Demographics of Frederick County, Virginia

Frederick County, Virginia had 99,955 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +8,064 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Frederick County, in four figures

99,955
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +8.8%
Change since July 2020: +8,064 people.; 40.8 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $97,606 ±$4,171
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Frederick County, Virginia's population grew 8.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Frederick County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Frederick County, Virginia's population grew 8.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Frederick County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	91,891	100.0	100.0
2021	94,000	102.3	100.2
2022	94,855	103.2	100.7
2023	96,248	104.7	101.6
2024	98,180	106.8	102.5
2025	99,955	108.8	103.1

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Population of Frederick County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	91,891	+446	+45	+1	+408
2021	94,000	+2,109	−19	+72	+2,115
2022	94,855	+855	−99	+176	+816
2023	96,248	+1,393	+101	+214	+1,069
2024	98,180	+1,932	+68	+289	+1,554
2025	99,955	+1,775	+81	+82	+1,621

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.8 ±0.4: for men 39.7 ±0.4 and for women 42.1 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Frederick County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	5,256 ±60	5.5% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	16,268 ±651	17.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,965 ±582	7.3% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	23,928 ±662	25.2% ±0.7	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	24,760 ±799	26.1% ±0.8	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	17,831 ±815	18.8% ±0.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $97,606 ±$4,171, and income per person $47,711 ±$1,689, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Frederick County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	3,159 ±459	8.9% ±1.3	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,403 ±563	12.4% ±1.6	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,695 ±609	16.1% ±1.7	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,878 ±538	13.8% ±1.5	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,235 ±713	20.4% ±2.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,737 ±478	13.4% ±1.3	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,278 ±477	14.9% ±1.3	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Frederick County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	6,348 ±918	6.8% ±1.0	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,656 ±382	7.8% ±1.8	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,053 ±528	6.4% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,639 ±361	6.8% ±1.5	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Frederick County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Frederick County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	37,288 ±42	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.9% ±1.0	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.1% ±1.0	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.3% ±1.6	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.7% ±1.8	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$386,000 ±$9,502	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,507 ±$101	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Frederick County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,843 ±0	12.5% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	73,583 ±267	77.4% ±0.3	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,167 ±326	4.4% ±0.3	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,852 ±147	1.9% ±0.2	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	39 to 131	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 117	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	476 ±218	0.5% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,960 ±386	3.1% ±0.4	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Frederick County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	49,502 ±1,481	52.1% ±1.6	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	36,316 ±1,360	38.2% ±1.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,769 ±370	1.9% ±0.4	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,421 ±666	7.8% ±0.7	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,498 ±474	3.7% ±0.5	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,923 ±575	4.1% ±0.6	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Frederick County among the counties of Virginia

19th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Frederick County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Spotsylvania County	155,388	+10.5%
Hampton city	137,315	< +0.1%
Albemarle County	118,356	+5.1%
Hanover County	116,423	+5.6%
Suffolk city	104,699	+10.4%
Frederick County	99,955	+8.8%
Roanoke city	99,111	−0.8%
Montgomery County	98,434	−1.2%
Roanoke County	97,150	+0.2%
Portsmouth city	96,777	−1.2%
Rockingham County	89,316	+6.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026