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Frederick, MD

85,803 Population
24 square miles 3,581 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 39.8 ±0.2

Economics

$50,595 ±$3,611 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $61,464 ±$596
  • about the same as the amount in Maryland: $50,728 ±$489
$96,084 ±$11,806 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $121,469 ±$1,331
  • a little less than the amount in Maryland: $98,678 ±$1,292

9.5% ±4% (7,999  ±3,396) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.9% 490,595 (±0.4% / ±22,757)
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,160 (±0.3% / ±20,592)

29.8 minutes ±1.5 (1,074,820  ±65,772) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 33.7 91,478,190 (±0.1 / ±462,490)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 32 84,650,040 (±0.1 / ±434,310)

Families

34,562 ±1,769 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,409,575 ±7,566
  • Maryland: 2,384,715 ±7,944
2.4 ±0.1 (83,612  ±124) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,199,581 (±0 / ±2,614)
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 2.5 † 6,055,057 (±,233 / ±-555,555,600)

5.4% ±3.8% (1,097  ±785) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 77,153 (±0.3% / ±4,733)
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 5.3% 76,658 (±0.3% / ±4,934)

Housing

36,411 ±1,837 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,532,369 ±2,015
  • Maryland: 2,572,382 ±567

$404,900 ±$24,963 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $574,000 ±$4,126
  • about the same as the amount in Maryland: $413,600 ±$3,126

15.2% ±4.3% (12,859  ±3,610.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.2% 823,817 (±0.4% / ±26,634.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maryland: 11% 673,817 (±0.4% / ±26,954.4)

Social

89% ±5.4% (52,522  ±4,148.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.1% 3,960,964 (±0.8% / ±33,076.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,917,459 (±0.8% / ±33,511.9)
47.9% ±4.3% (28,309  ±2,920.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 54.8% 2,383,616 (±0.6% / ±24,201.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 43.8% 1,880,000 (±0.5% / ±22,089)

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

22.3% ±3.1% (19,169  ±2,663) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.6% 1,548,194 (±0.3% / ±17,874)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Maryland: 17% † 1,051,891 (±1,530% / ±20,145)

6.2% ±1.6% (4,079  ±1,068) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7% 340,037 (±0.2% / ±10,315)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 6.7% 318,150 (±0.2% / ±8,991)
4,079 Total veterans ±1,068 3,309 Male ±947 770 Female ±444

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