1860 Census and Summaries
Property Holding of Heads of Household, 1860
In both counties propertyless heads of households made up only a small percentage of the population. In both Augusta and Franklin nearly half of the households did not own any land.
| Augusta | Franklin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| Heads of Household with real estate wealth | 2,019 | 54.90% | 4186 | 55.70% |
| Heads of Household with no real estate wealth | 1659 | 45.10% | 3324 | 44.30% |
| Heads of Household with personal property | 3,240 | 88.10% | 7224 | 96.20% |
| Heads of Household with no personal property | 438 | 11.90% | 286 | 3.80% |