Frederick County vs. Washington County

	Frederick County (MD)	Washington County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	255,648	150,926
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.5%	2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	233,391	147,430
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	233,385	147,430
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.5%	17.2%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	49.1%
White alone, percent	81.2%	82.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.4%	12.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	4.8%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.2%	5.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	72.7%	78.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	16,173	10,747
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.6%	5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	99,041	61,638
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.8%	65.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$323,600	$208,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,021	$1,524
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$575	$454
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,395	$905
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.7%	19.4%
Building permits, 2018	2,000	310
Households, 2014-2018	91,405	55,864
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.6%	86.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.7%	7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	84.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.0%	74.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.4%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.6%	21.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.4%	6.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.0%	59.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.6%	57.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	449,599	258,678
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,206,124	1,056,407
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,236,077	2,735,043
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,185,807	1,804,194
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,267,685	2,457,555
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,639	$16,474
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.2	29.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$91,999	$59,719
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,432	$29,802
Persons in poverty, percent	6.2%	11.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,214	3,433
Total employment, 2017	89,981	60,244
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	4,375,175	2,380,601
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.3%	-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	19,609	8,867
All firms, 2012	21,024	10,639
Men-owned firms, 2012	11,432	5,409
Women-owned firms, 2012	7,203	3,830
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,606	1,342
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	16,623	8,658
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,124	978
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	17,875	8,878
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	3.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.6%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.1%	26.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	353.5	322.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	660.22	457.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Frederick county (MD) and Washington county (MD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.