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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Frankfort is $24,059, which is about the same as the state average of $23,741 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Frankfort median household income is $40,622, which has grown by 16.13% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 28.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Frankfort residents spend 14.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #166

Frankfort, KY	24,059 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Frankfort, KY	25,591 USD
Kentucky	26,888 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Frankfort, KY	27,964 USD
Kentucky	32,091 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Frankfort, KY	22,633 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #227

Frankfort, KY	40,622 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Frankfort, KY	53,597 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #250

Frankfort, KY	16.13%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Frankfort, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.44%	$10,752, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.55%	$16,473, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.10%	$3,173, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.47%	$32,742, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Frankfort, KY	50,815 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Frankfort, KY	64,683 USD
Kentucky	70,337 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Frankfort, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$42,268, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$32,309, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,200, see rank	$34,575	$42,396
Asian	$28,438, see rank	$62,293	$73,244
One Race, Other	$37,183, see rank	$33,225	$40,300
Two or More Races	$51,607, see rank	$33,835	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Frankfort, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$19,572, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,802, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,167, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$41,907, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Frankfort, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	22,640, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	10,722, 47.36%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,055, 65.80%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	72, 0.67%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,983, 65.13%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,976, 85.58%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,007, 14.42%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,667, 34.20%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	11,918, 52.64%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,080, 59.41%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	31, 0.26%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,049, 59.15%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,455, 91.57%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	594, 8.43%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,838, 40.59%, see rank	44.88%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Frankfort, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,255, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,669, 78.90%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,549, 12.64%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	231, 1.88%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	380, 3.10%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	81, 0.66%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	345, 2.82%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Frankfort, KY	14.6 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Frankfort, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,431	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	5,976, 48.07%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,036, 34.07%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	908, 15.19%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	969, 16.21%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	20, 0.33%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	636, 10.64%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,091, 18.26%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	6,455, 51.93%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,120, 32.84%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,232, 19.09%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,512, 38.92%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19, 0.29%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18, 0.28%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	544, 8.43%, see rank	8.09%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Frankfort, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,431, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	51, 0.41%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	818, 6.58%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,129, 9.08%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	48, 0.39%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,450, 11.66%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	399, 3.21%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	94, 0.76%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	474, 3.81%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	904, 7.27%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,007, 16.15%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,997, 16.06%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,539, 20.42%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	521, 4.19%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Frankfort, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,096	19.83%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,122	16.80%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.