| ECONOMY | Fredericksburg | Ashland | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.30% | 9.40% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 3.75% | 1.58% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 43.20% | 33.76% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 8.25% | 0.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 0.00% | 9.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $27,255 | $28,397 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $47,775 | $42,233 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 11.16% | 17.07% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 11.22% | 13.63% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 13.06% | 11.96% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 16.92% | 13.98% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 22.55% | 16.29% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 11.18% | 11.53% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 9.02% | 10.01% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 3.53% | 4.02% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.25% | 1.39% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.10% | 0.12% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 12.58% | 14.13% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 19.75% | 35.59% | 20.61% |
| Service | 19.13% | 19.23% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 26.33% | 21.11% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 1.96% | 0.33% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 10.13% | 3.50% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 10.10% | 6.10% | 14.05% |