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.When you are in Frenchburg, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.58% of Frenchburg’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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. The overall crime rate in Frenchburg is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. 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.In Frenchburg, just 8.70% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. 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.
