Frankfort is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 16,660 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Frankfort is the 50th largest community in Indiana. Much of the housing stock in Frankfort was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Frankfort is a blue-collar town, with 53.1% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Frankfort is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Frankfort who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.54%), sales jobs (8.24%), and food service (4.96%).

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 16.57 minutes getting to work every day.

Despite being a small city, Frankfort has a lot of people using taxis to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on taxis are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Frankfort Information and Demographics

In Frankfort, just 7.76% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Frankfort in 2000 was $15,393, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,572 for a family of four.

The people who call Frankfort home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Frankfort is White, followed by African-American. Frankfort also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.93% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Frankfort include German, Irish, English, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Frankfort is English. Some people also speak Spanish.