Frederick is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 85,793 people and 33 associated neighborhoods, Frederick is the sixth largest community in Maryland.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Frederick is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Frederick is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Frederick who work in management occupations (10.16%), office and administrative support (9.59%), and sales jobs (9.06%). 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: 15.01% 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. 41.82% 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 $47,262, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $189,048 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 20.54% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Frederick include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Frederick's cultural character, accounting for 19.86% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Frederick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
