CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Frenchburg

Kentucky · 588 residents · 0.84 sq mi

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Frenchburg is a city of 588 people in Kentucky. The poverty rate is 31.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 50% less than in Kentucky as a whole. Median home value sits at $31,700. Median household income is $11,346, under the $30,130 national median. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

588

+7%vs 2000

vs 551 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−12%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.84 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024643

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(48)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.4%(55)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(31)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(102)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(78)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(52)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(63)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.9%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(32)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$11,346

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,350 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,179

−42%vs 2000

vs $12,288 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

31.8%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,700

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$219

+58%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $183 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.7%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.0% in 2000

42.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(543)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(588)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American0.9%(6)

Uruguayan0.9%(6)

Ancestry

American30.3%(195)

English11.7%(75)

Irish11%(71)

Scotch-Irish4.5%(29)

German4.2%(27)

Dutch1.9%(12)

Scottish0.3%(2)

French Canadian0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

48.9%

−21.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.5 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 19.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24.6%(69)

Married44.1%(124)

Widowed11%(31)

Divorced20.3%(57)

Women 15+

Never married15%(31)

Married61.8%(128)

Widowed16.9%(35)

Divorced6.3%(13)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−8.5 ptssince 2013

from 15.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.5%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 35.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.2%

+14.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

47.6%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

38.6%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

70.9%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 64.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)44.2%(23)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25%(13)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 52 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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