Ballenger Creek is a city of 26,390 people in Maryland. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 12,872 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. The median age is 34.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Density works out to 2,444 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $108,944, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ballenger Creek
What changed most since 1990
Population5,546 → 26,390(+376%)US over the same years: +35%
White share92.3% → 47.4%(−44.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share5.4% → 22.1%(+16.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Ballenger Creek's population equals 9.2% of Frederick County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 16% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 6.2% 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)23.3%(255)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)45.5%(498)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17%(186)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(33)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,095 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
Ballenger Creek, decade by decade
Ballenger Creek 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
5,546
$98,880
$273,128
32.5%
18.1
2000
13,518
$103,029
$239,183
33.1%
40.4
2010
18,274
$103,904
$404,814
31.8%
68.5
2020
24,999
$114,398
$343,371
41.4%
85.1
2024
26,390
$108,944
$387,300
46.4%
86.5
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.
