Frederick is a city of 83,395 people in Maryland. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 30,628 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. Density works out to 3,480 people per square mile. About 43% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 59% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,069, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Frederick
What changed most since 1990
White share83.2% → 50.1%(−33.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population40,148 → 83,395(+108%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants45.5% → 58.8%(+13.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Frederick's population equals 29% of Frederick County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 45% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 48% 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)34.7%(1,573)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.1%(1,412)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.7%(1,165)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(288)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(33)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,534 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
40,148
$83,741
$268,808
24.0%
36.2
2000
52,767
$86,893
$244,648
29.9%
51.6
2010
65,239
$95,766
$430,277
35.9%
75.5
2020
78,171
$95,024
$336,098
40.6%
84.7
2024
83,395
$97,069
$401,500
43.2%
83.8
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.
