Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety85#138/924
Economy51#456/925
Housing95#49/925
Health40#558/925
Healthcare31#638/923
Environment48#480/917
Education9#845/925
Infrastructure47#494/925
Community69#285/925
Leisure & amenities2#909/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Frankfort, IN micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.380
100/100Indiana 0.452United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Violent crime rate · low76 /100k
95/100Indiana 254 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Public libraries · high1.8 /10k
94/100Indiana 0.6 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesAggregated from counties
Property crime rate · low480 /100k
94/100Indiana 1,052 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Distance to an emergency room · low3.8 mi
93/100Indiana 5.2 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAggregated from counties
Severe housing problems · low9.8%
92/100Indiana 12.2%United States 16.8%2017-2021University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Primary care physicians · low18 /100k
1/100Indiana 66 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Public EV charging ports · low0.0 /10k
1/100Indiana 3.2 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyAggregated from counties
Mental health providers · low52 /100k
3/100Indiana 226 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Job growth · low-4.3%
3/100Indiana -0.1%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
Restaurants and bars · low4.5 /10k
3/100Indiana 8.2 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Some college · low45.7%
5/100Indiana 63.1%United States 67.8%2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 50% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+50 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Child care cost burdenWorsening
18.2% (2020 & 2021) → 33.0% (2023 & 2024)
+15 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Gyms and fitness centersWorsening
0.9 /10k (2020) → 0.3 /10k (2025)
−67%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k
New homes permittedWorsening
1.6 /1k (2021) → 0.6 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−65%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
33.4 /100k (2021) → 11.9 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−64%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
76.3% (2015-2019) → 88.3% (2020-2024)
+12 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Frankfort, IN micropolitan area improved on 11 of 30 measures with a comparison and declined on 9. 7 moved within the margin of error and 3 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved11

Uninsured−2.7 points11.8% → 9.1%
Child poverty−7.6 points20.2% → 12.6%
Overdose deaths−64%33.2 /100k → 11.9 /100k
Broadband+12 points76.3% → 88.3%
Property crime−42%825 /100k → 480 /100k

Declined9

Libraries−17%2.2 /10k → 1.8 /10k
Restaurants−25%6.0 /10k → 4.5 /10k
Gyms−67%0.9 /10k → 0.3 /10k
Pharmacies−40%1.5 /10k → 0.9 /10k
Grocery stores−20%1.5 /10k → 1.2 /10k

All 30 measures

Change of every measure of Frankfort, IN micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.4 /10k2020	2.1 /10k2025	−13%	Declined	11%
Average commute time	22.4 min2015-2019	21.7 min2020-2024	−0.7 min	Within the margin of error	83%
Average weekly wage	$8582020	$1,0582025	+23%	Improved	50%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%2015-2019	16.5%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	9%
Broadband subscriptions	76.3%2015-2019	88.3%2020-2024	+12 points	Improved	77%
Child poverty rate	20.2%2015-2019	12.6%2020-2024	−7.6 points	Improved	90%
Distance to an airport	42 mi2020	42 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	33.2 /100k2020	11.9 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−64%	Improved	94%
Effective property tax rate	0.73%2015-2019	0.64%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	38%
Firearm deaths	10.7 /100k2020	9.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−7.5%	Improved	62%
Grocery stores	1.5 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	−20%	Declined	9%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.9 /10k2020	0.3 /10k2025	−67%	Declined	2%
High school diploma or higher	85.7%2015-2019	86.9%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Within the margin of error	37%
Home price to income ratio	2.1×2015-2019	2.5×2020-2024	+0.5×	Declined	46%
Income adjusted for local prices	$42,9662019	$57,1102024	+33%	Improved	59%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3792015-2019	0.3802020-2024	+0.002	Within the margin of error	49%
Median household income	$54,2862015-2019	$65,0192020-2024	+20%	Improved	13%
New business applications	6.2 /1k2020	8.5 /1k2025	+37%	Improved	36%
Pharmacies	1.5 /10k2020	0.9 /10k2025	−40%	Declined	3%
Poverty rate	12.5%2015-2019	9.8%2020-2024	−2.6 points	Within the margin of error	82%
Property crime rate	825 /100k2020	480 /100k2025	−42%	Improved	69%
Public libraries	2.2 /10k2019	1.8 /10k2024	−17%	Declined	5%
Rent as share of income	26.8%2015-2019	25.8%2020-2024	−1 points	Within the margin of error	76%
Rent-burdened households	42.1%2015-2019	38.0%2020-2024	−4.1 points	Within the margin of error	86%
Restaurants and bars	6.0 /10k2020	4.5 /10k2025	−25%	Declined	2%
Suicide rate	14.4 /100k2020	14.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−0.7%	Little change	62%
Traffic deaths	19.9 /100k2015-2019	21.2 /100k2020-2024	+6.5%	Declined	51%
Unemployment rate	6.1%2020	3.2%2025	−2.9 points	Improved	47%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	11.8%2015-2019	9.1%2020-2024	−2.7 points	Improved	92%
Violent crime rate	67 /100k2020	76 /100k2025	+13%	Declined	16%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Frankfort, IN micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Frankfort, IN micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Frankfort, IN micropolitan area itself moved −0.7 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

32,944 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 80 and over women (−0.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

