±$860)$1,459 (±$66)$2,822 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198064.4% (±21.6 points)65.8% (±3.2 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute30.5 minutes (±9.6)27.9 minutes (±1.9)23.4 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband84.0% (±16.1 points)86.3% (±1.7 points)90.1% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents37.9 years (±8.8)41.1 years (±0.4)39.7 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Franklin Furnace covers 2.4 square miles of land, about 677 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Franklin Furnace has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,559 (±246)1,594 (±431)+2.2%Not a measurable change
Housing units587 (±118)614 (±167)+4.6%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$592 (±$373)$706 (±$550)+19.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$85,900 (±$24,325)$147,200 (±$95,968)+71.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$40,270 (±$6,952)$59,621 (±$15,874)+48.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,420 (±$240)$1,596 (±$745)+12.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$926 (±$322)$1,446 (±$860)+56.2%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent20.1% (±11.3 points)19.8% (±14.6 points)−0.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±24.9 points)41.8% (±35.4 points)+41.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Scioto County

Franklin Furnace has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Scioto County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Scioto County recorded 257 violent and 1,593 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Franklin Furnace

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Green Township (Scioto County)2.5 mi$689$160,60020.2%
Greenup4.3 mi$890$143,00033.5%
Wurtland6.5 mi$917$95,00022.2%
Hamilton Township (Lawrence County)7.2 mi$858$113,00016.4%
Porter Township (Scioto County)7.5 mi$771$195,40028.4%
Wheelersburg8.0 mi$685$210,00030.1%
Hanging Rock8.0 mi$675$125,00018.8%
Worthington8.1 mi$871$133,20031.3%

Places in Ohio most like Franklin Furnace

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Arcanum$803$148,700$60,48125.2%
Bethlehem Township (Coshocton County)$874$156,600$64,08320.7%
Bradner$666$133,300$64,28622.5%
Malaga Township$757$171,200$65,00011.9%
West Salem$775$125,900$62,04218.2%
Johnson Township$814$163,700$59,96726.2%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Ohio.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Franklin Furnace, fiscal year 2027

Scioto County, OH, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$698$817$1,003$1,347$1,495

HUD income limits for Franklin Furnace, fiscal year 2026

Scioto County, OH, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,450$30,700$49,150
2 people$21,640$35,100$56,150
3 people$27,320$39,500$63,150
4 people$33,000$43,850$70,150
5 people$38,680$47,400$75,800
6 people$44,360$50,900$81,400
7 people$50,040$54,400$87,000
8 people$55,720$57,900$92,600

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Scioto County, OH, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $84,600.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Franklin Furnace is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Franklin Furnace

What is the median household income in Franklin Furnace?

The median household income in Franklin Furnace is $59,621 (±$15,874) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Franklin Furnace?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Franklin Furnace, OH is $1,596 (±$745) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How many homes are in Franklin Furnace?

Franklin Furnace, OH has an estimated 614 (±167) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Franklin Furnace?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 40.4% of homes in Franklin Furnace, OH.

How old are most homes in Franklin Furnace?

64.4% of homes in Franklin Furnace, OH were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common way to heat a home in Franklin Furnace?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Franklin Furnace, used by 57.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Franklin Furnace growing?

In Franklin Furnace, the number of residents went from 1,559 in 2015–2019 to 1,594 in 2020–2024 (+2.2%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Franklin Furnace CDP, Ohio (place:28532, in state:39).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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