County Demographics
1. Fredrick County Population, July 2010: 236,745
Increased by 3,360 or 1.4% compared to April 2010
2. Communities of color, June 30, 2009
Census 2000 figures for Frederick County, Maryland
Year |
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
White |
89.3% |
83% |
83.8% |
Black or African American |
6.4% |
7% |
9.2% |
American Indian and Alaska Native |
0.2% |
0.4% |
0.5% |
Hispanic |
2.4% |
5% |
7.6% |
Asian |
1.7% |
3% |
4.1% |
Two or More Races |
1.5% |
2% |
2.4% |
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 2012
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
Percent Change |
Percent Change |
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Total Enrollment |
5,748 |
6,233 |
6,285 |
6,269 |
6,159 |
-1.8% |
7.2% |
|
African American |
642 |
714 |
762 |
840 |
854 |
1.7% |
33.0% |
|
11.2% |
11.5% |
12.1% |
13.4% |
13.9% |
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Native American |
36 |
38 |
35 |
33 |
32 |
-3.7% |
-11.1% |
|
0.6% |
0.6% |
0.6% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
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Hispanic |
|
326 |
370 |
344 |
371 |
442 |
19.1% |
35.6% |
5.7% |
5.9% |
5.5% |
5.9% |
7.2% |
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Asian |
|
257 |
265 |
312 |
307 |
319 |
3.9% |
24.1% |
4.5% |
4.3% |
5.0% |
4.9% |
5.2% |
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White |
|
4,315 |
4,683 |
4,692 |
4,585 |
4,425 |
-3.5% |
2.5% |
75.1% |
75.1% |
47.7% |
73.1% |
71.8% |
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Other |
|
172 |
163 |
140 |
133 |
87 |
-34.6% |
-49.4% |
3.00% |
2.6% |
2.20% |
2.10% |
1.4% |
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Total Students of Color |
1,433 |
1,550 |
1,593 |
1,684 |
1,734 |
3.0% |
21.0% |
|
24.9% |
24.9% |
25.3% |
26.9% |
28.2% |
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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 2012 come from 69 countries. Their countries of origin are:
Afghanistan |
Egypt |
Mexico |
Taiwan |
Argentina |
El Salvador |
Mongolia |
Tanzania, |
Australia |
England |
Myanmar (30) |
Togo |
Bangladesh |
Ethiopia |
Nicaragua |
Thailand |
Belgium |
France |
Niger |
Trinidad |
Benin |
Germany |
Nigeria (16) |
Uganda |
Brazil |
Ghana (26) |
North Korea |
United Kingdom |
Bulgaria |
**Guam |
Pakistan |
Ukraine |
Burkina Faso |
Guatemala |
Peru |
Venezuela |
Cambodia |
Guinea |
* Puerto Rico |
Viet Nam |
Cameroon (15) |
Honduras |
Philippine (11) |
Zimbabwe |
Central African Rep. |
India |
Russian Federation |
|
Chad |
Iran |
Saudi Arab |
|
Chile |
Jamaica |
Senegal |
|
China |
Japan |
Sierra Leo |
|
Colombia |
Kenya |
Sri Lanka |
|
Congo |
Latvia |
South Korea |
|
Congo, The |
Liberia |
Sth Africa |
|
Costa Rica |
Malaysia |
St Kitts |
|
Cote D'Ivo |
Mali |
Sweden |
|
*US Commonwealth ** US Territory
Percentage of Persons of Color on FCC Full-time Staff – December 2011
- Faculty – 14.6%
- Administrators – 12.3%
- Support – 20.0%
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: 20%
- Students of color at FCC: 27%