County Demographics
1. Fredrick County Population, July 2010: 233,385
Increased by 38,109 or 19.5% compared to July 2000
2. Communities of color, June 30, 2009
Census 2000 figures for Frederick County, Maryland
Year |
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
White |
89.3% |
83% |
81.5% |
Black or African American |
6.4% |
7% |
8.6% |
American Indian and Alaska Native |
0.2% |
0.4% |
0.3% |
Hispanic |
2.4% |
5% |
7.3% |
Asian |
1.7% |
3% |
3.8% |
Two or More Races |
1.5% |
2% |
2.8% |
3. Languages: 10.7% (22,219) of Frederick County residents speak a language other than English at home.
4. Median age of Frederick county resident is 36
Five year demographic student information – Fall 2011
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Percent Change |
Percent Change |
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Total Enrollment |
5,152 |
5,748 |
6,233 |
6,285 |
6,269 |
-0.3% |
21.7% |
|
African American |
539 |
642 |
714 |
762 |
840 |
10.2% |
55.8% |
|
10.5% |
11.2% |
11.5% |
12.1% |
13.4% |
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Native American |
26 |
36 |
38 |
35 |
33 |
-5.7% |
26.9% |
|
0.5% |
0.6% |
0.6% |
0.6% |
0.5% |
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Hispanic |
|
263 |
326 |
370 |
344 |
371 |
7.8% |
41.1% |
5.1% |
5.7% |
5.9% |
5.5% |
5.9% |
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Asian |
|
220 |
257 |
265 |
312 |
307 |
-1.6% |
39.5% |
4.3% |
4.5% |
4.3% |
5.0% |
4.9% |
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White |
|
3,960 |
4,315 |
4,683 |
4,692 |
4,585 |
-2.3% |
15.8% |
76.9% |
75.1% |
75.1% |
47.7% |
73.1% |
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Other |
|
144 |
172 |
163 |
140 |
133 |
-5.0% |
-7.6% |
2.8% |
3.00% |
2.6% |
2.20% |
2.10% |
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Total Students of Color |
1,192 |
1,433 |
1,550 |
1,593 |
1,684 |
5.7% |
41.3% |
|
23.1% |
24.9% |
24.9% |
25.3% |
26.9% |
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*“Other" includes all other unspecified racial/ethnic categories
** Total students of color is equal to all racial/ethnic categories except white (minority)
FCC Students in Fall 2011 come from 79 countries. Their countries of origin are:
| Afghanistan | El Salvador | Malaysia | Sri Lanka |
| Australia | England | Mexico | South Korea |
| Bahamas | Ethiopia | Mongolia | Sweden |
| Bangladesh | France | Morocco | Switzerland |
| Benin | Gambia | Myanmar (41) | Syrian Arab |
| Bolivia | Germany | Netherland | Taiwan |
| Brazil | Ghana (24) | Nicaragua | Tanzania |
| Bulgaria | Grenada | Niger | Togo |
| Burkina Faso | **Guam | Nigeria (18) | Thailand |
| Cameroon (24) | Guatemala | Norway | Trinidad |
| Canada | Guinea | North Korea | Uganda |
| Central African Rep. | Haiti | Pakistan | United Kingdom |
| Columbia | Honduras | Peru (13) | Ukraine |
| Congo | India | *Puerto Rico | *** USA (13) |
| Congo, The | Iran | Philippine (13) | Venezuela |
| Costa Rica | Italy | Romania | Viet Nam |
| Cote D'lvo | Jamaica | Russian Federatin | Zambia |
| Chad | Japan | Senegal | Zimbabwe |
| Chile | Kenya | Sierra Leo | |
| China | Latvia | Spain | |
| Dominican | Liberia | Sri Lanka |
*US Commonwealth ** US Territory *** Not Designated
Percentage of Persons of Color on FCC Full-time Staff – December 2010
- Faculty – 14%
- Administrators – 13.5%
- Support – 15.6%
For country information, see the U.S. Department of State Background Notes at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
FCC student body is more diverse than Frederick County:
- Communities of color in Frederick County: 12%
- Students of color at FCC: 25%