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A profile of Fredericksburg city from official statistics: 19 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Fredericksburg city was 30,393 in 2025, up 1.4% from 2024, and the 59th highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Population30,3932025Up 1.4% from 2024The 59th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median age32.1 years2024Up 1.1 years from 2023The 7th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Population aged 65 and over13.7%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024The 10th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Foreign-born population share12.1%2024Down 0.1 percentage points from 2023
Population density1,122.9 inhabitants per km²2025Up 1.4% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June-532025, estimatedCompared with 160 in 2024
27.5K28K28.5K29K29.5K30K30.5K2020202120222023202420252020: 27,997 persons2021: 28,449 persons2022: 28,708 persons2023: 29,180 persons2024: 29,985 persons2025: 30,393 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Fredericksburg city was 3.9% (provisional) in August 2026, unchanged from August 2025, and tied for the 44th highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Unemployment rate3.9%August 2026, provisionalUnchanged from August 2025Tied for the 44th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median household income$86,0712024Up 0.8% from 2023The 36th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Poverty rate (US official measure)12.2%2024Down 0.5 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 62nd highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Gini index45.72024Down 0.6 points from 2023
22.533.544.52021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 4.4 %2021-08: 4.3 %2021-09: 3.6 %2021-10: 3.5 %2021-11: 2.2 %2021-12: 2.7 %2022-01: 2.7 %2022-02: 2.6 %2022-03: 2.6 %2022-04: 2.4 %2022-05: 2.8 %2022-06: 3 %2022-07: 2.9 %2022-08: 3.3 %2022-09: 2.9 %2022-10: 2.8 %2022-11: 2.8 %2022-12: 2.4 %2023-01: 2.8 %2023-02: 2.9 %2023-03: 2.8 %2023-04: 2.4 %2023-05: 2.8 %2023-06: 2.9 %2023-07: 2.8 %2023-08: 3.2 %2023-09: 2.9 %2023-10: 2.8 %2023-11: 2.8 %2023-12: 2.4 %2024-01: 2.8 %2024-02: 3 %2024-03: 3.1 %2024-04: 2.6 %2024-05: 3.1 %2024-06: 3.4 %2024-07: 3.4 %2024-08: 3.5 %2024-09: 3 %2024-10: 3 %2024-11: 3.1 %2024-12: 2.8 %2025-01: 3.3 %2025-02: 3.5 %2025-03: 3.5 %2025-04: 2.9 %2025-05: 3.3 %2025-06: 3.6 %2025-07: 3.8 %2025-08: 3.9 %2025-09: 3.5 %2025-11: 4.1 %2025-12: 3.8 %2026-01: 4.4 %2026-02: 4.4 %2026-03: 4 %2026-04: 3.5 %2026-05: 4 %2026-06: 4.1 %2026-07: 3.9 %2026-08: 3.9 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Fredericksburg city was $483,700 in 2024, up 4.8% from 2023, and the 15th highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Median home value$483,7002024Up 4.8% from 2023The 15th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
County house price annual change, sales and refinances2.34%2025Down 3.68 percentage points from 2024The 29th lowest of 123 counties in Virginia
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,6192024Up 6.4% from 2023The 18th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)39.7%2024Down 1.8 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits252025, estimatedDown 32.4% from 2024
375K400K425K450K475K500K20212022202320242021: 382,400 USD2022: 438,400 USD2023: 461,500 USD2024: 483,700 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Fredericksburg city were 1,203 in 2023, up 1% from 2022, and the 33rd highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Employer firms1,2032023Up 1% from 2022The 33rd highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Establishment entry rate10.211%2023Down 0.89 percentage points from 2022The 40th highest of 131 counties in Virginia
Establishment exit rate8.361%2023Up 0.84 percentage points from 2022The 66th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Job creation rate10.492%2023Down 5.51 percentage points from 2022
9001,0001,1001,2001,30019992003200720112015201920231999: 943 count2000: 969 count2001: 984 count2002: 1,010 count2003: 1,022 count2004: 1,080 count2005: 1,140 count2006: 1,173 count2007: 1,188 count2008: 1,155 count2009: 1,123 count2010: 1,110 count2011: 1,089 count2012: 1,102 count2013: 1,111 count2014: 1,137 count2015: 1,141 count2016: 1,181 count2017: 1,174 count2018: 1,166 count2019: 1,163 count2020: 1,141 count2021: 1,162 count2022: 1,191 count2023: 1,203 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  12. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  13. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  16. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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