Frederick

Population: 80,617
Median household income: $95,150
Median home value: $365,200

Frederick, a community in Frederick County, Maryland, has 80,617 residents. At $95,150, its median household income sits below Frederick County's $120,458.

From 2019 to 2023, Frederick's population grew 13.7% from 70,887 to 80,617, while its median home value rose 35.1% from $270,400 to $365,200.

31.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1990.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 80,617
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $95,150
Median home value: $365,200
Median gross rent: $1,688
Housing units: 34,181
Homeownership rate: 59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	70,887	$76,118	$270,400	$1,396
2020	71,843	$78,400	$277,300	$1,378
2021	76,376	$82,563	$289,000	$1,478
2022	78,390	$89,981	$343,800	$1,614
2023	80,617	$95,150	$365,200	$1,688

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,975	6.2%
5 to 17	13,067	16.2%
18 to 24	7,003	8.7%
25 to 34	12,341	15.3%
35 to 44	12,104	15.0%
45 to 54	10,266	12.7%
55 to 64	9,286	11.5%
65 to 74	6,806	8.4%
75 and over	4,769	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,480	51.5%
Black or African American	13,438	16.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	125	0.2%
Asian	4,461	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21	0.0%
Some other race	363	0.5%
Two or more races	4,173	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,556	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate21.8%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree18.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,016	10.8%
High school graduate	12,094	21.8%
Some college or associate's	14,224	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	12,809	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10,429	18.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit1.8%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home15.0%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30,601	70.6%
Carpooled	3,181	7.3%
Public transit	775	1.8%
Walked	1,249	2.9%
Bicycle	177	0.4%
Worked from home	6,506	15.0%
Other means	858	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,637	31.6%
15 to 29 min	10,378	28.2%
30 to 44 min	4,517	12.3%
45 to 59 min	4,026	10.9%
60+ min	6,283	17.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 9.4% (7,402 of 78,813)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,818	61.6%
Nonfamily households	12,364	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,182	94.2%
Vacant	1,999	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,047	59.2%
Renter-occupied	13,135	40.8%

1-unit, detached31.3%

1-unit, attached32.3%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units22.5%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,704	31.3%
1-unit, attached	11,034	32.3%
2 to 4 units	1,874	5.5%
5 to 19 units	7,706	22.5%
20 or more units	2,829	8.3%
Mobile home & other	34	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2430325
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 39.4341, -77.4145