Frederick, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

42%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Frederick	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$59,600	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$115,140	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$157,100	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$78,721	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$76,567	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,987	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.4%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Frederick is 33% higher than the national average
The median household income in Frederick is 42% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Frederick is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Frederick is 31% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$76,752 $115,140 $230,280

City

$74,743 $112,126 $224,252

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Frederick median earnings by income bracket

Frederick employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.9%	12.9%
Manufacturing sector	7.0%	7.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.5%	3.5%
Wholesale & retail services	14.5%	14.5%
Public administration	9.2%	9.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.3%	5.3%
Education, health & social services	10.6%	10.6%
Other	34.3%	34.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Beaver Creek, MD	554	$291,714	258.7%
Adamstown, MD	2,201	$253,358	211.5%
Jugtown, MD	245	$241,681	197.1%
New Market, MD	1,589	$229,328	182.0%
Monrovia, MD	1,599	$228,667	181.1%
Frederick, MD	73,590	$115,140	41.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gulfport, MS	73,689	$61,023	25.0%
Canton, OH	73,469	$48,260	40.7%
Lauderhill, FL	73,782	$64,753	20.4%
Weston, FL	73,378	$169,341	108.2%
Pittsburg, CA	73,362	$125,271	54.0%
Frederick, MD	73,590	$115,140	41.6%

Source: The Frederick, MD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.