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Rappahannock County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Rappahannock County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Rappahannock County is a small, rural Virginia county with a population of 7,409 that grew just 1.1% over five years, reflecting its limited economic scale and a median age of 50.6 years. The labor force is relatively constrained, with a 59.9% participation rate and 7.3% unemployment, though 35.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median household income reaches $83,380. Housing costs are notable for a county of this size, with a median home value of $490,200 and a mean commute of 36.4 minutes, suggesting many residents work outside the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

7,409

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$83,380

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

50.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.1% since 2018

Rappahannock County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,161 (83.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone547 (7.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races300 (4.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone267 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race104 (1.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone34 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish273
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic37
  3. 3.Other Indo-European35
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island23
  5. 5.Arabic7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

634

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,309

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$57,136

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance644
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services617
  3. 3.Construction (Group)527
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)365
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing265

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,355
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations663
  3. 3.Service Occupations651
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations456
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations261

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.30×)556
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.94×)127
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.54×)253
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.52×)655
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.21×)200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$490,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,384/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999451 (20.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999439 (20.0%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999382 (17.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999225 (10.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999210 (9.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999171 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,845

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

35.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,372 (70.9%)
  • Worked At Home574 (17.2%)
  • Walked179 (5.3%)
  • Carpooled144 (4.3%)
  • Other45 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit32 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.