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Maryland·Frederick County
23 tracts·77K people·$402K median·3,234/mi²
White 50 · Hispanic 21 · Black 17 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 6 · Other 1
Married couple 43 · Living alone 31 · Other 26
Health 36 · Professional 18 · Retail 14 · Public admin 10 · Leisure 9 · Manufacturing 7 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 49 · Sales · office 18 · Service 15 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 69 · Work from home 18 · Carpool 13 · Walk 3 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Frederick is $401,500 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Frederick has 83,395 residents across 19 census tracts and 19 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.1; the population is 50.1% White, 20.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Black, 6.0% Multiracial, 5.8% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 43.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.2% (Census ACS).
Frederick Classical Charter (67%), Parkway Elementary (55%) and Whittier Elementary (51%) lead the elementary schools; Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle (45%), Monocacy Middle (35%) and West Frederick Middle (34%) lead the middle schools; Frederick High (30%), Gov. Thomas Johnson High (30%) and Heather Ridge (12%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,764/month, 12% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Frederick is $97,069 a year, 13% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Frederick, median rent is $1,764/month and the median home value is $401,500 (Census ACS).
Frederick reported 3.8 violent crimes and 18.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 72 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 43 inches; snowfall averages 32 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Frederick are winter weather (50), hail (38) and strong wind (31), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Frederick, 2.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).