| Ballenger Creek, Maryland | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Frederick |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 28.00 |
| Area Land Km2: | 27.96 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 10.81 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 10.80 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 24999 |
| Population Density Km2: | 894.04 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2315.58 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 295 |
| Coordinates: | 39.3817°N -77.4161°W |
| Area Codes: | 301, 240 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 24-03800 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2389170 |
Ballenger Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is a part of the Frederick, Maryland urban area and is adjacent to Frederick's southern city limits. The CDP had a 2010 census population of 18,274.[2]
Ballenger Creek is located in south-central Frederick County at 39.3817°N -77.4328°W (39.381593, −77.432802).[3] The namesake stream flows west to east through the community towards the Monocacy River, part of the Potomac River watershed.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 28.1km2, of which 0.04sqkm, or 0.14%, is water.[2]
As of the census[4] of 2010, 18,274 people, 6,932 households, and 4,558 families reside in the CDP. The population density was 1692sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 7,372 housing units at an average density of 682sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.7% White, 15.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 6.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.2% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.1% of the population.
There were 4,542 households, which 24.9% had children under 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,558, and the median income for a family was $65,216. Males had a median income of $42,350 versus $31,233 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,816. About 3.2% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
Ballenger Creek's establishment as an urban community and continued development has been strongly tied to the presence of numerous corporate and technology companies located within the I-270 Technology Corridor. Ballenger Creek is the site of many of the corporate parks that contribute substantially to the Frederick area economy, including Frederick Research Park, Stanford Industrial Park, Westview South, Westview Village, Wedgewood Business Park, McKinney Industrial Park, Westview Corporate Campus, Ballenger Center, Frederick Corporate Park and 270 Technology Park.[5]