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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.4%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.7%), Retail trade (11.6%), Construction (10.1%).
Detached houses: $388,382Here:$388,382State:$429,019 Townhouses or other attached units: $241,490Here:$241,490State:$253,007 In 2-unit structures: $285,191Here:$285,191State:$238,355 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $442,020Here:$442,020State:$262,276 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $135,458Here:$135,458State:$264,630 Mobile homes: $88,218Here:$88,218State:$45,619
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.6% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 39.3%
McCain (Republican): 49.9% Obama (Democratic): 48.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $3,336 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,882 (0.9%)
Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Frederick County is $1080 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1225 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1580 a month.
Cities in this county include: Frederick, Ballenger Creek, Green Valley, Thurmont, Walkersville, Brunswick, Braddock Heights, Clover Hill, Middletown, Emmitsburg.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.095 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Frederick County: Two Hundred Seventy Technology Park (A), Locust View Farm (B), Kidwiler Farms (C), Indian Town Landing (D), Hyatt Park Industrial Park (E), Frederick Pony Club (F), Monocacy Aqueduct (G), Dudrow Industrial Park (H), Camp Kanawha (I), Calico Rocks Campground (J), Ballenger Creek Sewage Treatment Plant (K), Snowmill Farm (L), New Hope Valley Campground (M), Moxley Farms (N), Maplesville Farms (O), Maplecrest Farm (P), Intercoastal Industrial Center (Q), Camp Airy (R), Camp Peniel (S), Gapview Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: New Market Shopping Center (1), Libertytown Shopping Center (2), Evergreen Square Shopping Center (3), Francis Scott Key Mall Shopping Center (4), Urbana Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Frederick County include: Apples Church (A), Beaver Dam Presbyterian Church (B), Bells Chapel (C), Brook Hill Church (D), Central Chapel (E), Ceres-Bethel Church (F), Deerfield United Methodist Church (G), Friends Creek Church of God (H), Saint Anthony Shrine Roman Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Summers Family Cemetery (1), Koontz Cemetery (2), Israel Creek Cemetery (3), Hope Hill Cemetery (4), Browns Cemetery (5), Mount Hope Cemetery (6), Zion Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs and swamps: Fishing Creek Reservoir (A), Lily Pons Fish Ponds (B), Hunting Creek Lake (C), Chevy Chase Lake (D), Emmitsburg Reservoir (E), Lake Jennifer (F), Frank Bentz Memorial Lake (G), Middletown Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Addison Run (A), Ballenger Creek (B), Beaver Branch (C), Beaver Dam Creek (D), Bennett Creek (E), Bush Creek (F), Buzzard Branch (G), Cabbage Run (H), Catoctin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Frederick County include: Catoctin Mountain Park (1), Loys Station Park (2), Creagerstown Park (3), Catoctin Mountain Zoological Park (4), Catoctin Furnace Historic District (5), Wolfsville Puritan Park East (6), Reno Monument (7), Monocacy National Battlefield (8), Monocacy Natural Resources Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Frederick County: Two Hundred Seventy Technology Park (A), Locust View Farm (B), Kidwiler Farms (C), Indian Town Landing (D), Hyatt Park Industrial Park (E), Frederick Pony Club (F), Monocacy Aqueduct (G), Dudrow Industrial Park (H), Camp Kanawha (I), Calico Rocks Campground (J), Ballenger Creek Sewage Treatment Plant (K), Snowmill Farm (L), New Hope Valley Campground (M), Moxley Farms (N), Maplesville Farms (O), Maplecrest Farm (P), Intercoastal Industrial Center (Q), Camp Airy (R), Camp Peniel (S), Gapview Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: New Market Shopping Center (1), Libertytown Shopping Center (2), Evergreen Square Shopping Center (3), Francis Scott Key Mall Shopping Center (4), Urbana Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Frederick County include: Apples Church (A), Beaver Dam Presbyterian Church (B), Bells Chapel (C), Brook Hill Church (D), Central Chapel (E), Ceres-Bethel Church (F), Deerfield United Methodist Church (G), Friends Creek Church of God (H), Saint Anthony Shrine Roman Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Summers Family Cemetery (1), Koontz Cemetery (2), Israel Creek Cemetery (3), Hope Hill Cemetery (4), Browns Cemetery (5), Mount Hope Cemetery (6), Zion Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Fishing Creek Reservoir (A), Lily Pons Fish Ponds (B), Hunting Creek Lake (C), Chevy Chase Lake (D), Emmitsburg Reservoir (E), Lake Jennifer (F), Frank Bentz Memorial Lake (G), Middletown Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Addison Run (A), Ballenger Creek (B), Beaver Branch (C), Beaver Dam Creek (D), Bennett Creek (E), Bush Creek (F), Buzzard Branch (G), Cabbage Run (H), Catoctin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Frederick County include: Catoctin Mountain Park (1), Loys Station Park (2), Creagerstown Park (3), Catoctin Mountain Zoological Park (4), Catoctin Furnace Historic District (5), Wolfsville Puritan Park East (6), Reno Monument (7), Monocacy National Battlefield (8), Monocacy Natural Resources Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Adams County, Pennsylvania , Carroll County , Howard County , Montgomery County , Washington County , Franklin County, Pennsylvania , Loudoun County, Virginia .
