Prince Frederick vs Solomons

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

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

Prince Frederick has the higher population (2,404 vs 2,180 in Solomons). Solomons has the higher median household income ($89,205 vs $78,625 in Prince Frederick). Solomons has the higher median home value ($455,000 vs $383,000 in Prince Frederick).

Population, income & housing

	Prince Frederick	Solomons
Population	2,404	2,180
Median age	38.4 yrs	66.4 yrs
Median household income	$78,625	$89,205
Median home value	$383,000	$455,000
Median gross rent	$819	$2,920
Housing units	1,048	1,299
Homeownership rate	54.2%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	43.3%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Prince Frederick	Solomons
Population	2,928 → 2,404 (-17.9%)	2,132 → 2,180 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$48,464 → $78,625 (+62.2%)	$95,481 → $89,205 (-6.6%)
Median home value	$309,400 → $383,000 (+23.8%)	$391,000 → $455,000 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$801 → $819 (+2.2%)	$2,296 → $2,920 (+27.2%)

Prince Frederick

Population

2,9282,404

Median household income

$48,464$78,625

Median home value

$309,400$383,000

Median gross rent

$801$819

Solomons

Population

2,1322,180

Median household income

$95,481$89,205

Median home value

$391,000$455,000

Median gross rent

$2,296$2,920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Prince Frederick	Solomons
Under 5	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	3.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	1.7%
25 to 34	13.1%	10.2%
35 to 44	19.1%	5.6%
45 to 54	8.4%	8.4%
55 to 64	10.0%	18.7%
65 to 74	7.2%	18.8%
75 and over	11.9%	33.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Prince Frederick	Solomons
White (non-Hispanic)	51.0%	83.6%
Black or African American	28.7%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Prince Frederick	Solomons
No high school diploma	6.9%	2.8%
High school graduate	32.6%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	25.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Prince Frederick	Solomons
Drove alone	62.3%	56.4%
Carpooled	15.3%	3.9%
Public transit	2.6%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	38.2%
Other means	2.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Prince Frederick	Solomons
1-unit, detached	23.4%	26.8%
1-unit, attached	38.8%	34.8%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	12.7%
20 or more units	22.3%	25.7%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Prince Frederick	Solomons
Poverty rate	13.7%	0.6%
Average household size	2.31	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	47	28
Median year structure built	2002	1999