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Fredericksburg city

Virginia · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
28,873
Median household income
$86,071
People below poverty
13.2%
Median home value
$483,700

Income

The median income of households in Fredericksburg city, Virginia was $86,071. An estimated 3.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 17.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.8
$10,000 to $14,999 2.7
$15,000 to $24,999 7.8
$25,000 to $34,999 6.6
$35,000 to $49,999 6.3
$50,000 to $74,999 16.6
$75,000 to $99,999 15.3
$100,000 to $149,999 14.6
$150,000 to $199,999 9.3
$200,000 or more 17.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 79447
Female 58750

An estimated 83.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 22.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,151. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.9
Social Security 22.8
Retirement income 27.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.2
Cash public assistance income 1.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 19.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.2

In 2020-2024, 10.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 41.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024, 92.3% had health insurance coverage and 7.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 74.9% and public coverage was 30.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.2%.


In 2020-2024, Fredericksburg city, Virginia had a total population of 28,873 - 15,102 (52.3%) females and 13,771 (47.7%) males. The median age was 32.1 years. An estimated 21.2% of the population was under 18 years, 39.6% was 19 to 44 years, 22.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1038 611
5 to 9 797 784
10 to 14 1192 856
15 to 19 848 1608
20 to 24 1562 2106
25 to 29 1238 1136
30 to 34 924 1059
35 to 39 922 1205
40 to 44 666 605
45 to 49 777 879
50 to 54 958 791
55 to 59 709 781
60 to 64 721 800
65 to 69 451 609
70 to 74 454 475
75 to 79 259 368
80 to 84 105 210
85 and over 150 219

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 56.9% were White; 19.9% were Black or African American; 5.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4% were Asian; 9.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.6% of the people in Fredericksburg city, Virginia were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 54.7% of the people in Fredericksburg city, Virginia were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,720 households in Fredericksburg city, Virginia. The average household size was 2.27 people.

Married-couple households made up 34.5% of the households in Fredericksburg city, Virginia while cohabiting couple households made up 10.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33.9% of all households, while 20.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 39% of all households.

In Fredericksburg city, Virginia, 23% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 34.5
Cohabiting Couples 10.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 39.8% of males and 32.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 48.1 44.8
Now married, except separated 39.8 32.9
Separated 1.7 2.6
Widowed 0.9 5.2
Divorced 9.5 14.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Fredericksburg city, Virginia, 203 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 10.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.9% of the people living in Fredericksburg city, Virginia were U.S. natives. 49.4% of the Fredericksburg city, Virginia population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.1% of Fredericksburg city, Virginia residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 38.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 40.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Fredericksburg city, Virginia come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Fredericksburg city, Virginia.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 37.1
Asia 40.4
Europe 11
Africa 9.2
Northern America 2.1
Oceania 0.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024, 18.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 9.2% of people at least five years old; 8.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 9.2
Other Indo-European languages 6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 2.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 71.1 % of the people at least one year old living in Fredericksburg city, Virginia were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 71.1
Different house, same county 5.3
Different county, same state 17.3
Different state 5.6
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 46.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Fredericksburg city, Virginia was 9,024 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 578 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,292. College or graduate school enrollment was 4,154.

Educational Attainment of People in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.8
High school diploma or equivalency 20.1
Some college, no degree 20.4
Associate's degree 5.5
Bachelor's degree 25.8
Graduate or professional degree 20.3

Disability

In Fredericksburg city, Virginia, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.5% of people under 18 years old, to 10% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Fredericksburg city, Virginia, 65.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 11,170 73.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,345 21.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 721 4.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Fredericksburg city, Virginia worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 5.5
Manufacturing 4.4
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 9.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.3
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 17.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.8
Other Services, except public administration 5.5
Public administration 10

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,232 47.4
Service occupations 2,386 15.6
Sales and office occupations 2,858 18.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 945 6.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,835 12

Commuting to Work

An estimated 65.2% of Fredericksburg city, Virginia workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 65.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.6
Walked 4.5
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 16.9

In 2020-2024, Fredericksburg city, Virginia had a total of 12,419 housing units. Of these housing units, 52.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 47.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 52.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 47.2
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

25% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 13.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Fredericksburg city, Virginia was 4.8 rooms, and of these housing units 46.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Fredericksburg city, Virginia had 11,720 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 699 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 39.7% while renters occupied 60.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.63 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.04.

10% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.6% and another 16.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Fredericksburg city, Virginia:

House Heating Fuel Used in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 41.2
Electricity 55.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.9
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Fredericksburg city, Virginia was $483,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 73.1 % had a mortgage. 26.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,367 and for owners without a mortgage it was $593.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Fredericksburg city, Virginia was $1,619. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.