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City of Fredericksburg

Community Profile

The city of Fredericksburg is located on the Interstate 95 corridor in central Virginia midway between the nation's capital at Washington, D.C., and the state capital at Richmond. The Rappahannock River borders the city on its northern side. Tracing its history to the colonial era, Fredericksburg has long been known as an important center for industry and commerce, due largely to its strategic position as a crossroads for highway, rail, and water-based transportation.

The city is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Fredericksburg is approximately 50 miles from both Richmond and Washington, D. C. Norfolk is 143 miles to the southeast.

Labor Market Data

Population

Gender Distribution
Fredericksburg City	45.0% male	55.0% female

 

Ethnic Distribution
Fredericksburg City	73.2% white	26.8% nonwhite
Fredericksburg City Median Age		30 years

Civilian Labor Force (2005)

Fredericksburg City	11,470
Surrounding Labor Area	445,243
Total	456,713

Labor Force Participation (2000 Census)

Fredericksburg City	67.5%
Surrounding Labor Area	72.8%

Unemployment

Unemployment Rate (October 2006)
Fredericksburg City	3.48%
Surrounding Labor Area	2.07%
Statewide	2.71%

Unemployed 2005
Fredericksburg City	513
Surrounding Labor Area	11,621
Statewide	12,134

Commuting Patterns (2000 Census)

Live and work in Fredericksburg City	4,065	16.0%
Total In-Commuters	15,698	61.9%
Total Out-Commuters	5,594	22.1%
Net Out-Commuters	10,104

In-Commuters From:
Spotsylvania Co. VA	7,053	52.8%
Stafford Co. VA	4,343	32.5%
Caroline Co. VA	732	5.5%
King George Co. VA	726	5.4%
Orange Co. VA	509	3.8%

Out-Commuters To:
Spotsylvania Co. VA	1,938	44.1%
Stafford Co. VA	1,263	28.7%
Fairfax Co. VA	478	10.9%
District of Columbia DC	372	8.5%
King George Co. VA	346	7.9%

Additional Labor Resources

High school graduates not continuing	2004-2005	24
Two-year college graduates	Spring 2005	1,644
Two-year college enrollees	Fall 2005	12,686
Other college and university graduates	Spring 2005	1,124
	Total	15,478

Educational Attainment

Percentage of Caroline County 2001-2002 ninth graders graduating in 2004-2005	55.7%
Percentage of Caroline County population age 25+ who are high school graduates	80.2%
Percentage of Caroline County population age 25+ who have earned a Bachelor's Degree or higher	30.5%

Employment by Sector* (Second Quarter 2006)

Employment by Occupation* (Second Quarter 2006)

Major Employers (Manufacturing)

Company	Product/Service	Est. Employment
Free Lance-Star Publishing Inc.	Newspaper	300 - 599
Insteel Wire Products	Fabricated wire products	50 - 99
Newtown Business Forms Corporation	Business forms	20 - 49
Northeast Foods Inc.	Bakery products	50 - 99

Major Employers (Nonmanufacturing)

Company	Product/Service	Est. Employment
Mary Washington College	Higher education	600 - 999
Mary Washington Hospital	Health care	1500 - 2499
Wilson Bros., Inc.	Building materials	50 - 99

Union Activity (01/2004 - 5/2006)

Petitions
Filed for representation	2
Filed for decertification	1

Elections
Won by union	1
Won by company	1

Estimated Earnings (May 2005)

Occupation	Med. Wage	Mean Wage	Med. Salary	Mean Salary
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	$11.06	$11.68	$23,000.00	$24,300.00
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	$14.09	$14.18	$29,300.00	$29,500.00
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	$17.69	$17.64	$36,800.00	$36,700.00
Construction laborers	$12.45	$12.98	$25,900.00	$27,000.00
Carpenters	$16.01	$16.83	$33,300.00	$35,000.00
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades & extraction wrkrs	$21.39	$24.04	$44,500.00	$50,000.00
Office clerks, general	$11.63	$12.02	$24,200.00	$25,000.00
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	$15.87	$15.91	$33,000.00	$33,100.00
Stock clerks and order fillers	$10.77	$11.39	$22,400.00	$23,700.00
Receptionists and information clerks	$10.29	$10.67	$21,400.00	$22,200.00
Customer service representatives	$13.56	$14.47	$28,200.00	$30,100.00
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	$14.86	$15.29	$30,900.00	$31,800.00
First-line supervisors/managers of office & admin support workers	$20.43	$22.64	$42,500.00	$47,100.00
Sales reps, wholesale & manufacturing, ex technical & scientific products	$18.17	$24.23	$37,800.00	$50,400.00
Teacher assistants	$8.46	$9.04	$17,600.00	$18,800.00
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	$32.64	$31.88	$67,900.00	$66,300.00
Business operations specialists, all other	$30.10	$30.05	$62,600.00	$62,500.00
General and operations managers	$46.63	$55.29	$97,000.00	$115,000.00

