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District 23, Ballenger, Frederick County, MD

7,427 Population
12.2 square miles 609.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±2.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Frederick County: 39 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$49,972 ±$5,221 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Frederick County: $54,982 ±$744
  • a little less than the amount in Maryland: $52,979 ±$282
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$107,713 ±$11,283 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Frederick County: $122,002 ±$2,489
  • a little higher than the amount in Maryland: $103,678 ±$597
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.7% ±3.5% (490  ±263) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Frederick County: 6% † 16,959 (±0.6% / ±1,786)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,017 (±0.2% / ±10,970)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

36.3 minutes ±3.4 (120,885  ±23,781) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Frederick County: 33.1 3,958,625 (±0.8 / ±109,161)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 31.1 78,350,080 (±0.1 / ±410,720)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,912 ±245 Number of households
  • Frederick County: 104,635 ±535
  • Maryland: 2,362,928 ±3,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (7,367  ±704) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Frederick County: 2.7 282,332 (±0 / ±99)
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,076,810
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.3% ±2.9% (61  ±55) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Frederick County: 5% † 3,313 (±0.6% / ±377)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maryland: 5.1% 74,365 (±0.1% / ±1,886)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,005 ±251 Number of housing units
  • Frederick County: 108,924 ±86
  • Maryland: 2,560,784 ±424
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$404,400 ±$47,369 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Frederick County: $464,600 ±$4,368
  • a little less than the amount in Maryland: $419,900 ±$1,385
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.3% ±6.7% (1,278  ±506.9) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Frederick County: 10.6% 30,156 (±0.7% / ±2,065.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Maryland: 11.3% 695,589 (±0.2% / ±11,276.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.7% ±4.7% (4,860  ±558.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Frederick County: 93.4% 183,533 (±1.6% / ±3,067)
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,920,643 (±0.4% / ±16,975.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
47.4% ±5.8% (2,483  ±398.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Frederick County: 45.8% 89,963 (±1.1% / ±2,070.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 43.5% 1,868,776 (±0.3% / ±11,133.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

21.4% ±6.1% (1,592  ±476) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Frederick County: 13.8% 39,477
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Maryland: 16.6% 1,030,670
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.7% ±3% (549  ±179) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Frederick County: 7.5% 16,294 (±0.4% / ±863)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maryland: 6.8% 327,493 (±0.1% / ±4,654)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
549 Total veterans ±179 437 Male ±165 112 Female ±80

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