Frankfort, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Frankfort, KY: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 50,028. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet FRANKFORT-KY · Frankfort, KY 2 ZIPs · 50,028 pop · #15116/25278 · Franklin County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · GAP-SOLO · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $65,732
- RANK-MID #15116/25278
- GAP-SOLO Solo county
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 65% owners
- POP-SMALL 50,028
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $216,700
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Frankfort, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 40th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 50,028
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $65,732
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $65,732 and poverty 13.4% concentrate in 40601.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.7%) for this income tier, rent $966 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Kentucky, Hodgenville is the closest lower-income city and Owensboro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Frankfort.
Population concentration
ZIP 40601 swallows Frankfort's short list
Across only 2 ZIPs, 40601 still holds about 99% of Frankfort's 50,028 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Frankfort
Citywide ZBP: 1,269 establishments, 16,752 employees , annual payroll $849,094k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40601 (1,263 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (197) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Frankfort, KY
These ZIP codes sit in Franklin County, which covers 2 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Frankfort. See the Franklin County roll-up →
Side-by-side: Compare 40601 vs 40604 →
Frankfort roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Frankfort, .