Frederick County, Maryland
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene: 201 W. Preston St. Suite 500, Baltimore
Population:
- Total Population: 195,277
- Males: 96,142
- Females: 99,135
Ethnicity:
- White: 172,105
- Black/African American: 12,007
- Hispanic: 4,598
- Native American/Eskimo: 413
- Asian: 3,296
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 45
- Other: 157
- 2 or more: 2,656
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (170,995)
- Spanish (3,760)
- German (1,025)
- French (755)
- Chinese (605)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 7,779
- Germany (585)
- United Kingdom (483)
- Korea (451)
- Philippines (433)
- Mexico (408)
- India (390)
- Canada (328)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (35,153)
- United Methodist Church, The (15,319)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (14,239)
- Southern Baptist Convention (4,292)
- United Church of Christ (3,688)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 44,234
- Sensory: 6,279
- Physical: 10,453
- Mental: 7,284
- Self-care: 3,178
- Go outside home: 7,753
- Employment: 10,131
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 912
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 70,060
- Utility gas: 15,169
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,314
- Electricity: 35,874
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 14,370
- Coal or Coke: 53
- Wood: 1,998
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 135
- No fuel used: 147
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 134,459
- No vehicle: 6,036
- 1 or more vehicle: 128,423
Education Attainment:
- No School: 663
- No High School: 4,663
- Some High School: 11,098
- High School: 38,314
- Some College: 26,109
- Associate's Degree: 8,233
- College Degree: 23,989
- Master's Degree: 10,324
- Professional Degree: 1,979
- Doctoral Degree: 1,884
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 70,060
- Owners with phone: 52,953
- Owners without phone: 185
- Renters with phone: 16,421
- Renters without phone: 501
10 closest counties:
- Washington County, Maryland
- Carroll County, Maryland
- Loudoun County, Virginia
- Adams County, Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County, West Virginia
- Montgomery County, Maryland
- Franklin County, Pennsylvania
- Berkeley County, West Virginia
- Howard County, Maryland
- Fairfax city, Virginia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
21701, 21702, 21703, 21704, 21705, 21709, 21710, 21714, 21716, 21717, 21718, 21727, 21754, 21755, 21758, 21759, 21762, 21769, 21770, 21771, 21773, 21774, 21775, 21777, 21778, 21780, 21788, 21790, 21792, 21793, 21798
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WYPF (88.1 FM) BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD
- WMTB-FM (89.9 FM) EMMITSBURG, MD
- WAFY (103.1 FM) FREDERICK, MD
- WTHU (1450 AM) THURMONT, MD
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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