Frenchburg is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 611 people and two associated neighborhoods, Frenchburg is the 313th largest community in Kentucky.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.56% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Frenchburg’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
One downside of living in Frenchburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.34 minutes every day commuting to work.
Frenchburg is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Frenchburg have a very low rate of college education: just 8.70% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Frenchburg in 2022 was $19,440, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,760 for a family of four. However, Frenchburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Frenchburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.76% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Frenchburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Frenchburg residents report their race to be White. Frenchburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.70% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Frenchburg include English, Irish, German, European, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Frenchburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.