Frontenac

Population: 3,381
Median household income: $56,867
Median home value: $165,400

Located in Crawford County, Kansas, Frontenac is a community with a population of 3,381. Its median household income of $56,867 runs above the Crawford County figure of $50,311.

From 2019 to 2023, Frontenac's population held roughly steady from 3,400 to 3,381, while its median home value rose 25.9% from $131,400 to $165,400.

The typical home was built around 1980. 9.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,381
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $56,867
Median home value: $165,400
Median gross rent: $847
Housing units: 1,498
Homeownership rate: 69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4003,381

Median household income

$56,467$56,867

Median home value

$131,400$165,400

Median gross rent

$804$847

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,400	$56,467	$131,400	$804
2020	3,398	$51,563	$132,400	$716
2021	3,390	$51,642	$135,300	$756
2022	3,384	$54,905	$147,400	$832
2023	3,381	$56,867	$165,400	$847

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	231	6.8%
5 to 17	587	17.4%
18 to 24	168	5.0%
25 to 34	528	15.6%
35 to 44	528	15.6%
45 to 54	373	11.0%
55 to 64	455	13.5%
65 to 74	240	7.1%
75 and over	271	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,041	89.9%
Black or African American	96	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	88	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	156	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's44.6%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	90	3.8%
High school graduate	607	25.3%
Some college or associate's	1,067	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	460	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	171	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone90.8%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,579	90.8%
Carpooled	115	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	2.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,005	59.3%
15 to 29 min	582	34.4%
30 to 44 min	51	3.0%
45 to 59 min	31	1.8%
60+ min	25	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 9.1% (299 of 3,274)

	Count	Share
Family households	982	70.1%
Nonfamily households	418	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,400	93.5%
Vacant	98	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	966	69.0%
Renter-occupied	434	31.0%

1-unit, detached82.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,228	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	121	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	11	0.7%
Mobile home & other	138	9.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2024850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.32 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 37.4588, -94.7008