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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Frenchburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.58% of the Frenchburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Frenchburg is a city of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Frenchburg who work in sales jobs (16.15%), food service (12.71%), and teaching (7.22%). A relatively large number of people in Frenchburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.56% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Frenchburg, the average commute to work is 38.34 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Frenchburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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.
