Ballenger Creek

Population: 25,866
Median household income: $108,385
Median home value: $369,800

Located in Frederick County, Maryland, Ballenger Creek is a community with a population of 25,866. At $108,385, its median household income sits below Frederick County's $120,458.

From 2019 to 2023, Ballenger Creek's population grew 22.7% from 21,080 to 25,866, while its median home value rose 38.3% from $267,300 to $369,800.

68.5% of workers drive to work alone. 23.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,866
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $108,385
Median home value: $369,800
Median gross rent: $1,913
Housing units: 9,934
Homeownership rate: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,08025,866

Median household income

$91,143$108,385

Median home value

$267,300$369,800

Median gross rent

$1,595$1,913

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,080	$91,143	$267,300	$1,595
2020	21,484	$94,385	$283,300	$1,645
2021	23,114	$99,794	$295,200	$1,678
2022	24,325	$105,981	$346,700	$1,822
2023	25,866	$108,385	$369,800	$1,913

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,217	8.6%
5 to 17	4,454	17.2%
18 to 24	2,115	8.2%
25 to 34	4,409	17.0%
35 to 44	4,290	16.6%
45 to 54	2,983	11.5%
55 to 64	2,991	11.6%
65 to 74	1,432	5.5%
75 and over	975	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,736	49.2%
Black or African American	5,235	20.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39	0.2%
Asian	2,587	10.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	33	0.1%
Some other race	175	0.7%
Two or more races	1,222	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,839	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate23.2%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree21.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	810	4.7%
High school graduate	3,957	23.2%
Some college or associate's	4,068	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,584	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,661	21.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone68.5%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home21.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,309	68.5%
Carpooled	876	6.4%
Public transit	154	1.1%
Walked	14	0.1%
Bicycle	144	1.1%
Worked from home	2,914	21.4%
Other means	177	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,557	24.0%
15 to 29 min	2,718	25.5%
30 to 44 min	1,764	16.5%
45 to 59 min	1,567	14.7%
60+ min	2,068	19.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 11.9% (3,037 of 25,473)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,332	65.4%
Nonfamily households	3,348	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,680	97.4%
Vacant	254	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,488	67.0%
Renter-occupied	3,192	33.0%

1-unit, detached23.8%

1-unit, attached50.5%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units14.7%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,368	23.8%
1-unit, attached	5,014	50.5%
2 to 4 units	193	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1,461	14.7%
20 or more units	684	6.9%
Mobile home & other	214	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2403800
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.3811, -77.4202