Frankfort is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 27,509 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Frankfort is the eighth largest community in Kentucky.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Frankfort is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Frankfort is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Frankfort who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.55%), management occupations (9.45%), and sales jobs (7.64%).

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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Frankfort spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.05 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Frankfort Information and Demographics

The education level of Frankfort citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 24.89% of adults in Frankfort have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Frankfort in 2000 was $20,512, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,048 for a family of four.

Frankfort is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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. Important ancestries of people in Frankfort include English, Irish, and German.

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