Fredericksburg city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 28,383
Median household income: $85,368
Median home value: $461,500

Home to 28,383 residents, Fredericksburg city is one of Virginia's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $85,368 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Fredericksburg city's population held roughly steady from 28,622 to 28,383, while its median household income rose 30.1% from $65,641 to $85,368.

Owners occupy 41.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,383
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $85,368
Median home value: $461,500
Median gross rent: $1,521
Housing units: 12,308
Homeownership rate: 41.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,62228,383

Median household income

$65,641$85,368

Median home value

$367,200$461,500

Median gross rent

$1,258$1,521

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,622	$65,641	$367,200	$1,258
2020	29,059	$69,528	$376,700	$1,287
2021	28,027	$72,293	$382,400	$1,355
2022	28,258	$83,445	$438,400	$1,462
2023	28,383	$85,368	$461,500	$1,521

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 2419.4%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,767	6.2%
5 to 17	4,241	14.9%
18 to 24	5,495	19.4%
25 to 34	4,202	14.8%
35 to 44	3,155	11.1%
45 to 54	3,389	11.9%
55 to 64	2,948	10.4%
65 to 74	1,970	6.9%
75 and over	1,216	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,795	55.6%
Black or African American	5,617	19.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.1%
Asian	1,053	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	231	0.8%
Two or more races	2,149	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,508	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree20.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,241	7.4%
High school graduate	3,271	19.4%
Some college or associate's	4,470	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,525	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,373	20.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone65.0%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit1.9%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,498	65.0%
Carpooled	1,781	12.2%
Public transit	271	1.9%
Walked	706	4.8%
Bicycle	89	0.6%
Worked from home	2,074	14.2%
Other means	188	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,070	32.5%
15 to 29 min	3,099	24.7%
30 to 44 min	1,675	13.4%
45 to 59 min	1,153	9.2%
60+ min	2,536	20.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 16.4% (4,281 of 26,126)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,818	50.8%
Nonfamily households	5,625	49.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,443	93.0%
Vacant	865	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,756	41.6%
Renter-occupied	6,687	58.4%

1-unit, detached40.1%

1-unit, attached12.9%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units27.6%

20 or more units14.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,936	40.1%
1-unit, attached	1,589	12.9%
2 to 4 units	632	5.1%
5 to 19 units	3,393	27.6%
20 or more units	1,725	14.0%
Mobile home & other	33	0.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 51630
State: Virginia
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 38.2993, -77.4867