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Frederick County

Maryland · 302,883 residents (2025 est.) · 661 sq mi
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Frederick County is home to 287,048 people in Maryland. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income. 91,771 more people live here than in 2000. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median household earns $122,002, about 48% above the national median.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $122,002, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Frederick County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population150,208 → 287,048 (+91%)US over the same years: +35%
  • White share92.6% → 65.7% (−26.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree22.0% → 45.8% (+23.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 24 counties in Maryland

  • 6th in household income$122,002
  • 3rd in share with a bachelor's degree45.8%
  • 4th in home value$464,600
  • 11th in diversity score66.9
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
287,048
+47%since 2000
from 195,277 in 2000
302,883 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
435 / sq mi
+47%since 2000
from 296 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.0
+10%since 2000
from 35.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
661 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
137K178K219K260K301K19902000201020202024Frederick County
2024287K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(16,892)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(18,475)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.9%(19,671)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.7%(19,093)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(16,427)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.4%(35,489)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.7%(42,171)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413%(37,379)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.1%(37,569)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.1%(26,067)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(12,774)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(5,041)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$122,002
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $60,276 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$54,982
+116%since 2000
from $25,404 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
72.4%
+18.1 ptssince 2009
from 54.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 4.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.398
+6%since 2010
from 0.376 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade6%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance3.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$464,600
+58%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $161,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,774
+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $719 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 75.9% in 2000
23.0% rent
Vacancy rate
3.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.70 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.69 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.0%
−9.9 ptssince 2009
from 29.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.1%
+5.1 ptssince 2009
from 41.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
−13%since 2009
from 4.4 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
45
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic88.1%(171,966)
Black6.3%(12,253)
Hispanic / Latino2.4%(4,664)
Asian1.7%(3,235)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic65.7%(188,615)
Black10.1%(28,907)
Hispanic / Latino12.9%(36,962)
Asian5.9%(16,825)
Other5.5%(15,739)
Diversity Score
67
+58%since 2009
from 42 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
34
−9%since 2020
from 37 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American4.7%(13,481)
Salvadoran2.7%(7,836)
South American2.5%(7,232)
Mexican2%(5,707)
Puerto Rican1.2%(3,430)
Guatemalan1%(2,932)
Dominican0.8%(2,287)
Peruvian0.7%(1,998)
Colombian0.6%(1,654)
Honduran0.4%(1,203)
Cuban0.4%(1,043)
Ecuadorian0.3%(825)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.3%(745)
Bolivian0.3%(730)
Spaniard0.2%(620)
Nicaraguan0.2%(603)
Panamanian0.2%(564)
Chilean0.2%(465)
Argentine0.1%(394)
Costa Rican0.1%(343)
Uruguayan0.1%(254)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2%(5,680)
Chinese0.7%(2,143)
Filipino0.7%(1,934)
Korean0.6%(1,807)
Pakistani0.5%(1,345)
Burmese0.3%(838)
Vietnamese0.3%(797)
Bangladeshi0.1%(356)
Nepalese0.1%(289)
Sri Lankan0.1%(204)
Thai0.1%(157)
Kazakh0%(143)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(106)
Laotian0%(87)
Taiwanese0%(82)
Japanese0%(81)
Uzbek0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(92)
Samoan0%(18)
Ancestry
German18.7%(53,633)
Irish12.9%(37,104)
English12.4%(35,591)
Italian5.9%(16,872)
American4.7%(13,386)
Polish3.1%(8,899)
Scottish2.3%(6,734)
French1.8%(5,075)
Scotch-Irish1%(2,862)
Russian0.8%(2,340)
West Indian0.7%(2,138)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Ghanaian0.7%(2,070)
Norwegian0.7%(1,886)
British0.6%(1,781)
Dutch0.6%(1,770)
Hungarian0.6%(1,620)
Swedish0.6%(1,608)
Welsh0.6%(1,606)
Nigerian0.5%(1,570)
Greek0.5%(1,501)
Arab0.4%(1,271)
Jamaican0.4%(1,052)
Czech0.4%(1,036)
Slovak0.3%(948)
Ukrainian0.3%(921)
Portuguese0.3%(762)
Swiss0.3%(744)
Ethiopian0.3%(722)
Iranian0.2%(689)
Danish0.2%(597)
Finnish0.2%(535)
Austrian0.2%(519)
Lithuanian0.2%(469)
Canadian0.2%(456)
Haitian0.2%(443)
Egyptian0.2%(434)
Turkish0.2%(431)
Croatian0.1%(352)
Lebanese0.1%(296)
Romanian0.1%(283)
Guyanese0.1%(226)
Brazilian0.1%(200)
Israeli0.1%(185)
Kenyan0.1%(179)
Bulgarian0.1%(176)
Moroccan0.1%(175)
Armenian0.1%(146)
Latvian0.1%(144)
Australian0%(143)
Slovene0%(119)
Serbian0%(111)
Belgian0%(82)
Syrian0%(79)
Somali0%(70)
Jordanian0%(57)
Iraqi0%(41)
Barbadian0%(30)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
45.8%
+15.8 ptssince 2000
from 30.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.4%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 87.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
20.5%
+9.4 ptssince 2000
from 11.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
33.1 min
+30%since 2000
from 25.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
67.5%
−11.4 ptssince 2009
from 78.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.2%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
21.2%
+16.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.3%
−2.2 ptssince 2011
from 5.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
69.9%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 72.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 78.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 12.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
52.5%
+9.4 ptssince 2009
from 43.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Female
50.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Foreign born
13.8%
+5.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.5%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2012
from 9.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.7%
−3.1 ptssince 2013
from 7.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.2%
+7.9 ptssince 2017
from 85.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.8%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 94.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 87.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
82.3%
−5.0 ptssince 2016
from 87.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
9.0%
+2.9 ptssince 2016
from 6.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.4%(37,007)
Married57.8%(66,008)
Widowed2%(2,272)
Divorced7.7%(8,815)
Women 15+
Never married28.7%(33,807)
Married53.3%(62,895)
Widowed7.1%(8,317)
Divorced10.9%(12,889)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.7%
−3.1 ptssince 2013
from 7.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
69.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 70.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.6%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 12.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.6%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 15.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
80.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 81.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 27.7% 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)33.8%(5,507)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32%(5,211)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.4%(4,135)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(783)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(113)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 16,294 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 County, decade by decade

Frederick County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990150,208$99,320$307,92922.0%17.5
2000195,277$109,802$293,28630.0%27.4
2010233,385$117,511$502,78135.8%47.5
2020271,717$122,034$414,27541.7%64.4
2024287,048$122,002$464,60045.8%66.9

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Frederick County, Maryland?

Frederick County, Maryland has about 287,048 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Frederick County, Maryland?

The typical household in Frederick County, Maryland earns about $122,002 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Frederick County, Maryland expensive?

In Frederick County, Maryland, the median home is worth about $464,600, and the typical rent is about $1,774 a month.

How educated are people in Frederick County, Maryland?

About 45.8% of adults age 25 and over in Frederick County, Maryland hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Frederick County, Maryland?

About 6.0% of people in Frederick County, Maryland live below the federal poverty line.

Has Frederick County, Maryland grown since 1990?

Yes, Frederick County, Maryland has grown since 1990. The population has added about 136,840 residents, a change of about 91 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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