Per Capita Personal Income (2004)

$31,950

Median Family Income (2005)

$89,300

Education

Public School Enrollment

Level	Number	Fall 05 Enrollment
Preschool	1	44
Elementary	2	1130
Middle School	1	536
High School	1	808

Student Teacher Ratio (2004-05)

Elementary	9.7:1
Secondary	11.2:1

Percentage of 2001-2002 ninth grade membership graduating 2004-2005	55.7%
Percentage of high school graduates continuing education 2004-2005 (including military)	72.4%

Per Pupil Expenditure (FY 2005)

$10,095.73

Workforce Development Facilities

Facility	Type
Job Assistance Center	Comprehensive Center
Virginia Employment Commission Field Office: EasternShore	Comprehensive Center
Virginia Employment Commission Field Office: Fredericksburg	Comprehensive Center
Virginia Employment Commission Field Office: Warsaw - Northern Neck One Stop	Comprehensive Center

Higher Education Facilities

Facility	Fall 05 Enrollment
Strayer University - Fredericksburg Campus	27,035‡
Northern Virginia Community College - Woodbridge Campus	6,817
University of Mary Washington - Fredericksburg Campus	3,876
Germanna Community College - Fredericksburg Campus	3,867
Germanna Community College - Locust Grove Campus	2,002
University of Mary Washington - College of Graduate & Professional Studies	858

Transportation

Interstates

Name	Distance
I-95	0.0 miles (0.0 km.)
I-66	32.7 miles (52.6 km.)
I-495	36.1 miles (58.0 km.)
I-395	36.3 miles (58.4 km.)
I-64	39.3 miles (63.3 km.)
I-295	40.6 miles (65.3 km.)
I-695	46.0 miles (74.1 km.)
I-195	46.9 miles (75.4 km.)

Note: Measured from border of locality/region.

Highways

Highway 1	Highway 3

Note: 4-Lane US Highways located within locality/region.

Commercial Air Service

Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C.	42.7 miles (68.7 km.)

Aeroflot Airlines	Air Canada	Air France
AirTran Airways	All Nippon Airways	America West Airlines
American Airlines	American Eagle	Austrian Airlines
British Airways	BWIA International Airways	Continental Airlines
Continental Express	Delta Air Lines	Delta Connection
Ethiopian Airlines	Grupo Taca International Airlines	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Korean Air Lines	Lufthansa German Airlines	Northwest Airlines
Saudi Arabian Airlines	United Airlines	United Express
US Airways	US Airways Express	Virgin Atlantic Airways
Alaska Airlines	Alitalia	American Connection
BMI/British Midland Airways	JetBlue Airways	LAB/Lloyd Aero Boliviano
South African Airlines	SAS/Scandinavian Airlines	TED

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.	43.5 miles (70.0 km.)

Air Canada	AirTran Airways	America West Airlines
American Airlines	American Eagle	Continental Airlines
Continental Express	Delta Air Lines	Delta Connection
Delta Shuttle	Frontier Airlines	Northwest Airlines
Spirit Airlines	United Airlines	US Airways
US Airways Express	US Airways Shuttle	Midwest Airlines
Alaska Airlines	ATA Airlines

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, Charlottesville, VA	51.4 miles (82.8 km.)

Comair/ Delta Connection	Northwest Airlines	United Express
US Airways Express

Richmond International Airport, Richmond, VA	53.3 miles (85.8 km.)

AirTran Airways	American Airlines	American Eagle
Comair/ Delta Connection	Continental Airlines	Delta Air Lines
Northwest Airlines	United Airlines	US Airways
JetBlue Airways

Note: Within 75 miles of nearest locality/region boundary.

General Aviation Service

Name	Runway Length
Shannon Airport, Fredericksburg, VA	2,910 ft (887 m)

Freight Rail Service

CSX Transportation

Ports

Name	Distance
Port of Richmond	58.0 miles (93.3 km)
Norfolk International Terminals	118.0 miles (189.9 km)

Note: Measured from center of locality/region

Utilities

Electric	Dominion Virginia Power
Natural Gas	Columbia Gas of Virginia
Telecommunications	Verizon-Virginia
Water	City of Fredericksburg
Waste Water Treatment	City of Fredericksburg
Solid Waste Disposal	Rappahannock Regional Landfill

Financial Institutions

Bank	1st Qtr 2006 Assets (in millions)
Bank of America, N.A.	$1,104,944.1
Wachovia Bank, N.A.	$496,566.0
SunTrust Bank	$178,281.6
BB&T Co. of Virginia	$23,297.2
Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B.	$14,296.9
Provident Bank of Maryland	$6,096.1
Union Bank & Trust Co.	$1,380.7
First Market Bank, FSB	$1,125.5
Virginia Heartland Bank	$281.1
Patriot Bank, N.A.	$252.9
Virginia Community Bank	$180.1
The National Bank of Fredericksburg	$162.0
Peoples Community Bank	$107.0

Government

The city of Fredericksburg has a City Manager and a seven-member City Council. The city has a comprehensive plan and zoning and subdivision ordinances.

