Prince Frederick is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 3,226 people and four associated neighborhoods, Prince Frederick is the 161st largest community in Maryland. Prince Frederick has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Prince Frederick, where the median household income is $78,625.00.Prince Frederick is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.92% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Prince Frederick is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Prince Frederick who work in management occupations (17.42%), sales jobs (15.91%), and office and administrative support (11.84%). Also of interest is that Prince Frederick has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Prince Frederick is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One downside of living in Prince Frederick is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Prince Frederick, the average commute to work is 39.98 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Prince Frederick are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.52% of adults in Prince Frederick having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Prince Frederick in 2022 was $39,274, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,096 for a family of four. However, Prince Frederick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Prince Frederick is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Prince Frederick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prince Frederick residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Prince Frederick also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.81% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Prince Frederick include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Prince Frederick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
