Frankton vs Lapel

A side-by-side comparison of Frankton and Lapel: population, income, housing, and more.

Frankton and Lapel are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lapel has the higher population (2,568 vs 1,789 in Frankton). Lapel has the higher median household income ($77,563 vs $64,500 in Frankton). Lapel has the higher median home value ($201,900 vs $120,200 in Frankton).

Population, income & housing

	Frankton	Lapel
Population	1,789	2,568
Median age	39.5 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,500	$77,563
Median home value	$120,200	$201,900
Median gross rent	$1,000	$1,229
Housing units	760	1,037
Homeownership rate	79.5%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frankton	Lapel
Population	2,088 → 1,789 (-14.3%)	2,358 → 2,568 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$51,107 → $64,500 (+26.2%)	$57,845 → $77,563 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$85,700 → $120,200 (+40.3%)	$116,200 → $201,900 (+73.8%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $1,000 (+37.2%)	$800 → $1,229 (+53.6%)

Frankton

Population

2,0881,789

Median household income

$51,107$64,500

Median home value

$85,700$120,200

Median gross rent

$729$1,000

Lapel

Population

2,3582,568

Median household income

$57,845$77,563

Median home value

$116,200$201,900

Median gross rent

$800$1,229

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Frankton	Lapel
Under 5	3.4%	11.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.8%	13.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	17.4%
65 to 74	6.9%	7.1%
75 and over	6.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frankton	Lapel
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frankton	Lapel
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.6%
High school graduate	47.8%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frankton	Lapel
Drove alone	84.4%	79.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	14.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frankton	Lapel
1-unit, detached	77.9%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Frankton	Lapel
Poverty rate	11.0%	7.0%
Average household size	2.65	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1965	1972