32,944 residents

Frankfort, IN micropolitan area
United States share

White78%25,628
Black0.5%†175
Hispanic or Latino19%6,415

Education

21,285 residents (±86)

Frankfort, IN micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma13%2,797
High school or GED44%9,399
Some college17%3,572

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

12,496 households (±235)

Frankfort, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k13%1,657
$25k–50k22%2,728
$50k–75k22%2,767
$75k–100k13%1,635
$100k–150k20%2,481
$150k–200k5.6%694
$200k or more4.3%534

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $100k–150k (+6.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

12,496 households (±235)

Frankfort, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Own74%9,271
Rent26%3,225

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+3.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

3,019 households (±297)

Frankfort, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75025%765
$750–1,00036%1,072
$1,000–1,50037%1,124

Home values

9,271 homes (±287)

Frankfort, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k43%3,949
$150k–250k34%3,155
$250k–400k15%1,422
$400k–750k

Age of homes

13,517 homes (±29)

Frankfort, IN micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later4.3%585
2000–20094.6%619
1980–199917%2,313

Size of homes

13,517 homes (±29)

Frankfort, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Studio0.8%†114
1 bedroom7.2%971
2 bedrooms25%3,312

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

15,835 workers (±465)

Frankfort, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone82%12,990
Carpool10%1,613
Public transit0.0%†6
Walk1.1%†172
Bike0.1%†15
Work from home6.0%951
Other0.6%†88

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Other (−1.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

14,884 workers (±530)

Frankfort, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min32%4,826
15–29 min37%5,499
30–44 min22%3,210

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Frankfort, IN micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Frankfort, IN has 630 employer establishments, 190 for every 10,000 residents (0.77× the US rate of 248), with 10,963 paid employees at an average annual pay of $47,692. The Census Bureau also counts 1,903 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 630; 1,903 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 190; US 248
Paid employees: 10,963
Average annual pay: $47,692; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Frankfort, IN by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	51	15.4	0.74×Fewer than typical	352	$64,403	54
Specialty trade contractors	51	15.4	1.00×About typical	423	$65,936	188
Restaurants and other eating places	48	14.5	0.79×Fewer than typical	791	$16,933	8
Truck transportation	44	13.3	2.63×More than typical	449	$71,831	73
Religious organizations	36	10.9	1.96×More than typical	141	$17,312	—
Limited-service restaurants	25	7.6	0.94×About typical	436	$18,016	3
Construction of buildings	22	6.6	0.88×About typical	85	$51,976	88
Offices of physicians	20	6	0.93×About typical	148	$78,108	5
Full-service restaurants	19	5.7	0.75×Fewer than typical	320	$15,800	3
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	18	5.4	1.73×More than typical	179	$59,966	32
Automotive repair and maintenance	17	5.1	1.02×About typical	56	$40,054	55
Insurance agencies and brokerages	17	5.1	1.17×About typical	39	$34,846	34

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 33,091 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated -$4.95 on contracts performed in Frankfort, IN micropolitan area: -$0.00 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: -$4.95
Per resident: -$0.00; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

TOEROEK ASSOCIATES, INC.-$4.950.0%

Spending by fiscal year

-18.8KFY2017
-86.5FY2018
-76KFY2019
79.6KFY2021
73.3KFY2022
15.4KFY2023
18.6KFY2024
0FY2025
-5FY2026

What was bought

Largest awards

RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) ENFORCEMENT, PERMITTING AND ASSISTANCE (REPA) 6 ZONE 2 - EPA REGIONS: 4, 5 AND 6. CORRECTIVE ACTION SUPPORT FOR THE EXIDE BATTERY SITE.$40K
TOEROEK ASSOCIATES, INC.· Clinton County, IN· Professional services· Aug 26, 2021 – Nov 13, 2025· 68HE0521F0121

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $173.2M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Frankfort, IN micropolitan area: $5,199 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $173.2M; −8.9% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5,199; US $12,955
Loan face value: $3.6M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.7%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$123.8M71%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$16.9M9.7%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$11.3M6.5%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$9.8M5.6%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$3.9M2.3%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$2M1.2%
20.263 · Bridge Formula Program$1.4M0.8%
10.988 · Supplemental Disaster Relief Program$897.2K0.5%

Top recipients (organizations)

INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$2M1.2%
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
LONGVIEW FARM LAND TRUST$285.5K0.2%
FRANKFORT, IN
LUTHERAN HOUSING CORPORATION OF CENTRAL INDIANA$154.8K0.1%
MULBERRY, IN
ROEING CORPORATION$120.5K0.1%
LAFAYETTE, IN
KIRKLIN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LP

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$155.9M90%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$11.4M6.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$2M1.2%
Department of Transportation
Railroad Retirement Board$2M1.2%
Farm Service Agency$1.2M0.7%

Assistance by fiscal year

180.2MFY2021
178.6MFY2022
175.8MFY2023
170.3MFY2024
190.1MFY2025
173.2MFY2026

County aggregates

98%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Frankfort, IN

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Clinton CountyCentral county5833,322

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

FrankfortPrincipal city15,917

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Indiana

Areas based in Indiana, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved11

Declined9

Metro and micro areas like Frankfort, IN micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

What was bought

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Frankfort, IN

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Indiana

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved11

Declined9

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

What was bought

Largest awards