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County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 10,587 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 7,779 (50% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.9%
Housing units in Frederick County with a mortgage: 37,841 (4,805 second mortgage, 5,549 home equity loan, 191 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 8,526
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Class of Workers
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Most common first ancestries reported in Frederick County (%):
8.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,996 average adjusted gross income)
0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($794 average AGI)Frederick County:0.24%Maryland average:0.25% 4.95% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($32,291 average AGI) 3.31% relocated from other states ($20,911 average AGI)Frederick County:3.31%Maryland average:3.62%
8.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($55,390 average adjusted gross income)
0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($614 average AGI)Frederick County:0.12%Maryland average:0.13% 3.59% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($22,974 average AGI) 4.37% relocated to other states ($31,801 average AGI)Frederick County:4.37%Maryland average:3.94%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.0
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 21,686 (19,073 aged, 2,613 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 22.3. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 95.5. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
43,751 spouses, 62,136 children (57,635 natural, 1,677 adopted, 2,824 stepchildren), 2,142 grandchildren, 822 brothers or sisters, 1,152 parents, 2,355 other relatives, 3,433 non-relatives
Size of family households: 19,674 2-persons, 12,666 3-persons, 12,281 4-persons, 5,178 5-persons, 1,809 6-persons, 670 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 14,056 1-person, 3,162 2-persons, 434 3-persons, 127 4-persons, 58 5-persons.
94.4% of residents of Frederick County speak English at home. 2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
Population growth in Frederick County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 15.18 millions of gallons per day (21% from ground, 79% from surface)
Year house built
56% of Frederick County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Maryland.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $144,800
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Solid Waste Management: $14,992,000
Higher Education - Other: $12,803,000
Sewerage: $11,661,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $7,331,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,603,000
Parks and Recreation: $555,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $193,000
Regular Highways: $14,517,000
General - Other: $6,806,000
Libraries: $6,364,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,421,000
Other Higher Education: $1,246,000
Local Fire Protection: $305,000
Police Protection: $114,000
Air Transportation: $55,000
General - Other: $32,507,000
Public Welfare - Other: $30,867,000
Other Higher Education: $30,296,000
Local Fire Protection: $25,661,000
Police Protection: $18,110,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,577,000
Health - Other: $14,104,000
Regular Highways: $12,030,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,642,000
Sewerage: $9,982,000
Financial Administration: $9,046,000
Water Utilities: $9,005,000
Libraries: $7,852,000
Central Staff Services: $6,405,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,759,000
General Public Buildings: $5,753,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,096,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,326,000
Parking Facilities: $2,915,000
Corrections - Other: $2,658,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,450,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $769,000
Electric Utilities: $13,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,592,000
Highways: $2,192,000
Education: $1,196,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,053,000
Other Higher Education: $0
Public Welfare: $1,269,000
Interest Earnings: $2,650,000
Rents: $1,439,000
Sale of Property: $12,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $357,852,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $136,773,000
Local Fire Protection: $697,000
Regular Highways: $599,000
Police Protection: $370,000
Other Higher Education: $299,000
General - Other: $282,000
Financial Administration: $216,000
General Public Building: $33,000
Corrections - Other: $26,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $8,000
Highways: $13,069,000
All Other: $12,941,000
Health and Hospitals: $8,473,000
General Local Government Support: $2,276,000
Public Welfare: $849,000
Housing and Community Development: $205,000
Individual Income: $144,202,000
NEC: $51,306,000
Other Selective Sales: $937,000
Other License: $503,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $127,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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