Frankfort is a city located in Franklin County Kentucky. Frankfort has a 2023 population of 28,523. It is also the county seat of Franklin County.Frankfort is currently declining at a rate of -0.13% annually and its population has decreased by -0.38% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 28,631 in 2020.
The average household income in Frankfort is $67,969 with a poverty rate of 16.31%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Frankfort is 34.9 years, 34.2 years for males, and 35.8 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Frankfort was:
2.81
Average Family Size
2.16
Average Household Size
46.0%
Rate of Home Ownership
Married
Male
Female
NonFamily
owner
renter
Only English
Spanish
Other Indo-European Languages
Asian and Pacific Island Languages
Other Languages
91.18% of Frankfort residents speak only English, while 8.82% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 4.61% of the population.
16.31%
Overall Poverty Rate
14.61%
Male Poverty Rate
17.86%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Frankfort is Multiple, with 66.26% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Frankfort is Asian, with 10.71% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.16%. Among those working part-time, it was 27.9%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 22.01%.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
37.8%
Overall Marriage Rate
40.9%
Male Marriage Rate
35.1%
Female Marriage Rate
male
female
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
Less Than 9th Grade
High School Graduate
Some College
Bachelors or Greater
2.97%
Veteran Poverty Rate
28.06%
Veteran Disability Rate
LaborForceParticipation
64.3%
Labor Force Participation
60.9%
Employment Rate
5.3%
Unemployment Rate
LaborForceParticipation
LaborForceParticipation
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
70.01%
Born in Frankfort
93.26%
Native Born
6.33%
Foreign Born
5.2%
Non Citizen
1.14%
Naturalized
93.26% of Frankfort residents were born in the United States, with 70.01% having been born in Kentucky. 5.2% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.