County profile
Fredericksburg city, Virginia
United States · US territory
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP
no BEA GDP
GDP growth (YoY)
1 yr only
Jobs tracked
21,521
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,477
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
30,393
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$86.1k±$6.8k
Bachelor's degree+
46.1%±3.8%
Poverty rate
13.2%±2.8%
Business applications
621 · 2025
Retail establishments
246
82.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1BitFrontier Capital Holdings, Inc.Consumer Defensive———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care34%
Food & accommodation25%
Retail trade23%
Other services8%
Professional services7%
Management4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
30,393
residents · 2025 · +8.6% since 2020
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+250
International migration+1,474
Natural change+683
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$483.7k±$25.0k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$66/mo
Vacancy rate
5.6%±1.6%
Affordability
8.0× wages
Residential permits
$7.0M
25 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
8.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 61Hurricane 58Earthquake 57
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3812016
3962017
4132018
4312019
4532020
4882021
5532022
5772023
6122024
6272025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -82% since 20211422021
1832022
822023
372024
252025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.1 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
2.7 km
CSXT
Nearest port
32.2 km
POSSUM POINT VA VA ELEC&PWR CO
Nearest commercial airport
71.9 km
WASHINGTON DULLES INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.4k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is Fredericksburg city’s economy like?
Fredericksburg city is home to 30,393 residents and 21,521 jobs across 1,477 employers, led by health care. BEA does not publish state-level GDP for US territories, so no GDP figure is shown.
GDP: BEA (2025), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.