Frederick is home to 16,651 people in Colorado. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 14,184 people. Owners hold 95% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. That is roughly 36% ahead of the Colorado median. Renters pay $2,381 a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $129,460, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 92%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Frederick
What changed most since 1990
Population988 → 16,651(+1,585%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$143,044 → $568,300(+297%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants68.7% → 95.0%(+26.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Frederick's population equals 4.8% of Weld County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.6% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)40.7%(432)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.5%(451)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.6%(176)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(23)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,062 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Frederick, decade by decade
Frederick population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
988
$69,708
$143,044
6.8%
48.2
2000
2,467
$100,781
$296,565
21.7%
45.8
2010
8,679
$109,395
$321,808
33.4%
40.0
2020
14,513
$130,225
$470,029
34.7%
51.7
2024
16,651
$129,460
$568,300
38.5%
57.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
