Fredericksburg, TX

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2020 Population

11,341

0.854% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

47.1

0.212% 1-year decrease

2020 Poverty Rate

9.93%

1.33% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$53,500

5.95% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$309,100

12.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Fredericksburg, TX had a population of 11.3k people with a median age of 47.1 and a median household income of $53,500. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Fredericksburg, TX grew from 11,245 to 11,341, a 0.854% increase and its median household income grew from $50,497 to $53,500, a 5.95% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fredericksburg, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.6%), White (Hispanic) (16.1%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (3.58%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.01%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.56%).

None of the households in Fredericksburg, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.9% of the residents in Fredericksburg, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Fredericksburg, TX was $309,100, and the homeownership rate was 61.8%.

Most people in Fredericksburg, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Fredericksburg, TX was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Fredericksburg, TX is home to a population of 11.3k people, from which 94.9% are citizens. As of 2020, 8.16% of Fredericksburg, TX residents were born outside of the country (925 people).

In 2020, there were 4.64 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.46k people) in Fredericksburg, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.82k White (Hispanic) and 406 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.9%

2020 Citizenship

92.8%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 94.9% of Fredericksburg, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Fredericksburg, TX was 92.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fredericksburg, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.46k ± 511
White (Hispanic)
1.82k ± 525
American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
406 ± 328

24.2%

Hispanic Population

2.75k people

24.2% of the people in Fredericksburg, TX are hispanic (2.75k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Fredericksburg, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

8.16%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

925 people

11.2%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

1.26k people

As of 2020, 8.16% of Fredericksburg, TX residents (925 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fredericksburg, TX was 11.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
290 ± 134
Gulf War (1990s)
68 ± 71
Korea
68 ± 59

Fredericksburg, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.26 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fredericksburg, TX employs 5.33k people. The largest industries in Fredericksburg, TX are Accommodation & Food Services (1,014 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (755 people), and Construction (705 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($84,148), Public Administration ($65,658), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($54,398).

Employment

Occupations

5.33k

2020 Value

± 630

−3.62%

1 Year decline

± 16.8%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Fredericksburg, TX declined at a rate of −3.62%, from 5.53k employees to 5.33k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fredericksburg, TX, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (872 people), Sales & Related Occupations (659 people), and Management Occupations (549 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fredericksburg, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.33k

2020 Value

± 630

−3.62%

1 Year decline

± 16.8%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Fredericksburg, TX declined at a rate of −3.62%, from 5.53k employees to 5.33k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fredericksburg, TX, are Accommodation & Food Services (1,014 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (755 people), and Construction (705 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fredericksburg, TX, though some of these residents may live in Fredericksburg, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,803

Median earning men ± $6,703

$24,423

Median earning women ± $2,712

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,250), Public Administration ($65,658), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,495).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($34,505), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($28,333), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,286).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Texas. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Electronics
$292B
Gasoline
$210B
Fuel oils
$178B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $292B, followed by Gasoline ($210B) and Fuel oils ($178B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Texas.

$2.36T

2020 Value in Texas

$4.5T

Projected 2050 Value in Texas

90.9% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.36T. This is expected to increase 90.9% to $4.5T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Louisiana
$78.1B
California
$76.4B
Michigan
$74.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $78.1B, followed by California with $76.4B and Michigan and $74.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 36 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 36 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2020, 1.35% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.35% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (5.56M), Some college (5.02M), and Bachelors Degree (3.9M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fredericksburg, TX was $309,100 in 2020, which is 1.35 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $275,500 to $309,100, a 12.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Fredericksburg, TX is 61.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Fredericksburg, TX have an average commute time of 18.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fredericksburg, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$309,100

Median Property Value 2020

±$23,547

$2,966

Median Property Taxes

±$435

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, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

61.8%

Homeownership

2020

65.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 61.8% of the housing units in Fredericksburg, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9505

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Fredericksburg, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$53,500

Median Household Income

± $10,223

4.8k

Number of Households

± 579

In 2020, the median household income of the 4.8k households in Fredericksburg, TX grew to $53,500 from the previous year's value of $50,497.

The following chart displays the households in Fredericksburg, TX 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fredericksburg, TX is from Texas.

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Texas

0.48

2019 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2020, the income inequality in Texas was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (73%)
Carpooled (15.3%)
Worked At Home (5.38%)

In 2020, 73% of workers in Fredericksburg, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.3%) and those who worked at home (5.38%).

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

18.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fredericksburg, TX have a shorter commute time (18.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 2.6% of the workforce in Fredericksburg, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.93% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fredericksburg, TX (1.09k out of 11k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fredericksburg, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

77.8% of the population of Fredericksburg, TX has health coverage, with 32.6% on employee plans, 8.29% on Medicaid, 22% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 1.11% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Texas was $6,998 in 2014. This is a 5.06% increase from the previous year ($6,661).

Primary care physicians in Gillespie County, TX see 838 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.56% decrease from the previous year (860 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1420 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1080 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Texas. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Texas, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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838 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gillespie County, TX

Primary care physicians in Gillespie County, TX see an average of 838 patients per year. This represents a 2.56% decrease from the previous year (860 patients).

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

Community Mobility

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

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Texas across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.7% under 18 years, 15.4% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 39.9% were men and 60.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

22.2%

Uninsured

32.6%

Employer Coverage

8.29%

Medicaid

22%

Medicare

13.8%

Non-Group

1.11%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fredericksburg, TX grew by 10.2% from 20.1% to 22.2%.

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