People QuickFacts Frederick County Virginia Population, 2012 estimate 80,317 8,185,867 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 78,305 8,001,031 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 2.6% 2.3% Population, 2010 78,305 8,001,024 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.2% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 24.7% 22.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 13.1% 12.5% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.3% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 91.8% 71.3% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 4.6% 19.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.3% 5.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.8% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 6.9% 8.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 85.7% 64.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 85.6% 84.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 5.0% 11.0% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 8.2% 14.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 84.3% 86.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 24.2% 34.4% Veterans, 2007-2011 7,130 743,070 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 30.7 27.3  Housing units, 2011 31,774 3,387,654 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 78.5% 68.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 6.5% 21.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $244,700 $254,600 Households, 2007-2011 28,655 2,991,025 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.66 2.57 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $29,409 $33,040 Median household income, 2007-2011 $66,440 $63,302 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 7.9% 10.7%     Business QuickFacts Frederick County Virginia Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 1,428 193,042 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 20,447 2,998,278 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 8.7 3.3 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 5,124 510,297  Total number of firms, 2007 6,250 638,643 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 9.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5% 7.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 4.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.3% 30.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 2,578,741 92,417,797 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 632,209 60,513,396 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,120,732 105,663,299 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,427 $13,687 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 86,657 15,340,483 Building permits, 2011 382 23,297     Geography QuickFacts Frederick County Virginia Land area in square miles, 2010 413.50 39,490.09 Persons per square mile, 2010 189.4 202.6 FIPS Code 069 51 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts