Frederick County, Maryland

Interactive maps and statistics for Frederick County, Maryland: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Maryland and the United States.

Frederick County, Maryland is among the highest in the country for median household income (50th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (156th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Frederick County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	287,048	6,206,011	334,922,499	252nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$122,002	$103,678	$80,734	50th of 3,221
Median Age	39.0	39.4	38.9	2387th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	45.8%	43.4%	35.7%	156th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$464,600	$419,900	$332,700	170th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,774	$1,705	$1,413	108th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.0%	9.4%	12.5%	3112th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	4.9%	5.2%	2366th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	434.5	639.1	n/a	375th of 3,222
Foreign Born	13.8%	16.6%	14.1%	221st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.9	n/a	n/a	290th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.0%	67.6%	65.2%	1165th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.1	31.1	26.4	224th of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.2%	19.3%	15.1%	112th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.1%	n/a	n/a	2778th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.6%	46.2%	46.9%	422nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.8%	n/a	n/a	179th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Frederick County, Maryland

Statistic	Frederick County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.9%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.1%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.6	67.7	61.4

Age in Frederick County, Maryland

Statistic	Frederick County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	39.0	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	23.3%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.7%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.1%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Frederick County, Maryland

Statistic	Frederick County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	104,635	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Family Households	71.9%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.7%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.3%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.6%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	30.5%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Frederick County, Maryland

Statistic	Frederick County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$54,982	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.3%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.4%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.3%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	24.6%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.0%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	14.4%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.4%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Frederick County, Maryland

Statistic	Frederick County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	108,924	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.1%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.5%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.9%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.0%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.4%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,584	$4,093	n/a

Education in Frederick County, Maryland

Statistic	Frederick County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	6.6%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.4%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.3%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.3%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	20.5%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Frederick County, Maryland

Statistic	Frederick County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.9%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.5%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.2%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	19.2%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Frederick County, Maryland

Statistic	Frederick County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	48.5%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	8.2%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.6%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	82.3%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.0%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	15.0%	16.9%	16.7%

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