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Frederick County

Frederick County has 287,048 residents across 26 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $122,002, 18% above the Maryland figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $464,600, and 46% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
287,048residentsACS 2020–2024
$122,002median household incomeMaryland: $104K
$464,600median home valueowner-occupied homes
93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Frederick County in MarylandZIP codes in Frederick County highlighted; the rest of Maryland in grey
Map of Maryland with Frederick County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 26 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
2170143,048$107K$435K66%50%92%32 min
2170249,605$107K$426K65%41%93%33 min
2170341,960$106K$385K67%43%94%36 min
2170420,006$161K$612K82%57%96%37 min
217104,661$164K$591K84%53%92%38 min
217167,200$109K$361K85%34%89%41 min
21717245$158K$431K100%24%100%32 min
21718134$94K$576K70%51%89%45 min
217276,052$95K$331K76%26%82%33 min
217548,156$182K$647K96%58%95%42 min
217555,909$137K$530K87%47%95%35 min
217584,409$112K$425K84%44%85%40 min
21762139$-666667K$-666667K100%30%100%28 min
2176911,965$152K$507K87%48%96%37 min
217708,751$184K$633K99%55%98%39 min
2177133,031$157K$556K94%49%95%40 min
217735,826$162K$544K94%51%96%38 min
2177417,134$171K$541K94%62%98%43 min
217772,462$160K$481K98%45%100%48 min
21778745$76K$382K81%27%56%24 min
217802,159$84K$452K73%25%88%48 min
2178811,654$99K$379K82%31%88%31 min
21790170$78K$-666667K0%0%100%42 min
217915,340$93K$380K82%27%86%40 min
2179310,719$122K$459K88%40%92%37 min
217982,928$117K$498K79%37%95%33 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

287,048 residents in 104,635 households, next to the Maryland figure.

23%
under 18
21%
aged 18–34
15%
aged 65 and over
23%
of households are people living alone
57%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

108,924 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $464,600 (±$4,368).

77%
of households own their home
60%
of homes are detached single-family houses
15%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
1%
are mobile homes
4%
of housing units are vacant
$1,774
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later4%
2010–201912%
2000–200916%
1990–199919%
1980–198914%
1970–197911%
1960–19697%
1950–19594%
1940–19492%
1939 or earlier11%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,489.

$122,002
median household income
6.0%
of people live below the poverty line
3.3%
unemployment rate
46%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

36 min
average commute to work
32%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
75%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
2%
walk or bike
21%
work from home
4%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%
of households have a broadband subscription
6%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Frederick County, Maryland, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Bethel Rd at Yellow Springs
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Bethel Rd at Yellow Springs
Photo: Art Anderson · CC BY-SA 3.0
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18th Century Architecture on Pear Lane
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18th Century Architecture on Pear Lane
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Old Farmhouse with horses
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Old Farmhouse with horses
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