About Prince Frederick

Prince Frederick is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 1,314 people and just one neighborhood, Prince Frederick is the 268th largest community in Maryland.

Prince Frederick is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Prince Frederick is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Prince Frederick who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.29%), sales jobs (10.81%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (9.32%).

One of the nice things about Prince Frederick is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

In Prince Frederick, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.26 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Prince Frederick doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Prince Frederick Information and Demographics

Prince Frederick ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.85% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Prince Frederick in 2000 was $21,868, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,472 for a family of four.

Prince Frederick is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Prince Frederick home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Prince Frederick is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Prince Frederick include Irish, English, Italian, German, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Prince Frederick is English. Some people also speak Spanish.