Frederick County, Virginia

Frederick County has a population of 95,008 and has grown 9.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $386,000, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $97,606.

Home price
$386,000
Income
$97,606
Population
95,008
Unemployment
4.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$386,000county
Median gross rent$1,507county
Median year homes here were built1996county
Share of homes built before 198024.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$2,256county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,573county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,255county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,965county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$97,606county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate6.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.3%county
Unemployment rate4.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.2%county
Share of workers employed by government18.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.5%county
Economic output per resident$83,401(statewide)

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.48%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time32.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13003234county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths37.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher31.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.9%county
Public schools in the county18county
Public school enrollment13574county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible46.0%county
Elementary schools12county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population95,008county
Land area in square miles413county
People per square mile of land230.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores9county
Share living far from a food store21.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.5%county
Population change since 2020+9.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.8%county
Share of households that are one person23.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.8%county
Second languages11.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls33.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents115county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents16county
Households that moved in3,561county
Households that moved away2,971county
Average income of arriving households$77,749county
Average income of departing households$67,523county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes19county
Housing units authorised in the latest year707county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature54°Fcounty
Annual precipitation35.8 incounty
Annual snowfall14.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.09 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F23 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing110 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days191 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 16county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$166county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use1,155 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity50.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas30.8%county
Homes heated by propane8.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.2%county
Homes heated by wood4.6%county
Households with broadband90.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk60.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk73.0county
Landslide risk79.7county
Hail risk59.3county
Earthquake risk59.7county
Tornado risk33.4county
Tropical cyclone risk76.4county
Extreme heat risk64.4county
Winter weather risk64.0county
Strong wind risk54.3county
Wildfire risk57.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Frederick County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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