Fredericksburg vs New Hampton

A side-by-side comparison of Fredericksburg and New Hampton: population, income, housing, and more.

Fredericksburg and New Hampton are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Hampton has the higher population (3,462 vs 1,040 in Fredericksburg). Fredericksburg has the higher median household income ($65,809 vs $61,491 in New Hampton). Fredericksburg has the higher median home value ($164,100 vs $159,200 in New Hampton).

Population, income & housing

	Fredericksburg	New Hampton
Population	1,040	3,462
Median age	43.4 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,809	$61,491
Median home value	$164,100	$159,200
Median gross rent	$750	$838
Housing units	508	1,663
Homeownership rate	71.0%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fredericksburg	New Hampton
Population	1,124 → 1,040 (-7.5%)	3,421 → 3,462 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$48,654 → $65,809 (+35.3%)	$46,913 → $61,491 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $164,100 (+82.3%)	$107,100 → $159,200 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $750 (+14.3%)	$707 → $838 (+18.5%)

Fredericksburg

Population

1,1241,040

Median household income

$48,654$65,809

Median home value

$90,000$164,100

Median gross rent

$656$750

New Hampton

Population

3,4213,462

Median household income

$46,913$61,491

Median home value

$107,100$159,200

Median gross rent

$707$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fredericksburg	New Hampton
Under 5	5.1%	9.2%
5 to 17	11.7%	15.9%
18 to 24	10.7%	11.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	9.2%
35 to 44	14.7%	9.6%
45 to 54	4.9%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.5%
65 to 74	12.2%	12.0%
75 and over	16.4%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fredericksburg	New Hampton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fredericksburg	New Hampton
No high school diploma	9.4%	6.2%
High school graduate	44.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fredericksburg	New Hampton
Drove alone	81.5%	86.0%
Carpooled	8.1%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.5%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fredericksburg	New Hampton
1-unit, detached	89.4%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	5.6%
20 or more units	3.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Fredericksburg	New Hampton
Poverty rate	7.3%	12.5%
Average household size	2.19	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1970	1963