People QuickFacts Fredericksburg city Virginia Population, 2012 estimate 27,307 8,185,867 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 24,286 8,001,031 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 12.4% 2.3% Population, 2010 24,286 8,001,024 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 7.1% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 20.7% 22.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 9.6% 12.5% Female persons, percent, 2011 54.2% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 69.1% 71.3% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 23.6% 19.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.8% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 3.1% 5.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 3.3% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 11.0% 8.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 60.6% 64.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 75.0% 84.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 8.4% 11.0% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 12.9% 14.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 88.8% 86.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 31.6% 34.4% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,856 743,070 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 26.6 27.3  Housing units, 2011 10,777 3,387,654 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 38.7% 68.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 45.5% 21.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $333,000 $254,600 Households, 2007-2011 9,341 2,991,025 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.29 2.57 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $27,806 $33,040 Median household income, 2007-2011 $44,498 $63,302 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 16.1% 10.7%     Business QuickFacts Fredericksburg city Virginia Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 1,316 191,063 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 20,522 3,029,030 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 -0.2% 1.0% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 1,531 510,297  Total number of firms, 2007 2,765 638,643 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.2% 9.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 7.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 4.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.4% 30.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 0 92,417,797 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 60,513,396 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,052,131 105,663,299 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $47,014 $13,687 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 171,568 15,340,483 Building permits, 2012 338 27,278     Geography QuickFacts Fredericksburg city Virginia Land area in square miles, 2010 10.44 39,490.09 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,326.2 202.6 FIPS Code 630 51 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-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