Frostburg is the home of Frostburg State University, a university with 5,400 students within the University System of Maryland.
The City of Frostburg is a community with a population of approximately 8,075 year round residents.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,873 people, 2,840 households, and 1,252 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,576.5 people per square mile (993.4/km). There were 3,123 housing units at an average density of 1,022.0/sq mi (394.1/km). The racial makeup of the city was 90.42% White, 6.40% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population.
There were 2,840 households out of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.0% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 55.9% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 12.4% under the age of 18, 41.0% from 18 to 24, 17.2% from 25 to 44, 14.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,215, and the median income for a family was $53,234. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $26,094 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,821. About 6.1% of families and 30.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.