Frederick is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 82,175 people and 33 associated neighborhoods, Frederick is the sixth largest community in Maryland.
Also of interest is that Frederick has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.80% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One thing noticeable about Frederick, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Frederick is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Frederick a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
The education level of Frederick ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Frederick, 41.36% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Frederick in 2022 was $45,050, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $180,200 for a family of four. However, Frederick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Frederick is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Frederick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Frederick residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Frederick also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.72% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Frederick include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Frederick's cultural character, accounting for 19.05% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Frederick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.