Frostburg is a somewhat small city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 6,958 people and four associated neighborhoods, Frostburg is the 98th largest community in Maryland.

Of important note, Frostburg is also a city of artists. Frostburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Frostburg’s character.

Also of interest is that Frostburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.72% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Frostburg is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Frostburg to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.

Frostburg’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

One of the benefits of Frostburg is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.60 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The citizens of Frostburg are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.20% of adults in Frostburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Frostburg in 2018 was $24,402, which is low income relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,608 for a family of four. However, Frostburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Frostburg is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Frostburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Frostburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Frostburg include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Frostburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.