Population

92,059

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$401,500

Owner-occupied units

Frederick, MD

Maryland · 39.437° N, 77.412° W · 25 sq mi

Frederick is a city in Maryland, with a population of 92,059 and about 3,748 residents per square mile. The median household earns $97,069 a year, and the median home is worth $401,500.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

25 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,748

People per square mile

Rank by population

#398

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#552

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$97,069

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,764

Per month

Homeownership

58.8%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

30 min

One way

People

Median age

37.1

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

43.2%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

19.9%

Households

33,584

2.42 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 22.2^%

Professional & business services 18.1^%

Retail trade 10.1^%

Construction 8.8^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Maryland

Name

Annette Lerner & family

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$5.5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Chevy Chase

Source of wealth

Real estate

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Maryland · private sector

Employer

Johns Hopkins

Sector

Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Maryland

Company

Lockheed Martin

Revenue

$71.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Bethesda

Ticker

LMT

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Maryland

State bird

Baltimore Oriole

State flower

Black-eyed Susan

State capital

Annapolis

Nickname

The Old Line State

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Wheaton, MD33 mi · 52,926
Columbia, MD34 mi · 104,338
Reston, VA34 mi · 64,414

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