Elkhart vs Frankston

A side-by-side comparison of Elkhart and Frankston: population, income, housing, and more.

Elkhart and Frankston are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elkhart has the higher population (1,585 vs 1,270 in Frankston). Elkhart has the higher median household income ($65,071 vs $59,423 in Frankston). Elkhart has the higher median home value ($118,200 vs $105,800 in Frankston).

Population, income & housing

	Elkhart	Frankston
Population	1,585	1,270
Median age	37.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,071	$59,423
Median home value	$118,200	$105,800
Median gross rent	$683	$939
Housing units	581	613
Homeownership rate	63.8%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	12.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkhart	Frankston
Population	1,297 → 1,585 (+22.2%)	991 → 1,270 (+28.2%)
Median household income	$35,125 → $65,071 (+85.3%)	$45,156 → $59,423 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $118,200 (+34.6%)	$115,900 → $105,800 (-8.7%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $683 (-3.1%)	$773 → $939 (+21.5%)

Elkhart

Population

1,2971,585

Median household income

$35,125$65,071

Median home value

$87,800$118,200

Median gross rent

$705$683

Frankston

Population

9911,270

Median household income

$45,156$59,423

Median home value

$115,900$105,800

Median gross rent

$773$939

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkhart	Frankston
Under 5	5.3%	10.2%
5 to 17	21.4%	12.1%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.8%	10.1%
35 to 44	14.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	20.1%
65 to 74	12.7%	7.1%
75 and over	4.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkhart	Frankston
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	61.3%
Black or African American	14.4%	14.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	17.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkhart	Frankston
No high school diploma	16.6%	7.4%
High school graduate	40.4%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkhart	Frankston
Drove alone	87.0%	86.3%
Carpooled	2.9%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkhart	Frankston
1-unit, detached	68.0%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkhart	Frankston
Poverty rate	19.2%	9.8%
Average household size	2.86	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1975	1978