Frederick

Population & Demographics

Frederick, MD

Frederick is home to 83,395 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 40,183 resident workers commute each day.

MarylandCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
83,395
people
Population

83,395 residents

Median age 37.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Frederick population & demographics

Who lives in Frederick — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
83,395
Median age
37.1yrs
Median household income
$97,069
Median home value
$401,500
Median gross rent
$1,764/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
43.2%
Poverty rate
9.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Frederick

How Frederick breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White50.1%
Hispanic or Latino20.5%
Black17.0%
Two or more races6.0%
Asian5.8%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Frederick

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Frederick.

Frederick at a glance
Employed Residents
40,183
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
29.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
24.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
17.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Ballenger Creek
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Frederick proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Frederick commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

44 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Frederick

40,183 commutes, one dot at a time

Frederick

Where 40,183 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Frederick, by worker count.

1Frederick0.0 mi9,788
2Ballenger Creek3.5 mi3,329
3Rockville27.9 mi1,630
4Gaithersburg23.4 mi1,315
5Baltimore43.7 mi1,245
6Washington42.0 mi1,173
7Bethesda34.9 mi836
8Columbia34.2 mi722

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Frederick.

1Frederick0.0 mi9,788
2Ballenger Creek3.5 mi2,442
3Linganore6.3 mi1,172
4Hagerstown21.8 mi1,037
5Walkersville5.2 mi829
6Thurmont13.1 mi805
7Urbana7.8 mi758
8Brunswick13.6 mi643

Top industries

The sectors that employ Frederick’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance19.7%
EDEducational Services12.7%
RTRetail Trade12.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services11.9%
PAPublic Administration10.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.2%
COConstruction4.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Frederick

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps99%
5 Gbps56%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Frederick

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