Frankfort, Kentucky demographics

Frankfort, KY demographics: median age 35.3; 28.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Frankfort city, Kentucky · Incorporated city · GEOID 2128900. The survey estimates a population of 28,503 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Frankfort is 35.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.9 years. There are 12,906 households (±363). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.3 ±0.9	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,503
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Under 18	6,442 ±527	22.6% ±1.8 pp	22.6%	22.0%
18–34	7,643 ±561	26.8% ±2.0 pp	22.2%	22.8%
35–64	9,857 ±639	34.6% ±2.2 pp	37.9%	38.0%
65 and older	4,561 ±395	16.0% ±1.4 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,503
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Male	14,040 ±332	49.3% ±1.2 pp	49.5%	49.5%
Female	14,463 ±341	50.7% ±1.2 pp	50.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,503
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
White alone	20,788 ±449	72.9% ±1.6 pp	82.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,060 ±406	14.2% ±1.4 pp	7.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	27 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	664 ±176	2.3% ±0.6 pp	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	100 ±142 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	651 ±285	2.3% ±1.0 pp	1.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,213 ±535	7.8% ±1.9 pp	6.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,503
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,666 ±218	93.6% ±0.7 pp	95.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,837 ±209	6.4% ±0.7 pp	5.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,906
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,940 ±398	30.5% ±3.0 pp	46.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	762 ±308	5.9% ±2.4 pp	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,818 ±330	14.1% ±2.5 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,167 ±462	40.0% ±3.4 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,219 ±312	9.4% ±2.4 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,906
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,667 ±327	28.4% ±2.4 pp	29.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	9,239 ±483	71.6% ±3.2 pp	70.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,906
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,167 ±462	40.0% ±3.4 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,093 ±473	31.7% ±3.6 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,635 ±259	12.7% ±2.0 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	978 ±270	7.6% ±2.1 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	582 ±210	4.5% ±1.6 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	256 ±129 · low precision	2.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	195 ±172 · low precision	1.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,503
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Native	26,878 ±389	94.3% ±1.4 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,625 ±382	5.7% ±1.3 pp	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 26,837
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
English only	24,651 ±473	91.9% ±1.6 pp	93.2%	77.7%
Spanish	1,147 ±299	4.3% ±1.1 pp	3.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	126 ±66 · low precision	0.5% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	77 ±55 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	90 ±73 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	6 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	13 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	170 ±179 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	387 ±210 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	39 ±61 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	131 ±122 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 19,179
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,760 ±288	9.2% ±1.5 pp	11.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,900 ±552	30.8% ±2.8 pp	32.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,331 ±491	22.6% ±2.5 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,749 ±301	9.1% ±1.6 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,124 ±379	16.3% ±1.9 pp	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,315 ±350	12.1% ±1.8 pp	11.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 28,061
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Same house	22,921 ±757	81.7% ±2.7 pp	87.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,530 ±609	9.0% ±2.2 pp	6.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,646 ±407	5.9% ±1.4 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	954 ±297	3.4% ±1.1 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	10 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.8% of Frankfort residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in Kentucky and 8.4% nationally. 83.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Frankfort	Kentucky	U.S.	Compared with Kentucky
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.8% ±1.1 pp	6.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.4% ±2.5 pp	88.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.2% ±0.9 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Frankfort . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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