Frankton is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,909 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Frankton is the 254th largest community in Indiana.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Frankton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.8% of the Frankton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Frankton is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Frankton who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.65%), sales jobs (8.45%), and management occupations (5.74%).

Frankton is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Frankton isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.61% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small town, Frankton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Frankton Information and Demographics

In Frankton, just 8.82% 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 Frankton in 2000 was $17,232, which is middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,928 for a family of four.

The people who call Frankton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Frankton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Frankton include English, German, and Irish.

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