Fredericksburg city, VA

County

2024 Population

28,873

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

32.1

3.55% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.2%

19.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$86,071

0.823% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$483,700

Population & Diversity

Fredericksburg city, VA is home to a population of 28.9k people, from which 92.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.1% of Fredericksburg city, VA residents were born outside of the country (3.51k people).

In 2024, there were 2.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.8k people) in Fredericksburg city, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.16k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.5%

2024 Citizenship

92.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.5% of Fredericksburg city, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fredericksburg city, VA was 92.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fredericksburg city, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fredericksburg city, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
15.8k ± 255
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.6k ± 567
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.16k ± 559

12.6%

Hispanic Population

3.63k people

12.6% of the people in Fredericksburg city, VA are hispanic (3.63k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fredericksburg city, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

12.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.51k people

12.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.48k people

As of 2024, 12.1% of Fredericksburg city, VA residents (3.51k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fredericksburg city, VA was 12.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fredericksburg city, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,277 ± 319
Vietnam
381 ± 137
Gulf War (1990s)
374 ± 191

Fredericksburg city, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.35 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fredericksburg city, VA.

Health

92.3% of the population of Fredericksburg city, VA has health coverage, with 52.6% on employee plans, 14.2% on Medicaid, 8.29% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 4.51% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fredericksburg County, VA see 567 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (567 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 487 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 116 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

567 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fredericksburg County, VA

Primary care physicians in Fredericksburg County, VA see an average of 567 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (567 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Fredericksburg County, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 31.3% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.73%

Uninsured

52.6%

Employer Coverage

14.2%

Medicaid

8.29%

Medicare

12.7%

Non-Group

4.51%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fredericksburg city, VA declined by 2.61% from 7.93% to 7.73%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fredericksburg city, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.52 in Fredericksburg city, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Fredericksburg city, VA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.2% in Fredericksburg city, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Fredericksburg city, VA.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 8.7% in Fredericksburg city, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Fredericksburg city, VA.

Economy

The economy of Fredericksburg city, VA employs 15.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fredericksburg city, VA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,839 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,713 people), and Educational Services (1,533 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($188,571), Utilities ($118,563), and Public Administration ($102,383).

Employment

Occupations

15.3k

2024 Value

± 1,102

2.51%

1 Year growth

± 9.71%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fredericksburg city, VA grew at a rate of 2.51%, from 14.9k employees to 15.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fredericksburg city, VA, are Management Occupations (1,591 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,519 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,339 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fredericksburg city, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

15.3k

2024 Value

± 1,102

2.51%

1 Year growth

± 9.71%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fredericksburg city, VA grew at a rate of 2.51%, from 14.9k employees to 15.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fredericksburg city, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,839 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,713 people), and Educational Services (1,533 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fredericksburg city, VA, though some of these residents may live in Fredericksburg city, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$64,975

Median earning men ± $8,846

$43,331

Median earning women ± $5,488

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($192,813), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($149,083), and Public Administration ($113,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($92,321), Construction ($81,364), and Wholesale Trade ($72,171).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

106
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
101
Other Services (except Public Administration)
94
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$404k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$144k
Retail Trade
$130k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Fredericksburg city, VA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1,364 male students and 2,462 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fredericksburg city, VA are White (695 and 67%), Hispanic or Latino (127 and 12.2%), Black or African American (78 and 7.52%), and Asian (46 and 4.44%).

The largest universities in Fredericksburg city, VA by number of degrees awarded are University of Mary Washington (1,048 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Fredericksburg City, VA are General Business Administration & Management (186 and 17.7%), General Biological Sciences (86 and 8.21%), and General Psychology (73 and 6.97%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $9,117 for in-state students and $22,295 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Fredericksburg city, VA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 79.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 3,826 (35.7% men and 64.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 3,826 students enrolled in Fredericksburg city, VA, 35.7% men and 64.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,269 records, of which 65.3% were women and 34.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
137 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
86 degrees awarded
General Psychology
73 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Fredericksburg City, VA was General Business Administration & Management with 137 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Fredericksburg City, VA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

University of Mary Washington

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,048 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Mary Washington with 1,048 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 396 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fredericksburg city, VA, which is 0.607 times less than the 652 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 695 degrees mean that there were 5.47 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 127 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($9,117) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($5,788) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fredericksburg city, VA was $483,700 in 2024, which is 1.45 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $461,500 to $483,700, a 4.81% increase. The homeownership rate in Fredericksburg city, VA is 39.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fredericksburg city, VA have an average commute time of 31.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fredericksburg city, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 18.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Fredericksburg city, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.03%.

Housing

Property

$483,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,982

$4,657

Median Property Taxes

±$537

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fredericksburg city, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fredericksburg city, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

39.7%

Homeownership

2024

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 39.7% of the housing units in Fredericksburg city, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 41.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fredericksburg city, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$86,071

Median Household Income

± $6,832

11.7k

Number of Households

± 886

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.7k households in Fredericksburg city, VA grew to $86,071 from the previous year's value of $85,368.

The following chart displays the households in Fredericksburg city, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fredericksburg city, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (65.2%)
Worked At Home (16.9%)
Carpooled (10.3%)

In 2024, 65.2% of workers in Fredericksburg city, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.9%) and those who carpooled to work (10.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fredericksburg city, VA have a longer commute time (31.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.68% of the workforce in Fredericksburg city, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fredericksburg city, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fredericksburg city, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fredericksburg city, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 18.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Fredericksburg city, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.03%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

13.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fredericksburg city, VA (3.53k out of 26.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fredericksburg city, VA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 19.4% of the children was living in poverty in Fredericksburg city, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 423 in Fredericksburg city, VA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 22.1% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

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