Frankfort is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 28,285 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Frankfort is the 12th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Frankfort is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Frankfort is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Frankfort who work in office and administrative support (12.17%), management occupations (9.84%), and business and financial occupations (9.09%). Also of interest is that Frankfort has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.21% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.09 minutes getting to work every day.The overall education level of Frankfort is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.90% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Frankfort in 2022 was $35,369, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,476 for a family of four. However, Frankfort contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Frankfort is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Frankfort home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Frankfort residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Frankfort include Irish, English, German, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Frankfort is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
