Frostburg

Population: 7,025
Median household income: $51,052
Median home value: $172,600

Located in Allegany County, Maryland, Frostburg is a community with a population of 7,025. At $51,052, its median household income sits below Allegany County's $57,393.

Between 2019 and 2023, Frostburg's population declined 18.2% from 8,591 to 7,025, while its median home value rose 24.2% from $139,000 to $172,600.

55.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,025
Median age: 25.6 yrs
Median household income: $51,052
Median home value: $172,600
Median gross rent: $865
Housing units: 3,075
Homeownership rate: 50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,5917,025

Median household income

$42,699$51,052

Median home value

$139,000$172,600

Median gross rent

$745$865

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,591	$42,699	$139,000	$745
2020	8,550	$40,781	$144,300	$730
2021	7,282	$44,327	$149,000	$697
2022	7,118	$44,658	$157,100	$768
2023	7,025	$51,052	$172,600	$865

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 177.2%

18 to 2436.9%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	321	4.6%
5 to 17	508	7.2%
18 to 24	2,590	36.9%
25 to 34	930	13.2%
35 to 44	521	7.4%
45 to 54	530	7.5%
55 to 64	487	6.9%
65 to 74	766	10.9%
75 and over	372	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,743	81.8%
Black or African American	814	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	172	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	134	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	162	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree21.2%

Graduate or professional degree20.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	268	7.4%
High school graduate	932	25.8%
Some college or associate's	916	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	764	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	726	20.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.6%

Walked9.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,031	75.3%
Carpooled	103	3.8%
Public transit	17	0.6%
Walked	244	9.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	287	10.6%
Other means	14	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,082	44.9%
15 to 29 min	924	38.4%
30 to 44 min	191	7.9%
45 to 59 min	113	4.7%
60+ min	99	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 27.8% (1,502 of 5,395)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,127	42.2%
Nonfamily households	1,542	57.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,669	86.8%
Vacant	406	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,345	50.4%
Renter-occupied	1,324	49.6%

1-unit, detached55.3%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units14.4%

5 to 19 units16.4%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,701	55.3%
1-unit, attached	96	3.1%
2 to 4 units	442	14.4%
5 to 19 units	505	16.4%
20 or more units	272	8.8%
Mobile home & other	59	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2430900
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.6505, -78.9268