Fredericksburg city, Virginia (VA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 914
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,876
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,882 (it was 5,226 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 65% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 11 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 2747 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (15.3%), Retail trade (11.3%), Public administration (10.9%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 69%
- Government: 27%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 16,95758.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6,04921.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,19511.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,6975.9%Two or more races
- 7982.8%Asian alone
- 790.3%Some other race alone
- 590.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 340.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 30.6 years |
Virginia median age: | 38.5 years |
Males: 13,130 | ![]() |
Females: 15,766 | ![]() |

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Fredericksburg city: | 2.0 people |
Virginia: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $67,616 ($34,585 in 1999)
This county: | $67,616 |
Virginia: | $76,456 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $1,138 (lower quartile is $900, upper quartile is $1,401)
This county: | $1138 |
State: | $1091 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $388,310 (it was $134,500 in 2000)
Fredericksburg city: | $388,310 |
Virginia: | $288,800 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,997Detached houses: $385,765
Here: $385,765 State: $377,025 Townhouses or other attached units: $351,470
Here: $351,470 State: $384,010 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $328,394
Here: $328,394 State: $344,101 Mobile homes: $51,906
Here: $51,906 State: $76,756
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $559
Institutionalized population: 90
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,519 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,801 (0.8%)
Fredericksburg city: | 14.6% |
Virginia: | 9.9% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 30.6 years old
(Males: 31.1 years old, Females: 30.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 32.7 years old, Black residents: 33.3 years old, American Indian residents: 56.3 years old, Asian residents: 33.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.3 years old, Other race residents: 26.2 years old)
Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fredericksburg city is $1080 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1225 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1580 a month.
Cities in this county include: Fredericksburg.
Neighboring counties: Gallatin County, Kentucky .
Here: | 5.1% |
Virginia: | 4.6% |
Current college students: 3,503
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 41.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,997 (31.1% naturalized citizens)
Fredericksburg city: | 10.4% |
Whole state: | 12.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,7532010 or later
- 6092000 to 2009
- 5051990 to 1999
- 2611980 to 1989
- 871970 to 1979
- 159Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,606
- One, attached: 1,378
- Two: 238
- 3 or 4: 431
- 5 to 9: 1,420
- 10 to 19: 2,686
- 20 to 49: 661
- 50 or more: 544
- Mobile homes: 23
Housing units in Fredericksburg city with a mortgage: 2,825 (66 second mortgage, 229 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,024
Here: | 66.7% with mortgage |
State: | 67.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Fredericksburg city
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 25,152 | 59 |
Catholic | 12,785 | 1 |
Mainline Protestant | 7,551 | 10 |
Black Protestant | 716 | 1 |
Other | 537 | 4 |
Orthodox | - | - |
None | - | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Fredericksburg city: | 2.68 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Fredericksburg city: | 8.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 36.63 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Fredericksburg city: | 9.0% |
Virginia: | 9.3% |
Fredericksburg city: | 26.2% |
State: | 26.7% |
Here: | 18.1% |
State: | 18.6% |
Earthquake activity:
Fredericksburg city-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 37.1 miles away from Fredericksburg city center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 36.5 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 50.1 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 54.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/24/2011 at 00:04:36, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 ML) earthquake occurred 37.6 miles away from Fredericksburg city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 235.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 22,834 (80.0%)
- Carpooled: 2,394 (8.4%)
- Bus: 128 (0.4%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 11 (0.0%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 86 (0.3%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 612 (2.1%)
- Bicycle: 128 (0.4%)
- Walked: 1,116 (3.9%)
- Worked at home: 1,231 (4.3%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (15%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Afghanistan (24%)
- Guatemala (17%)
- El Salvador (11%)
- Mexico (9%)
- Sudan (4%)
- Korea (4%)
- Vietnam (3%)
- American (7%)
- Irish (6%)
- English (5%)
- European (5%)
- German (5%)
- Afghan (4%)
- Ukrainian (2%)
People in group quarters in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2000:
- 2,045 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 150 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 48 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 45 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 31 people in other nonhousehold living situations
People in group quarters in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 2010:
- 2,329 people in college/university student housing
- 99 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 78 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 60 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 11 people in group homes intended for adults
- 8 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 7 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 4 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
18.97% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($51,917 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 18.97% |
Virginia average: | 9.50% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
14.87% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($40,854 average AGI)
4.10% relocated from other states ($11,063 average AGI)
Fredericksburg city: 4.10% Virginia average: 3.61%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Spotsylvania County, VA | ![]() |
from Stafford County, VA | ![]() |
from Prince William County, VA | ![]() |
from Fairfax County, VA | ![]() |
from King George County, VA | ![]() |
from Caroline County, VA | ![]() |
from Orange County, VA | ![]() |
20.32% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($49,842 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 20.32% |
Virginia average: | 9.76% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
15.09% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($35,368 average AGI)
5.23% relocated to other states ($14,474 average AGI)
Fredericksburg city: 5.23% Virginia average: 3.89%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Spotsylvania County, VA | ![]() |
to Stafford County, VA | ![]() |
to Prince William County, VA | ![]() |
to Caroline County, VA | ![]() |
to Fairfax County, VA | ![]() |
to King George County, VA | ![]() |
to Richmond city, VA | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 23.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 19.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,275 (2,758 aged, 517 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 523 (10%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Fredericksburg city, Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (219)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (177)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (131)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (74)
- Unspecified dementia (49)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (46)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (11)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (10)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 118,589
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,994
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 384,231
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,900
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,042
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 29
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 92
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 386
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 34
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 159.3. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 28,896- Male householders: 5,136 (1,848 living alone), Female householders: 5,763 (2,279 living alone)
3,882 spouses (3,815 opposite-sex spouses), 616 unmarried partners, (573 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,032 children (6,527 natural, 249 adopted, 259 stepchildren), 632 grandchildren, 546 brothers or sisters, 304 parents, 0 foster children, 455 other relatives, 1,948 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,569
Size of family households: 2,753 2-persons, 1,166 3-persons, 998 4-persons, 363 5-persons, 317 6-persons, 66 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,122 1-person, 1,019 2-persons, 149 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.