Taxes

Localities in Virginia collect a 1% sales tax. They do not tax other items taxed at the State level.

Counties and cities in Virginia are separate taxing entities. Therefore, a company pays taxes to either a county or to a city.

If a company is located in a town, it pays town and county taxes except for utility taxes which are paid only to the town and the license tax which is paid only to the town unless town law permits the additional collection of a county tax.

Manufacturers pay real estate, machinery and tools, truck and automobile, utility, and sales taxes.

Nonmanufacturers pay real estate, tangible personal property, truck and automobile, utility, and sales taxes. They also may pay either a merchants' capital or a license tax.

Manufacturer's Tax Profile (Fredericksburg) 51630 MFG.PDF
Non-Manufacturer's Tax Profile (Fredericksburg) 51630 NMFG.PDF

Climate

Average Temperatures
January	35ºF (2ºC)
July	77ºF (25ºC)

Average Annual Precipitation
Rainfall	38.40" (97.54 cm)
Snowfall	16.00" (40.64 cm)

Community Facilities

Mary Washington is a modern, full-service regional facility featuring a 24-hour emergency room, surgical and critical care divisions, and a dialysis unit in the newly designated Medical Center District.

The hospital has 310 beds, 12 operating rooms, and space and engineering for advanced services, including cardiac, neuroscience, and OB/Neonatology procedures. A 60-bed psychiatric treatment facility also exists in the district. The 80,000 square foot Thompkins-Martin medical office building connects on three floors to the new hospital. The Cancer Center of Virginia, Pratt Medical Center, Medic-l, and several private clinics also offer both specialized care and general medical services for the region. Emergency air transport is available.

Nine nursing homes provide extended care for the area.

Thirty-four Protestant churches, one Catholic church, one Greek Orthodox church, and one Jewish synagogue are located within the city limits. Many additional congregations exist throughout the adjoining counties in the region.

The Rappahannock Regional Library system operates its primary facility in the city. This system maintains a collection in excess of 350,000 volumes and provides a full range of special programs for children and adults. Additionally, the Mary Washington College Library collection of over 300,000 volumes is accessible to the public.

Historic downtown Fredericksburg presents shoppers with a vast choice of specialty, retail, craft, and antique shops in restored 18th and 19th century buildings. The downtown area also offers a variety of restaurants. Outlying malls and shopping centers feature hundreds of additional stores, including major department stores, boutiques and specialty shops, restaurants, and cinemas to meet the needs of this growing retail market.

Lifestyle

Outstanding cultural and entertainment events are available both within the community and within an hour's drive. Mary Washington College, in conjunction with the Fredericksburg Theater Company, presents very popular dramatic performances. The College/ Community Orchestra schedule of regular concerts draws rave reviews and large audiences. Both Washington, D.C. and Richmond provide unlimited choices in the arts, drama, dance, music, and professional or collegiate sporting events.

Fredericksburg provides a well-rounded public and private recreation program with facilities including playgrounds, ball fields, tennis courts, riverfront parks with boat ramps, and hiking/fitness trails. The city operates several parks, including the 877-acre Motts Run facility with a 126-acre lake. Organized athletic and special instructional programs and events are sponsored by the city recreation department and receive enormous public participation. The Fredericksburg/Stafford Park Authority operates several parks, including a 211-acre recreation area located on both sides of the Rappahannock River. Seven golf courses are available in the community.

The National Park Service administers the area's four Civil War battlefields that are located around the region. The Battlefield Museum is located in the center of the city. The 40-block historic district, in downtown Fredericksburg and the surrounding neighborhoods, is a focal point for numerous seasonal festivals such as the Christmas Candlelight Tour of historic homes, the Spring Garden Tour, and the Summer Heritage Festival. Numerous additional 18th and 19th century historic attractions include the James Monroe Law Office, Rising Sun Tavern, Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, and Kenmore.

Paramount's Kings Dominion, a major amusement and theme park, is approximately 30 minutes south of Fredericksburg via I-95 and provides exciting family entertainment.

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