ZIP 21702 · Frederick
Who lives in ZIP code 21702 (Frederick, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Frederick, MD · Frederick County
uszips 2026
People49,605
Median age38.1
Household income$106,983
Home value$424,369
Median rent$1,770/mo
Poverty8.9%
College degree+41.4%
Commute31 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
- 459 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,525
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.0% are 65 or older; 77.2% are adults.
Household income
53.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,972.
Education (adults 25+)
45.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
21.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.4%
- Never married
- 34.8%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 58.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.2%
- Rent burden
- 33.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Self-employed
- 12.2%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 35.2%
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 11.0%
- No health insurance
- 9.6%
- Limited English
- 3.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.