Fredericksburg, Virginia demographics

Fredericksburg, VA demographics: median age 32.1; 46.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Fredericksburg city, Virginia · Incorporated city · GEOID 5129744. The survey estimates a population of 28,873 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Fredericksburg is 32.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 11,720 households (±206). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.1 ±0.7	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,873
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Under 18	6,119 ±509	21.2% MOE unavailable	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	9,640 ±679	33.4% MOE unavailable	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	9,814 ±632	34.0% MOE unavailable	38.8%	38.0%
65 and older	3,300 ±322	11.4% MOE unavailable	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,873
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Male	13,771 ±213	47.7% MOE unavailable	49.4%	49.5%
Female	15,102 ±213	52.3% MOE unavailable	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,873
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
White alone	16,428 ±353	56.9% MOE unavailable	60.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,733 ±604	19.9% MOE unavailable	18.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	34 ±38 · low precision	0.1% MOE unavailable	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,154 ±88	4.0% MOE unavailable	6.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% MOE unavailable	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,055 ±494	7.1% MOE unavailable	4.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,469 ±662	12.0% MOE unavailable	9.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,873
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,245 MOE unavailable	87.4% MOE unavailable	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,628 MOE unavailable	12.6% MOE unavailable	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,038 ±357	34.5% ±3.0 pp	48.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	459 ±200	3.9% ±1.7 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,223 ±313	10.4% ±2.7 pp	11.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,570 ±554	39.0% ±4.7 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,430 ±306	12.2% ±2.6 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,700 ±338	23.0% ±2.9 pp	30.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	9,020 ±422	77.0% ±3.3 pp	69.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,570 ±554	39.0% ±4.7 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,829 ±445	32.7% ±3.8 pp	34.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,283 ±311	10.9% ±2.6 pp	15.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,265 ±260	10.8% ±2.2 pp	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	362 ±140	3.1% ±1.2 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	288 ±152 · low precision	2.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	123 ±117 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,873
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Native	25,368 ±583	87.9% MOE unavailable	86.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,505 ±583	12.1% MOE unavailable	13.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 27,224
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
English only	22,072 ±598	81.1% ±2.2 pp	82.6%	77.7%
Spanish	2,505 ±345	9.2% ±1.3 pp	7.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	94 ±92 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	274 ±148 · low precision	1.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	117 ±176 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,143 ±340	4.2% ±1.2 pp	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	3 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	9 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	171 ±134 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	59 ±62 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	140 ±130 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Arabic	351 ±285 · low precision	1.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	286 ±208 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 17,471
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,359 ±313	7.8% ±1.8 pp	8.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,519 ±468	20.1% ±2.7 pp	23.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,565 ±590	20.4% ±3.4 pp	17.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	968 ±294	5.5% ±1.7 pp	7.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,510 ±550	25.8% ±3.1 pp	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,550 ±393	20.3% ±2.2 pp	18.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 28,522
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Same house	20,268 ±1,025	71.1% ±3.6 pp	86.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,504 ±472	5.3% ±1.7 pp	4.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,948 ±903	17.3% ±3.2 pp	4.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,588 ±575	5.6% ±2.0 pp	3.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	214 ±138 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.7% of Fredericksburg residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Virginia and 8.4% nationally. 92.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fredericksburg	Virginia	U.S.	Compared with Virginia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.7% ±1.6 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.9% ±1.8 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	11.5% ±1.7 pp	9.4%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Fredericksburg . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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