Demographics of Fredericksburg city, Virginia

Fredericksburg city, Virginia had 30,393 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,396 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.

Fredericksburg city, in four figures

30,393
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +8.6%
Change since July 2020: +2,396 people.; 32.1 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $86,071 ±$6,832
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.

Fredericksburg city, Virginia's population grew 8.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fredericksburg city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Fredericksburg city, Virginia's population grew 8.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fredericksburg city, 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	27,997	100.0	100.0
2021	28,449	101.6	100.2
2022	28,708	102.5	100.7
2023	29,180	104.2	101.6
2024	29,985	107.1	102.5
2025	30,393	108.6	103.1

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Population of Fredericksburg city, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	27,997	+20	+5	+2	+5
2021	28,449	+452	+129	+94	+226
2022	28,708	+259	+68	+300	−90
2023	29,180	+472	+165	+303	+7
2024	29,985	+805	+159	+480	+160
2025	30,393	+408	+162	+297	−53

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.1 ±0.7: for men 30.8 ±1.6 and for women 33.1 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fredericksburg city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,649 ±196	5.7% ±0.7	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,470 ±470	15.5% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,283 ±578	18.3% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,755 ±546	26.9% ±1.9	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,416 ±478	22.2% ±1.7	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,300 ±322	11.4% ±1.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $86,071 ±$6,832, and income per person $47,502 ±$2,295, 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 Fredericksburg city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,665 ±360	14.2% ±3.1	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,514 ±320	12.9% ±2.7	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,943 ±374	16.6% ±3.2	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,799 ±374	15.3% ±3.2	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,708 ±332	14.6% ±2.8	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,085 ±277	9.3% ±2.4	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,006 ±294	17.1% ±2.5	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 Fredericksburg city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	3,525 ±746	13.2% ±2.8	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,203 ±414	19.8% ±6.4	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,839 ±432	11.6% ±2.7	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	483 ±171	10.0% ±3.5	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fredericksburg city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fredericksburg city	Virginia	United States
Housing units	12,419 ±47	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.4% ±1.6	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.6% ±1.6	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	39.7% ±3.8	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	60.3% ±3.8	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$483,700 ±$24,982	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,619 ±$66	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±4	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 Fredericksburg city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,628 ±0	12.6% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,787 ±255	54.7% ±0.9	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,603 ±567	19.4% ±2.0	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,140 ±84	3.9% ±0.3	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 72	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	35 to 353	0.1% to 1.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,487 ±644	8.6% ±2.2	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 Fredericksburg city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	14,261 ±871	49.4% ±3.0	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,354 ±798	35.9% ±2.8	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	753 ±294	2.6% ±1.0	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,505 ±583	12.1% ±2.0	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,334 ±293	4.6% ±1.0	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,171 ±544	7.5% ±1.9	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Fredericksburg city among the counties of Virginia

59th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Fredericksburg city in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pulaski County	33,586	−0.7%
Halifax County	33,447	−1.4%
Powhatan County	32,591	+7.0%
Amherst County	31,962	+2.1%
Mecklenburg County	30,747	+1.5%
Fredericksburg city	30,393	+8.6%
King George County	29,646	+10.5%
Carroll County	29,299	+0.5%
Goochland County	29,187	+17.4%
Fluvanna County	28,975	+6.2%
Dinwiddie County	28,896	+3.6%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 10 Counties in Virginia by median home value
No. 11 Counties in Virginia by foreign-born share
No. 14 Counties by population growth in Virginia
No. 14 Counties in Virginia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 14 Counties in Virginia by median rent
No. 18 Counties in Virginia by per capita income

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026