Frankfort, IN

Census Place

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2024 Population
15,917
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
33.2
5.41% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
12.9%
17% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$57,412
7.27% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$138,600
12.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
7,758
3.59% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Frankfort, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.5% of the residents in Frankfort, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Frankfort, IN was $138,600, and the homeownership rate was 60.2%.

Most people in Frankfort, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Frankfort, IN was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Frankfort, IN is home to a population of 15.9k people, from which 86.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 16.8% of Frankfort, IN residents were born outside of the country (2.67k people).

In 2024, there were 3.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.87k people) in Frankfort, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.57k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.41k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

86.5%
2024 Citizenship
87.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.5% of Frankfort, IN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Frankfort, IN was 87.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Frankfort, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Frankfort, IN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.87k ± 555
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.57k ± 538
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    1.41k ± 416
34.4%
Hispanic Population
5.48k people

In 2024, there were 3.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.87k people) in Frankfort, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.57k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.41k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

34.4% of the people in Frankfort, IN are hispanic (5.48k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Frankfort, IN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    108,287 ± 8,015 people
  2. India
    34,966 ± 4,579 people
  3. China
    17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

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Foreign-Born Population

16.8%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.67k people
15.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.37k people

As of 2024, 16.8% of Frankfort, IN residents (2.67k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Frankfort, IN was 15.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Frankfort, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    225 ± 83
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    173 ± 89
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    57 ± 57

Frankfort, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.3 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Frankfort, IN employs 7.76k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Frankfort, IN were Manufacturing (2,443 people), Retail Trade (707 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (704 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,177), Transportation & Warehousing ($49,596), and Construction ($47,429).

Occupations

7.76k
2024 Value
± 613
3.59%
1 Year growth
± 11.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Frankfort, IN grew at a rate of 3.59%, from 7.49k employees to 7.76k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Frankfort, IN, are Production Occupations (1,511 people), Material Moving Occupations (1,412 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (670 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Frankfort, IN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

7.76k
2024 Value
± 613
3.59%
1 Year growth
± 11.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Frankfort, IN grew at a rate of 3.59%, from 7.49k employees to 7.76k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Frankfort, IN, are Manufacturing (2,443 people), Retail Trade (707 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (704 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Frankfort, IN, though some of these residents may live in Frankfort, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$43,303
Median earning men ± $1,478
$35,103
Median earning women ± $2,597

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,108), Construction ($47,788), and Manufacturing ($47,763).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($50,673), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,911), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($39,679).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young
Senator from Indiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jim Banks
Senator from Indiana1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Frankfort, IN was $138,600 in 2024, which is 0.417 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $122,800 to $138,600, a 12.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Frankfort, IN is 60.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Frankfort, IN have an average commute time of 18.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Frankfort, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$138,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,387
$3,615
Median Property Taxes
±$422

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Frankfort, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Frankfort, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

60.2%
Homeownership
2024
61.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 60.2% of the housing units in Frankfort, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Frankfort, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$57,412
Median Household Income
± $4,497
6k
Number of Households
± 564

In 2024, the median household income of the 6k households in Frankfort, IN grew to $57,412 from the previous year's value of $53,522.

The following chart displays the households in Frankfort, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Frankfort, IN is from Indiana.
0.445
2023 Wage GINI in Indiana
0.448
2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.3%)
  2. Carpooled (12.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.06%)

In 2024, 82.3% of workers in Frankfort, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.4%) and those who worked at home (4.06%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

18.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Frankfort, IN have a shorter commute time (18.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.257% of the workforce in Frankfort, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Frankfort, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Frankfort, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Frankfort, IN have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

12.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Frankfort, IN (1.97k out of 15.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Frankfort, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90.4% of the population of Frankfort, IN has health coverage, with 52.2% on employee plans, 19.1% on Medicaid, 9.85% on Medicare, 8.64% on non-group plans, and 0.585% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.5% under 18 years, 22.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

9.62%
Uninsured
52.2%
Employer Coverage
19.1%
Medicaid
9.85%
Medicare
8.64%
Non-Group
0.585%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Frankfort, IN grew by 2.29% from 9.4% to 9.62%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Frankfort, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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