Fredericksburg, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fredericksburg	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$54,985	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$103,458	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$184,586	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$75,997	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$64,444	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,091	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.9%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fredericksburg is 23% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fredericksburg is 27% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fredericksburg is 14% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fredericksburg is 8% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$68,965 $103,458 $206,916

City

$65,032 $97,559 $195,118

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Fredericksburg employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.5%	11.5%
Manufacturing sector	6.8%	6.8%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	11.8%	11.8%
Public administration	15.6%	15.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.1%	4.1%
Education, health & social services	12.4%	12.4%
Other	30.5%	30.5%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Long Branch, VA	8,133	$263,918	224.5%
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Falmouth, VA	5,107	$164,334	102.1%
Fredericksburg, VA	29,849	$103,458	27.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rexburg, ID	29,874	$48,672	40.2%
Laplace, LA	29,883	$94,428	16.1%
Port Huron, MI	29,803	$60,585	25.5%
Ridgecrest, CA	29,800	$106,069	30.4%
Port Chester, NY	29,796	$123,087	51.3%
Fredericksburg, VA	29,849	$103,458	27.2%

Source: The Fredericksburg, VA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.