Frederick, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

16,651

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.4

1.89% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.28%

11.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$129,460

4.33% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$568,300

Population & Diversity

Frederick, CO is home to a population of 16.7k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.55% of Frederick, CO residents were born outside of the country (758 people).

In 2024, there were 11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.8k people) in Frederick, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.07k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.01k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Frederick, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Frederick, CO was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Frederick, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Frederick, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.8k ± 735
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.07k ± 327
White (Hispanic)
1.01k ± 435

19.5%

Hispanic Population

3.25k people

19.5% of the people in Frederick, CO are hispanic (3.25k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Frederick, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
205,206 ± 10,925 people
India
23,918 ± 3,789 people
China
18,011 ± 3,290 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

Foreign-Born Population

4.55%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

758 people

3.76%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

597 people

As of 2024, 4.55% of Frederick, CO residents (758 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, CO was 3.76%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Frederick, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
432 ± 164
Gulf War (1990s)
250 ± 102
Vietnam
163 ± 64

Frederick, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Frederick, CO.

Economy

The economy of Frederick, CO employs 9.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Frederick, CO were Manufacturing (1,416 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,295 people), and Retail Trade (1,085 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($119,821), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($101,944), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($99,141).

Employment

Occupations

9.3k

2024 Value

± 646

2.8%

1 Year growth

± 9.46%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Frederick, CO grew at a rate of 2.8%, from 9.05k employees to 9.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Frederick, CO, are Management Occupations (1,242 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (994 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (889 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Frederick, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

9.3k

2024 Value

± 646

2.8%

1 Year growth

± 9.46%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Frederick, CO grew at a rate of 2.8%, from 9.05k employees to 9.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Frederick, CO, are Manufacturing (1,416 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,295 people), and Retail Trade (1,085 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Frederick, CO, though some of these residents may live in Frederick, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$81,547

Median earning men ± $7,752

$52,925

Median earning women ± $5,828

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($118,393), Information ($110,093), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($108,214).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($93,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,469).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Frederick, CO was $568,300 in 2024, which is 1.71 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $529,800 to $568,300, a 7.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Frederick, CO is 95%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Frederick, CO have an average commute time of 32 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Frederick, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$568,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,000

$5,490

Median Property Taxes

±$428

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, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Frederick, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

95%

Homeownership

2024

68.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 95% of the housing units in Frederick, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 95.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Frederick, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$129,460

Median Household Income

± $8,778

5.78k

Number of Households

± 434

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.78k households in Frederick, CO declined from $129,460 from the previous year's value of $135,316.

The following chart displays the households in Frederick, CO 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Frederick, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71%)
Worked At Home (20%)
Carpooled (7%)

In 2024, 71% of workers in Frederick, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20%) and those who carpooled to work (7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Frederick, CO have a longer commute time (32 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.69% of the workforce in Frederick, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Frederick, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.28% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Frederick, CO (546 out of 16.6k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Frederick, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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