Fredericksburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 11,542 people and five associated neighborhoods, Fredericksburg is the 236th largest community in Texas.
Fredericksburg home prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, but Fredericksburg real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.37% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.88 minutes getting to work every day.
The education level of Fredericksburg citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.57% of adults in Fredericksburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fredericksburg in 2022 was $41,130, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,520 for a family of four. However, Fredericksburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fredericksburg is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fredericksburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fredericksburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Fredericksburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.93% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fredericksburg include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Fredericksburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.