2,900 married couples with children.
2,448 single-parent households (598 men, 1,850 women).
87.0% of residents of Fredericksburg city speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (26% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 51% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $325,991,000 ($15,935 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $97,855,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $206,952,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $52,759,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $236,000
Federal grants: $20,719,000
Federal procurement contracts: $27,289,000 ($17,098,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $18,036,000 ($264,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $405,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,568,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,027Here: | 98 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,176
Here: | 57 per 1000 residents |
State: | 40 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +250
Here: | +12 per 1000 residents |
State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +441
Here: | +21 per 1000 residents |
State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.98 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Here: | 7.3 |
State: | 7.0 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Fredericksburg city, Virginia
- 6532014 or later
- 9942010 to 2013
- 1,8892000 to 2009
- 1,2591990 to 1999
- 1,1651980 to 1989
- 1,7611970 to 1979
- 1,1111960 to 1969
- 7891950 to 1959
- 5681940 to 1949
- 1,7021939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fredericksburg city, Virginia
- 81 room
- 642 rooms
- 373 rooms
- 1384 rooms
- 3925 rooms
- 7376 rooms
- 7017 rooms
- 4998 rooms
- 1,2869+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fredericksburg city, Virginia
- 3411 room
- 6042 rooms
- 1,5403 rooms
- 1,7694 rooms
- 1,6045 rooms
- 6246 rooms
- 4057 rooms
- 1228 rooms
- 1139+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fredericksburg city, Virginia
- 7no bedroom
- 951 bedroom
- 4362 bedrooms
- 1,8513 bedrooms
- 1,0164 bedrooms
- 4535+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fredericksburg city, Virginia
- 326no bedroom
- 2,0151 bedroom
- 3,0312 bedrooms
- 1,4753 bedrooms
- 2294 bedrooms
- 285+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Fredericksburg city in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 105no vehicle
- 9061 vehicle
- 1,8242 vehicles
- 6853 vehicles
- 2354 vehicles
- 915+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Fredericksburg city in renter-occupied apartments
- 861no vehicle
- 3,7761 vehicle
- 1,9672 vehicles
- 3533 vehicles
- 984 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
71.8% of Fredericksburg city residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Virginia.
Fredericksburg city: | 71.8% |
State average: | 84.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 13,406
- Other state: 11,865
- Northeast: 3,519
- Midwest: 1,985
- South: 5,117
- West: 1,242
- 63.1%Utility gas
- 33.0%Electricity
- 2.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 65.5%Electricity
- 30.5%Utility gas
- 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%No fuel used
- 0.8%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 9.1% |
Virginia: | 10.4% |
Here: | 13.5% |
Virginia: | 10.4% |
Here: | 4.4% |
Virginia: | 20.4% |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2004:
- Total number of recipients: 569
- Number of aged recipients: 55
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 514
- Number of recipients under 18: 87
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 367
- Number of recipients older than 64: 115
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 210
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 236
Most common first names in Fredericksburg city, VA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 529 | 73.8 years |
Mary | 499 | 78.7 years |
James | 499 | 72.6 years |
William | 487 | 73.8 years |
Robert | 397 | 71.1 years |
Charles | 301 | 72.9 years |
George | 268 | 75.6 years |
Joseph | 238 | 72.4 years |
Thomas | 224 | 70.7 years |
Elizabeth | 216 | 78.7 years |
Most common last names in Fredericksburg city, VA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 233 | 76.1 years |
Sullivan | 225 | 75.8 years |
Jones | 222 | 74.4 years |
Johnson | 198 | 75.2 years |
Brown | 180 | 73.9 years |
Williams | 147 | 74.9 years |
Shelton | 146 | 76.7 years |
Newton | 129 | 72.6 years |
Taylor | 106 | 71.8 years |
White | 106 | 72.7 years |
Businesses in Fredericksburg city, VA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 5 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
AT&T | 2 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Ann Taylor | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 10 | |
Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 8 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | New Balance | 2 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | Nike | 15 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Best Western | 2 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
CVS | 2 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Caribou Coffee | 1 | Panda Express | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Chico's | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Chipotle | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Popeyes | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 1 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
Ethan Allen | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
FedEx | 12 | Staples | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Starbucks | 4 | |
GNC | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
GameStop | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Giant | 1 | T-Mobile | 3 | |
H&R Block | 2 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Hilton | 2 | Talbots | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
IHOP | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | UPS | 14 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
KFC | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 |
Fredericksburg city on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"