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.Unlike some cities, Frederick isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Frederick are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Frederick is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Frederick who work in management occupations (10.74%), office and administrative support (9.87%), and sales jobs (8.75%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Frederick is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.36% of adults in Frederick have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. 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. Frederick also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.05%. The most common language spoken in Frederick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
