Moving to Frederick, Maryland

About Frederick, Maryland
Frederick

Frederick is a city in, and the county seat of, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Frederick's population was 78,171 people as of the 2020 census, making it the second-largest incorporated city in Maryland behind Baltimore. It is a part of the Washington metropolitan area and the greater Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.

The city is located at an important crossroads at the intersection of a major north–south Native American trail and east–west routes to the Chesapeake Bay, both at Baltimore and what became Washington, D.C., and across the Appalachian mountains to the Ohio River watershed.

Frederick is home to Frederick Municipal Airport (IATA: FDK), which accommodates general aviation, and Fort Detrick, a U.S. Army bioscience and communications research installation and Frederick County's largest employer.

Gender
Gender Frederick Maryland Country
Female 51.5% 51.5% 50.8%
Male 48.5% 48.5% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Frederick Maryland Country
Less than $10,000 4.3% 4.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 2.7% 2.6% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 5.1% 5.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 6.6% 6.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10.9% 9.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.4% 15.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.9% 13% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 20.4% 19.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 9.4% 10.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 8.3% 13.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Frederick Maryland Country
< 9th Grade 5% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 22% 24% 27.0%
Other College 18% 19% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 22% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 14% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 3% 3% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Frederick Maryland Country
White 55.1% 50.2% 60.1%
African American 18.3% 29.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 5.5% 6.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.1% 3.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 16.6% 10.3% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity