Fredericksburg City is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 10.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 2,173.1 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 33.4%. On the 2000 census form, 98.1% of the population reported only one race, with 20.4% of these reporting African-American. The population of this city is 4.9% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.09 persons compared to an average family size of 2.81 persons. In 2008 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $50,172.

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2008) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2008)	22,818	1680	Covered Employment	26,138	748
Growth (%) since 1990	19.9%	1024	Avg wage per job	$36,493	700
Households (2000)	8,102	1715	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	D	N/A
Labor Force (persons) (2008)	12,881	1521	Avg wage per job	D	N/A
Unemployment Rate (2008)	6.2	1151	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	0.9%	2357
Per Capita Personal Income (2007)	N/A	N/A	Avg wage per job	$52,351	176
Median Household Income (2007)	$42,954	1256	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	24.4%	36
Poverty Rate (2007)	13.0	1786	Avg wage per job	$50,172	78
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	80.2	1,394	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	2.9%	1067
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	30.5	201	Avg wage per job	$55,700	267