Fredericktown is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 4,581 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fredericktown is the 157th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities, Fredericktown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Fredericktown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fredericktown is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fredericktown who work in sales jobs (15.63%), healthcare suport services (10.47%), and business and financial occupations (9.62%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.36% 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. One of the benefits of Fredericktown is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.04 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The population of Fredericktown overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Fredericktown, 21.36% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fredericktown in 2022 was $34,523, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,092 for a family of four. However, Fredericktown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Fredericktown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fredericktown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fredericktown include German, English, Irish, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Fredericktown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
