Frederick, MD

Census Place

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2024 Population
83,395
US Senator
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic Party
US Senator
Angela Alsobrooks
Democratic Party
2024 Poverty Rate
9.19%
2.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$97,069
2.02% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$401,500
9.94% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
44,645
2.62% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Frederick, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.9% of the residents in Frederick, MD are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Frederick, MD are Frederick Community College (970 degrees awarded in 2023), Hood College (600 degrees), and The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner School (81 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Frederick, MD was $401,500, and the homeownership rate was 58.8%.

Most people in Frederick, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30 minutes. The average car ownership in Frederick, MD was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Frederick, MD is home to a population of 83.4k people, from which 90.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.7% of Frederick, MD residents were born outside of the country (16.4k people).

In 2024, there were 2.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (41.8k people) in Frederick, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.86k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.9%
2024 Citizenship
90.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.9% of Frederick, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Frederick, MD was 90.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Frederick, MD
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    41.8k ± 1.37k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    14.2k ± 1.31k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    6.86k ± 1.21k
20.5%
Hispanic Population
17.1k people

In 2024, there were 2.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (41.8k people) in Frederick, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.86k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20.5% of the people in Frederick, MD are hispanic (17.1k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    130,412 ± 8,772 people
  2. India
    62,394 ± 6,102 people
  3. Nigeria
    47,653 ± 5,339 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 130,412 Maryland residents, followed by India with 62,394 and Nigeria with 47,653.

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Foreign-Born Population

19.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
16.4k people
19.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
15.8k people

As of 2024, 19.7% of Frederick, MD residents (16.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Frederick, MD was 19.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,573 ± 355
  2. Vietnam
    1,093 ± 225
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    702 ± 215

Frederick, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.44 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Frederick, MD employs 44.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Frederick, MD were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (6,217 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,864 people), and Retail Trade (4,492 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($102,793), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($93,078), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,388).

Employment

Occupations

44.6k
2024 Value
± 1,803
2.62%
1 Year growth
± 5.73%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Frederick, MD grew at a rate of 2.62%, from 43.5k employees to 44.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Frederick, MD, are Management Occupations (4,716 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,389 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,846 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Frederick, MD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

44.6k
2024 Value
± 1,803
2.62%
1 Year growth
± 5.73%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Frederick, MD grew at a rate of 2.62%, from 43.5k employees to 44.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Frederick, MD, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (6,217 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,864 people), and Retail Trade (4,492 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Frederick, MD, though some of these residents may live in Frederick, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$67,044
Median earning men ± $3,170
$49,898
Median earning women ± $2,686

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($120,059), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,817).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($97,687), Public Administration ($94,391), and Information ($82,679).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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0.617%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Frederick, MD. Showing the available data for Maryland.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (62.6%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (34.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (1.09%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maryland for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Maryland

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Chris Van Hollen
Senator from Maryland3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Angela Alsobrooks
Senator from Maryland1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Frederick, MD awarded 1,651 degrees. The student population of Frederick, MD in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3,743 male students and 5,298 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Frederick, MD are White (976 and 62.6%), Black or African American (212 and 13.6%), Hispanic or Latino (195 and 12.5%), and Two or More Races (93 and 5.96%).

The largest universities in Frederick, MD by number of degrees awarded are Frederick Community College (970 and 58.8%), Hood College (600 and 36.3%), and The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner School (81 and 4.91%).

The most popular majors in Frederick, MD are Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (206 and 12.5%), Other Science Technologies (150 and 9.09%), and Registered Nursing (105 and 6.36%).

The median tuition cost in Frederick, MD for private four year colleges is $45,120.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Frederick, MD, the percentage of applicants admitted was 78.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 11.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 9,041 (41.4% men and 58.6% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 9,041 students enrolled in Frederick, MD, 41.4% men and 58.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,955 records, of which 57.9% were women and 42.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business
    94 degrees awarded
  2. Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
    206 degrees awarded
  3. Other Science Technologies
    150 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Frederick, MD was General Business with 94 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Frederick Community College
    970 degrees awarded
  2. Hood College
    600 degrees awarded
  3. The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner School
    81 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Frederick Community College with 970 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 613 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Frederick, MD, which is 0.591 times less than the 1,038 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 976 degrees mean that there were 4.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 212 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($45,120) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($750) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,320) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Frederick, MD was $401,500 in 2024, which is 1.21 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $365,200 to $401,500, a 9.94% increase. The homeownership rate in Frederick, MD is 58.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Frederick, MD have an average commute time of 30 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Frederick, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$401,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,706
$19,735
Median Property Taxes
±$942

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Frederick, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

58.8%
Homeownership
2024
70.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 58.8% of the housing units in Frederick, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$97,069
Median Household Income
± $4,612
33.6k
Number of Households
± 1,497

In 2024, the median household income of the 33.6k households in Frederick, MD grew to $97,069 from the previous year's value of $95,150.

The following chart displays the households in Frederick, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Frederick, MD is from Maryland.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Maryland
0.454
2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2023, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.683% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (69.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (17.5%)
  3. Carpooled (6.42%)

In 2024, 69.1% of workers in Frederick, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.5%) and those who carpooled to work (6.42%).

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Commute Time

30 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Frederick, MD have a longer commute time (30 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.2% of the workforce in Frederick, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Frederick, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Frederick, MD have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Frederick, MD (7.49k out of 81.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Frederick, MD is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.4% of the population of Frederick, MD has health coverage, with 49.8% on employee plans, 17.4% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 13% on non-group plans, and 1.89% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maryland see 1,179 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,179 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1238 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 273 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.3% under 18 years, 23.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.56%
Uninsured
49.8%
Employer Coverage
17.4%
Medicaid
10.4%
Medicare
13%
Non-Group
1.89%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Frederick, MD declined by 2.08% from 7.73% to 7.56%.

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