Frederick County, MD Demographic Data
Frederick County, MD Summary
Frederick County is located in Maryland
- Population: 239,582
- Area: 667.38 sq. miles
- Land Area: 660.22 sq. miles
- Water Area: 7.16 sq. miles
- Population Density: 358.98 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 272.97 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Frederick County, MD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
125,741
51%
50.8
Male
121,850
49%
49.2
Total Population
247,591
323,128,000
Frederick County, MD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
14,498
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
16,080
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
16,767
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
16,915
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
15,365
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
30,761
12.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
32,104
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
38,559
15.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
18,339
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
14,357
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
20,527
8.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8,767
3.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,552
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
189,393
76.5%
77.2
Female
96,895
51.2%
51.3
Male
92,498
48.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
179,651
72.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
42,496
17.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
33,846
13.7%
15.2
Female
18,865
55.7%
55.8
Male
14,981
44.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Frederick County, MD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
241,630
97.6%
96.8
White
200,808
81.1%
72.6
Black or African American
25,712
10.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,172
0.5%
0.8
Asian
11,679
4.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
3,237
1.3%
1.2
Chinese
1,106
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
738
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
68
0.0%
0.2
Korean
597
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,630
0.7%
0.6
Other Asian
4,303
1.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
58
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,201
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
5,961
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
22,597
9.1%
17.8
Mexican
4,887
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2,788
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
889
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
14,033
5.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
224,994
90.9%
82.2
Frederick County, MD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,432
3.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
8,354
5.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
41,846
24.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
30,015
17.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
13,734
8.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
37,338
22.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
31,247
18.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
13,786
8.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
154,180
91.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
68,585
40.8%
31.2
Frederick County, MD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
58,325
29.1%
33.7%
Now Married
111,861
55.9%
47.5
Divorced
15,826
7.9%
11.0%
Separated
3,157
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
11,077
5.5
5.8%
Frederick County, MD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
198,223
85.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
34,870
15.0%
21.6%
Spanish
14,668
6.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
11,096
4.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5,112
2.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
3,994
1.7%
1.1%
Frederick County, MD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,632
4.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,898
2.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,183
5.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
4,254
4.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
7,260
8.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
14,787
16.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
12,230
13.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
19,160
21.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
11,577
12.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9,819
10.9%
6.4
Median household income
90,043
57,617
Per capita income
40,119
31,128
Frederick County, MD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
971
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
9,716
7.3%
9.8
Construction
10,225
7.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
29,670
22.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
8,184
6.2%
6.6
Information
3,050
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
7,436
5.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
6,463
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
25,235
19.0%
11.4
Public administration
11,758
8.9%
4.6
Retail trade
12,308
9.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5,098
3.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,398
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
10,478
7.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
62,686
47.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
9,575
7.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
28,059
21.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
21,714
16.4%
18.1%
Frederick County, MD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
131,298
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
100,712
76.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
12,795
9.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3,137
2.4%
5.1
Walked
2,858
2.2%
2.7
Other means
2,423
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
9,373
7.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
33.9
26.6
Frederick County, MD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
4,957
5.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
22,019
24.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
35,784
39.8%
37.1
3 or more
27,040
30.1%
21.0
Frederick County, MD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
89,800
93.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
66,976
74.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
22,824
25.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,092
6.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Frederick County, MD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
95,892
1 room
1,341
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
1,359
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
3,552
3.7%
9.1
4 rooms
8,702
9.1%
16.5
5 rooms
11,191
11.7%
19.8
6 rooms
15,853
16.5%
17.8
7 rooms
13,319
13.9%
12.0
8 rooms
12,875
13.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
27,700
28.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Frederick County, MD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
95,892
1-unit, detached
60,318
62.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
18,223
19.0%
5.9
2-units
1,559
1.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,205
1.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,109
3.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
6,714
7.0%
4.4
20 or more units
3,668
3.8%
9.0
Mobile home
1,059
1.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
37
0.0%
0.1
Frederick County, MD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
10,741
11.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,919
2.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
4,846
5.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
6,730
7.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
12,615
13.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
16,347
17.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
19,152
20.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
17,539
18.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4,510
4.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,493
1.6%
1.4%
Frederick County, MD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
27,261
30.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,997
3.3%
4.7
Electricity
46,988
52.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
9,214
10.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
70
0.1%
0.1
Wood
2,495
2.8%
1.9
Solar energy
155
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
475
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
145
0.2%
1.1
Frederick County, MD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
51,405
47295100.0
Less than $500
39
0.1%
1.6%
$500 to $999
2,968
5.8%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
6,689
13.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
7,657
14.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
9,740
18.9%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,260
20.0%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
14,052
27.3%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
22,932
44.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
9,979
19.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5,610
10.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,914
7.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
8,828
17.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
142
0.0%
0.0%
Frederick County, MD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
21,922
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
474
2.2%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
742
3.4%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,209
5.5%
4.4%
Less than $500
2,102
9.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,492
15.9%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
5,681
25.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,222
37.5%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
902
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,331
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,716
12.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,071
14.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,285
15.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,137
9.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,058
9.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
8,513
39.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,044
0.0%
0.0%
Frederick County, MD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
66,976
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
534
0.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
463
0.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,797
4.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
6,223
9.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
19,118
28.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
26,874
40.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
10,372
15.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
595
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
329,400
205,000