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Fredericksburg, OH

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Overview


Fredericksburg is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 405 people and just one neighborhood, Fredericksburg is the 703rd largest community in Ohio. Fredericksburg has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

Fredericksburg real estate is some of the most expensive in Ohio, although Fredericksburg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Fredericksburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.85% of the Fredericksburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Fredericksburg is a village of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fredericksburg who work in sales jobs (9.81%), business and financial occupations (7.94%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (7.01%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Fredericksburg is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Fredericksburg a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Fredericksburg has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Fredericksburg’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Being a small village, Fredericksburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The citizens of Fredericksburg are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.47% of adults in Fredericksburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Fredericksburg in 2018 was $28,138, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,552 for a family of four. However, Fredericksburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fredericksburg include German, English, Irish, Swiss, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Fredericksburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and West Germanic languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Modes of Transportation

Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (42.1%) than in 99.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

Also, if your dream is to be able to ride your bike to work each day, look no further than this unique neighborhood. With 7.2% of residents in the neighborhood commuting on a bicycle to and from work daily, this neighborhood has more bicycle commuters than 99.2% of all neighborhoods in the U.S., according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis.

Finally, more people in choose to walk to work each day (16.3%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice.

Car Ownership

American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. 66.7% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Occupations

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 53.3% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 99.4% of American neighborhoods.

People

According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Ohio. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 96.6% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Ohio. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 6.3% have Dutch ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 77.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. This is a higher percentage than 100.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Fredericksburg are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.4% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 52.3% of America's neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 53.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 16.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.7%), and 11.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is German/Yiddish, spoken by 77.5% of households. Some people also speak English (21.4%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Fredericksburg, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.8%). There are also a number of people of Swiss ancestry (8.9%), and residents who report Dutch roots (6.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (2.6%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (1.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (42.1%) carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work. In addition, quite a number also drive alone in a private automobile to get to work (20.8%) and 16.3% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. Despite relying on the automobile to get to work, residents of this neighborhood share the ride more than most neighborhoods, reducing traffic, pollution, and saving money.


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