Jury Pool Profile
Frederick County, Maryland
- County seat
- Frederick
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 302,883
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 287,048.
At a glance
Frederick County is a 302,883-person venue. The county population is 68% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $121,380, $18,545 above the MD state median of $102,835; 45.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 17.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (1.9%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.5% of covered employment, average pay $63,873/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, below the 4.3% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 287,048
- Median household income
- $122,002
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 68% / 10%.
Frederick County has a population of 287,048, with a median age of 39.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 67.5%; Black residents 10.5%. Independently, 12.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $121,380; 45.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 5.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 23% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, below the Maryland state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Frederick County was carried by the Democratic candidate with 53.2% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 53.3% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 49.1% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 17.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
17.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (16,294 individuals).