Frederick vs Severance

A side-by-side comparison of Frederick and Severance: population, income, housing, and more.

Frederick and Severance are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Frederick has the higher population (15,893 vs 9,302 in Severance). Frederick has the higher median household income ($135,316 vs $127,257 in Severance). Frederick has the higher median home value ($529,800 vs $493,800 in Severance).

Population, income & housing

	Frederick	Severance
Population	15,893	9,302
Median age	37.1 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$135,316	$127,257
Median home value	$529,800	$493,800
Median gross rent	$2,252	$2,108
Housing units	5,584	3,190
Homeownership rate	95.8%	93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.5%	49.7%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frederick	Severance
Population	12,767 → 15,893 (+24.5%)	4,745 → 9,302 (+96.0%)
Median household income	$105,827 → $135,316 (+27.9%)	$106,141 → $127,257 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$363,200 → $529,800 (+45.9%)	$362,500 → $493,800 (+36.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,480 → $2,252 (+52.2%)	$1,163 → $2,108 (+81.3%)

Frederick

Population

12,76715,893

Median household income

$105,827$135,316

Median home value

$363,200$529,800

Median gross rent

$1,480$2,252

Severance

Population

4,7459,302

Median household income

$106,141$127,257

Median home value

$362,500$493,800

Median gross rent

$1,163$2,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Frederick	Severance
Under 5	6.0%	10.6%
5 to 17	20.6%	19.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	14.2%	14.8%
35 to 44	18.2%	18.7%
45 to 54	15.3%	14.5%
55 to 64	9.7%	7.4%
65 to 74	7.5%	6.3%
75 and over	3.5%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frederick	Severance
White (non-Hispanic)	74.4%	72.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	3.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frederick	Severance
No high school diploma	4.4%	1.3%
High school graduate	24.9%	13.7%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.5%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frederick	Severance
Drove alone	72.9%	67.8%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	21.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frederick	Severance
1-unit, detached	96.3%	96.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Frederick	Severance
Poverty rate	3.0%	3.3%
Average household size	2.91	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	2007	2012