Frederick, Maryland Population & Demographics

Statistic	Frederick	Maryland	National
Population	68,229	6,045,680	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	2,947	627	91
Median age	35.0	38.3	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	51%	54%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	48%	44%	43%
Speak English	77%	82%	79%
Speak Spanish	13%	7%	13%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Frederick is 370% higher than Maryland
The median age in Frederick is 9% lower than Maryland
In Frederick 65.99% of the population is White
In Frederick 19.09% of the population is Black
In Frederick 6.42% of the population is Asian

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Frederick population breakdown by race

Race	Frederick	Maryland	National
White	65.99%	57.19%	73.35%
Black	19.09%	29.63%	12.63%
Asian	6.42%	6.08%	5.22%
American Indian	0.48%	0.27%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.13%	0.05%	0.18%
Mixed race	4.17%	3.12%	3.06%
Other race	3.72%	3.67%	4.75%

In Frederick, 16.0% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Frederick age breakdown

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Age of children in married couples

Source: The Frederick, MD demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).