CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Frostburg

Maryland · 8,075 residents · 3.34 sq mi

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With 8,075 people, Frostburg is a city in Maryland. The median age is 25.6, younger than the US median of 33.0. Households here earn about 49% less than in Maryland as a whole. Median home value sits at $53,400. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. 20.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 25.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,075

+3%vs 2000

vs 7,873 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

25.6

+9%vs 2000

vs 23.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.34 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.6%(294)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.8%(310)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.4%(272)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1916%(1,293)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2422.5%(1,818)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.4%(837)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.3%(747)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.6%(531)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(573)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(693)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(522)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(185)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,907

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,215 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,903

−21%vs 2000

vs $13,821 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.1%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,400

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$301

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $374 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.9%

+8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.2% in 2000

44.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.9%(7,076)

Black6.3%(497)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(96)

Asian1%(75)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(7,652)

Black4.3%(346)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(24)

Asian0.9%(70)

Other0.1%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American0.6%(43)

Salvadoran0.5%(38)

Puerto Rican0.3%(24)

Mexican0.2%(14)

South American0.1%(6)

Peruvian0.1%(6)

Guatemalan0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Chinese2.3%(157)

Filipino0.5%(34)

Korean0.3%(19)

Asian Indian0.2%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German25.3%(1,762)

English15.6%(1,086)

Irish13.2%(923)

Welsh4.3%(303)

Italian2.6%(180)

American2.3%(161)

Polish2.3%(157)

Scottish1.5%(105)

Subsaharan African1.3%(94)

Norwegian1.1%(76)

French0.5%(34)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(30)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Turkish0.4%(27)

Nigerian0.4%(26)

Czech0.3%(22)

Greek0.3%(22)

Slovene0.3%(22)

Russian0.3%(20)

Swiss0.3%(19)

Hungarian0.3%(18)

Swedish0.3%(18)

Dutch0.2%(15)

Lithuanian0.2%(12)

French Canadian0.2%(11)

West Indian0.2%(11)

Serbian0.1%(9)

Arab0.1%(8)

Egyptian0.1%(8)

British0.1%(8)

Israeli0.1%(7)

Ethiopian0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0.1%(5)

Danish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Welsh population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.8%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.6%

−13.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.2%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 11.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married58.9%(1,522)

Married31.1%(805)

Widowed1.9%(48)

Divorced8.2%(211)

Women 15+

Never married51.5%(1,866)

Married25.2%(913)

Widowed10.4%(376)

Divorced12.9%(468)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 9.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.9%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.7%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.3%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 77.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.9%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 33.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)48.9%(153)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.1%(88)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16%(50)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 313 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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