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FredericksburgVA

Fredericksburg, VA is a 28K-resident city in Fredericksburg city with a median household income of $86,071.

Fredericksburg city, Virginia. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Fredericksburg, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Fredericksburg has a population larger than 61% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $483,700, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

28K
Population (place)
Top 39%
By size
$86,071
Median income (place)
$483,700
Median home (place)
13.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg posts a median household income higher than 56% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Fredericksburg area.

Top 44%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Fredericksburg

Where Fredericksburg income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$86,071 Top 44% higher than 56% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Fredericksburg $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in VA

Population among 102 VA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Virginia Beach is the largest VA city on this list; Great Falls leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in VA

Median household income among the same 102-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Great Falls posts the highest place-level median income in VA; Virginia Beach is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Fredericksburg, VA beyond the headline numbers

Fredericksburg sits inside Fredericksburg city, Virginia, at roughly 38.30°N, -77.46°W. Population 28,118, $86,071 median household income. Median home value $483,700, median rent $1,619. Poverty rate 13.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Fredericksburg, 3/5 avg rating, 2 with an ER.

Poverty in Fredericksburg, VA stands at 13.2%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Fredericksburg costs around 5.6 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

16.9% of Fredericksburg workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, obesity departs furthest from its peer median: 39.2% in Fredericksburg, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Fredericksburg's median age is 32.1 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Fredericksburg from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
28,118
Fredericksburg · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$86,071
-4% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$483,700
+17% vs avg
Median Age (place)
32.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Fredericksburg city): Fredericksburg's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
29K+11%
Median Income
$86,071+83%
Median Home Value
$483,700+54%
Poverty Rate
13.2%-29%
Unemployment
5%-54%

Economics

Economics indicators for Fredericksburg, VA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,619/mo
Poverty Rate
13.2% +6% vs avg
Unemployment 5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 46.1%
Work From Home 16.9%
Public Transit 1.6%

Population

White 56.9%
African American 19.9%
Asian 4%
Two or More Ethnicities 6.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
39.2%
Short Sleep Duration
38.6%
High Blood Pressure
30.5%
Physical Inactivity
22.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.3%
Binge Drinking
16%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.3%
Current Smoking
11.6%
Current Asthma
11.3%
Diabetes
10.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 66.2%
Annual Checkup 77%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
4.9%
Stroke
2.8%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
0
★★★
2
★★
0
★
0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
2
MARY WASHINGTON HOSPITAL
FREDERICKSBURG · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
FREDERICKSBURG · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Fredericksburg?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Fredericksburg right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet VA-FREDERICKSBURG-VA · Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Fredericksburg; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Virginia state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Fredericksburg, VA? ▼
Fredericksburg, VA has a population of 28,118 people, located in Fredericksburg city, Virginia.
What is the median household income in Fredericksburg? ▼
The median household income in Fredericksburg, VA is $86,071 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 13.2%.
What is the median home value in Fredericksburg? ▼
The median home value in Fredericksburg, VA is $483,700. Median rent is $1,619/month.
What are the top health concerns in Fredericksburg? ▼
The top health indicators in Fredericksburg include Obesity (39.2%), Short Sleep Duration (38.6%), High Blood Pressure (30.5%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Fredericksburg? ▼
Fredericksburg has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 2 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Fredericksburg? ▼
The median age in Fredericksburg, VA is 32.1 years. 46.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Fredericksburg, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside VA (13.2% here).

Lakeland, FL 13.2% Medford, OR 13.2% Meriden, CT 13.2% Lakewood, WA 13.2%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside VA ($86,071 here).

Round Lake Beach, IL $86,059 Central Point, OR $86,058 North Augusta, SC $86,092 Imperial Beach, CA $86,111

Compare Fredericksburg with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Cherry Hill, VA 16K Montclair, VA 20K Dale City, VA 66K Lake Ridge, VA 41K Buckhall, VA 16K Manassas, VA 42K Lorton, VA 19K Linton Hall, VA 36K
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Using Fredericksburg's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Fredericksburg area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Fredericksburg against Virginia peers on any ranking lens. Explore Virginia

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Fredericksburg city) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.