Frankfort, KY

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population

75,314

0.466% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

40.6

0.976% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

13.3%

0.899% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$64,669

8.45% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$188,900

17.8% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

35,620

0.678% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Frankfort, KY had a population of 75.3k people with a median age of 40.6 and a median household income of $64,669. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Frankfort, KY grew from 74,965 to 75,314, a 0.466% increase and its median household income grew from $59,631 to $64,669, a 8.45% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Frankfort, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.93%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.4%), Other (Hispanic) (1.24%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.21%).

None of the households in Frankfort, KY 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.

97.7% of the residents in Frankfort, KY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Frankfort, KY are Kentucky State University (218 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Frankfort, KY was $188,900, and the homeownership rate was 67.8%.

Most people in Frankfort, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Frankfort, KY was 2 cars per household.

Frankfort, KY borders Bardstown, KY, Lexington-Fayette, KY, and Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.

United States Kentucky

Population & Diversity

Frankfort, KY is home to a population of 75.3k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.09% of Frankfort, KY residents were born outside of the country (2.33k people).

In 2022, there were 12.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (63.9k people) in Frankfort, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.22k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.56k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2022 Citizenship

97.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.7% of Frankfort, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Frankfort, KY was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Frankfort, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
63.9k ± 175
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.22k ± 363
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
2.56k ± 374

3.33%

Hispanic Population

2.51k people

3.33% of the people in Frankfort, KY are hispanic (2.51k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Frankfort, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
28,651 ± 4,142 people
Cuba
14,970 ± 2,999 people
India
12,312 ± 2,720 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 28,651 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 14,970 and India with 12,312.

Foreign-Born Population

3.09%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.33k people

3.36%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.52k people

As of 2022, 3.09% of Frankfort, KY residents (2.33k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Frankfort, KY was 3.36%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,324 ± 269
Gulf War (2001-)
963 ± 370
Gulf War (1990s)
761 ± 159

Frankfort, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.37 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Frankfort, KY employs 35.6k people. The largest industries in Frankfort, KY are Public Administration (5,482 people), Manufacturing (4,441 people), and Retail Trade (3,928 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($64,659), Utilities ($63,465), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,000).

Males in Kentucky have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,220. The income inequality in Kentucky (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

35.6k

2022 Value

± 1,557

0.678%

1 Year growth

± 6.13%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Frankfort, KY grew at a rate of 0.678%, from 35.4k employees to 35.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Frankfort, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,280 people), Management Occupations (3,907 people), and Production Occupations (3,168 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Frankfort, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

35.6k

2022 Value

± 1,557

0.678%

1 Year growth

± 6.13%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Frankfort, KY grew at a rate of 0.678%, from 35.4k employees to 35.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Frankfort, KY, are Public Administration (5,482 people), Manufacturing (4,441 people), and Retail Trade (3,928 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Frankfort, KY, though some of these residents may live in Frankfort, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,229

Median earning men ± $2,693

$38,769

Median earning women ± $1,738

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,917), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,462), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,434).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,104), Construction ($51,190), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,897).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% 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 14.4%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

147
Other Services (except Public Administration)
123
Retail Trade
106
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$255k
Manufacturing
$145k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$103k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Frankfort, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.23%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

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 Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Frankfort, KY awarded 218 degrees. The student population of Frankfort, KY in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 719 male students and 1,007 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Frankfort, KY are Black or African American (123 and 58.3%), followed by White (44 and 20.9%), Unknown (25 and 11.8%), and Hispanic or Latino (10 and 4.74%).

The largest universities in Frankfort, KY by number of degrees awarded are Kentucky State University (218 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Frankfort, KY are General Business Administration & Management (36 and 16.5%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (28 and 12.8%), and Registered Nursing (17 and 7.8%).

The median tuition cost in Frankfort, KY for a public four year colleges is $7,854 for in-state students and $11,782 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Frankfort, KY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 91.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 1,726 (41.7% men and 58.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 1,726 students enrolled in Frankfort, KY, 41.7% men and 58.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 1,144 records, of which 61.5% were women and 38.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
14 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
31 degrees awarded
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
15 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Frankfort, KY was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 14 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Frankfort, KY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Kentucky State University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

218 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Kentucky State University with 218 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 102 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Frankfort, KY, which is 0.879 times less than the 116 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 123 degrees mean that there were 2.8 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 44 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($7,854) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,150) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Frankfort, KY was $188,900 in 2022, which is 0.67 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $160,400 to $188,900, a 17.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Frankfort, KY is 67.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Frankfort, KY have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Frankfort, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Frankfort, KY is $64,669. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Frankfort, KY was Oldham County, KY with a value of $117,334, followed by Spencer County, KY and Boone County, KY, with respective values of $101,118 and $91,697.

Housing

Property

$188,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$7,280

$21,503

Median Property Taxes

±$1,076

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, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

67.8%

Homeownership

2022

67.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 67.8% of the housing units in Frankfort, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Frankfort, KY was Oldham County, KY with a value of $117,334, followed by Spencer County, KY and Boone County, KY, with respective values of $101,118 and $91,697.

The following map shows all of the counties in Frankfort, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,669

Median Household Income

± $3,575

31.7k

Number of Households

± 1,339

In 2022, the median household income of the 31.7k households in Frankfort, KY grew to $64,669 from the previous year's value of $59,631.

The following chart displays the households in Frankfort, KY 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Frankfort, KY is from Kentucky.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.2%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)
Carpooled (9.18%)

In 2022, 77.2% of workers in Frankfort, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.18%).

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.

Commute Time

22.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Frankfort, KY have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.934% of the workforce in Frankfort, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Frankfort, KY (9.76k out of 73.4k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Frankfort, KY is White, followed by Black 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.2% of the population of Frankfort, KY has health coverage, with 49.5% on employee plans, 18.6% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 1.57% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see 1551 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.977% increase from the previous year (1536 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1512 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 365 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,551 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kentucky

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see an average of 1,551 patients per year. This represents a 0.977% increase from the previous year (1,536 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kentucky in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.8%

Uninsured

49.5%

Employer Coverage

18.6%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

11.2%

Non-Group

1.57%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Frankfort, KY declined by 0.14% from 5.81% to 5.8%.

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

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