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Frederick, MD

89,545 Population
24 square miles 3,737.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.6 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 39.8 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,422 ±$3,727 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $63,559 ±$522
  • a little less than the amount in Maryland: $53,199 ±$548
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$106,197 ±$12,446 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $126,244 ±$1,374
  • a little higher than the amount in Maryland: $102,905 ±$1,404
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.5% ±1.9% (6,521  ±1,656) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.3% 523,048 (±0.4% / ±23,764)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maryland: 9.1% 555,770 (±0.4% / ±25,230)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30 minutes ±1.5 (1,111,375  ±63,750) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 32.4 80,867,624 (±0.1 / ±475,151)
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 31.1 78,350,080 (±0.1 / ±410,720)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

34,207 ±1,603 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,415,530 ±7,433
  • Maryland: 2,401,394 ±7,099
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (87,641  ±63) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,333,457 (±0 / ±2,832)
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,133,638
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

8.5% ±4.6% (2,023  ±1,113) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 80,297 (±0.4% / ±5,800)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Maryland: 5% 73,197 (±0.4% / ±5,454)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

36,720 ±1,911 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,550,314 ±1,620
  • Maryland: 2,588,337 ±274
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$453,600 ±$15,388 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $604,800 ±$4,223
  • a little higher than the amount in Maryland: $436,300 ±$3,089
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.6% ±3.2% (12,841  ±2,833.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 12.5% 798,264 (±0.5% / ±28,753.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maryland: 10.7% 660,535 (±0.4% / ±26,018.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.3% ±5.7% (53,588  ±3,801.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.3% 4,058,848 (±0.8% / ±33,896)
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 91.4% 3,989,793 (±0.8% / ±33,937.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
46.8% ±4.4% (28,084  ±2,805.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 55.5% 2,466,941 (±0.5% / ±23,939.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Maryland: 44.7% 1,950,279 (±0.5% / ±22,486.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

20.3% ±3.4% (18,152  ±3,001) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.7% 1,589,838 (±0.5% / ±29,196)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 17.1% 1,070,852
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.8% ±2.5% (5,337  ±1,675) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 6.8% 338,418 (±0.2% / ±9,315)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 6.8% 331,906 (±0.2% / ±10,821)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,337 Total veterans ±1,675 4,421 Male ±1,265 916 Female ±564

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