ZIP 21701 · Frederick
Who lives in ZIP code 21701 (Frederick, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Frederick, MD · Frederick County
uszips 2026
People43,048
Median age39.6
Household income$106,577
Home value$432,516
Median rent$1,672/mo
Poverty7.1%
College degree+50.1%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Metro division
- Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 419 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,651
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.2% are 65 or older; 81.6% are adults.
Household income
53.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $56,764.
Education (adults 25+)
46.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.8%
- Never married
- 36.3%
- Divorced
- 14.4%
- Widowed
- 5.5%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 60.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.2%
- Rent burden
- 28.6%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.4%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- 12.3%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 38.1%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 12.9%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.