Frederick County, Maryland

27 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 280,341
Median household income: $120,458
Median home value: $437,700

Frederick County, Maryland counts 280,341 residents. 27 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $120,458 is above the Maryland median ($101,652).

From 2019 to 2023, Frederick County's population grew 11.5% from 251,422 to 280,341, while its median household income rose 23.3% from $97,730 to $120,458.

69.6% of workers drive to work alone. 60.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 280,341
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $120,458
Median home value: $437,700
Median gross rent: $1,706
Housing units: 106,480
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

251,422280,341

Median household income

$97,730$120,458

Median home value

$331,600$437,700

Median gross rent

$1,422$1,706

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	251,422	$97,730	$331,600	$1,422
2020	255,955	$100,685	$341,800	$1,427
2021	267,498	$106,129	$356,500	$1,503
2022	273,829	$115,724	$412,500	$1,633
2023	280,341	$120,458	$437,700	$1,706

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16,620	5.9%
5 to 17	48,955	17.5%
18 to 24	23,271	8.3%
25 to 34	34,858	12.4%
35 to 44	40,120	14.3%
45 to 54	37,264	13.3%
55 to 64	37,214	13.3%
65 to 74	25,116	9.0%
75 and over	16,923	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	188,600	67.3%
Black or African American	27,838	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	300	0.1%
Asian	15,090	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	103	0.0%
Some other race	915	0.3%
Two or more races	12,925	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34,570	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate23.2%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree24.7%

Graduate or professional degree20.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,606	6.6%
High school graduate	44,387	23.2%
Some college or associate's	48,554	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	47,393	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	38,555	20.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	102,486	69.6%
Carpooled	10,374	7.0%
Public transit	1,636	1.1%
Walked	2,319	1.6%
Bicycle	359	0.2%
Worked from home	28,347	19.2%
Other means	1,760	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25,868	21.7%
15 to 29 min	35,993	30.3%
30 to 44 min	18,631	15.7%
45 to 59 min	14,629	12.3%
60+ min	23,813	20.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 6.3% (17,361 of 275,866)

	Count	Share
Family households	73,559	72.3%
Nonfamily households	28,248	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	101,807	95.6%
Vacant	4,673	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	78,429	77.0%
Renter-occupied	23,378	23.0%

1-unit, detached60.2%

1-unit, attached21.7%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	64,079	60.2%
1-unit, attached	23,100	21.7%
2 to 4 units	3,155	3.0%
5 to 19 units	10,792	10.1%
20 or more units	4,555	4.3%
Mobile home & other	799	0.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 24021
State: Maryland
Land area: 661 sq mi
Water area: 6.8 sq mi
Center point: 39.4702, -77.3976