Brunswick vs Frederick

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

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

Frederick has the higher population (80,617 vs 7,994 in Brunswick). Brunswick has the higher median household income ($115,972 vs $95,150 in Frederick). Frederick has the higher median home value ($365,200 vs $348,500 in Brunswick).

Population, income & housing

	Brunswick	Frederick
Population	7,994	80,617
Median age	36.7 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$115,972	$95,150
Median home value	$348,500	$365,200
Median gross rent	$1,139	$1,688
Housing units	3,235	34,181
Homeownership rate	86.2%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brunswick	Frederick
Population	6,258 → 7,994 (+27.7%)	70,887 → 80,617 (+13.7%)
Median household income	$81,250 → $115,972 (+42.7%)	$76,118 → $95,150 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$237,800 → $348,500 (+46.6%)	$270,400 → $365,200 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$901 → $1,139 (+26.4%)	$1,396 → $1,688 (+20.9%)

Brunswick

Population

6,2587,994

Median household income

$81,250$115,972

Median home value

$237,800$348,500

Median gross rent

$901$1,139

Frederick

Population

70,88780,617

Median household income

$76,118$95,150

Median home value

$270,400$365,200

Median gross rent

$1,396$1,688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brunswick	Frederick
Under 5	6.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	19.7%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.7%
25 to 34	14.4%	15.3%
35 to 44	15.9%	15.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	12.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	5.8%	8.4%
75 and over	4.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brunswick	Frederick
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	51.5%
Black or African American	7.3%	16.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	3.0%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	7.1%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brunswick	Frederick
No high school diploma	7.4%	10.8%
High school graduate	29.1%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	18.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brunswick	Frederick
Drove alone	67.5%	70.6%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.3%
Public transit	3.9%	1.8%
Walked	2.3%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	17.9%	15.0%
Other means	1.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brunswick	Frederick
1-unit, detached	68.8%	31.3%
1-unit, attached	22.9%	32.3%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	22.5%
20 or more units	1.8%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Brunswick	Frederick
Poverty rate	6.4%	9.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	40	30
Median year structure built	1988	1990