Cities / Maryland / Frederick

Frederick, MD

83,395 people

Right Now

Weather

73.4°F

Mostly Clear

Today: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 81°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Maryland Piedmont)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 6.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

IAD

33 mi — Washington Dulles International Airport

Population & People

Population

83,395

Median age

37.1

Median household income

$97,069

Poverty rate

9.2%

Unemployment rate

3.8%

Bachelor's degree+

43.2%

Avg. commute

25 min

Hispanic or Latino

20.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$401,500

Median gross rent

$1,764/mo

Homeownership rate

58.76%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,246

HUD Fair Market Rent (Frederick County, 4 mi from Frederick), 2026. Efficiency $1953, 1BR $2015, 2BR $2246, 3BR $2835, 4BR $3332. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Maryland commercial electricity

14.74¢/kWh

Maryland industrial electricity

12.5¢/kWh

Maryland residential electricity

19.48¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

568139.7

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

436172

All-Transactions House Price Index for Maryland

720.1

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Source: FRED, Maryland-specific series.

Nearby Airports

IAD

Washington Dulles International Airport

33 mi away

BWI

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

43 mi away

DCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

44 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Maryland energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Maryland economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).