Demographics of Rappahannock County, Virginia

Rappahannock County, Virginia had 7,439 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +117 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rappahannock County, in four figures

7,439
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.6%
Change since July 2020: +117 people.; 50.6 ±3.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $83,380 ±$18,445
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Rappahannock County, Virginia's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rappahannock County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Rappahannock County, Virginia's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rappahannock County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,322	100.0	100.0
2021	7,435	101.5	100.2
2022	7,444	101.7	100.7
2023	7,448	101.7	101.6
2024	7,443	101.7	102.5
2025	7,439	101.6	103.1

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Population of Rappahannock County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	7,322	−29	−8	0	−18
2021	7,435	+113	−38	+6	+151
2022	7,444	+9	−66	−2	+75
2023	7,448	+4	−30	+13	+20
2024	7,443	−5	−48	+8	+37
2025	7,439	−4	−50	−3	+51

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.6 ±3.3: for men 47.8 ±2.8 and for women 53.4 ±3.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rappahannock County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	222 ±75	3.0% ±1.0	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,052 ±229	14.2% ±3.1	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	424 ±133	5.7% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,639 ±317	22.1% ±4.3	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,022 ±243	27.2% ±3.3	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,068 ±257	27.8% ±3.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $83,380 ±$18,445, and income per person $56,313 ±$6,279, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Rappahannock County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	370 ±159	12.4% ±5.3	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	404 ±151	13.5% ±5.0	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	607 ±171	20.3% ±5.6	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	346 ±132	11.6% ±4.4	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	370 ±138	12.4% ±4.6	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	279 ±118	9.3% ±3.9	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	609 ±167	20.4% ±5.4	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Rappahannock County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	761 ±328	10.3% ±4.4	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	38 to 356	3.4% to 27.5%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	204 to 604	11.3% ±5.5	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	67 to 253	2.7% to 9.8%	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rappahannock County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rappahannock County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	3,865 ±14	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.2% ±5.1	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.8% ±5.0	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.4% ±4.8	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.6% ±5.2	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$506,400 ±$94,333	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,290 ±$403	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±3	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Rappahannock County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	358 ±0	4.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,118 ±223	82.4% ±3.0	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	122 to 412	1.6% to 5.5%	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.6%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 84	0% to 1.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	119 to 545	1.6% to 7.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	143 to 465	1.9% to 6.3%	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Rappahannock County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	3,845 ±319	51.8% ±4.3	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,028 ±280	40.8% ±3.8	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22 to 216	0.3% to 2.9%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	435 ±182	5.9% ±2.5	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	111 to 413	1.5% to 5.6%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	62 to 284	0.8% to 3.8%	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Rappahannock County among the counties of Virginia

121st of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Rappahannock County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cumberland County	10,352	+6.9%
Richmond County	9,294	+4.2%
Mathews County	8,529	+0.1%
Franklin city	8,478	+4.1%
Lexington city	7,769	+6.2%
Rappahannock County	7,439	+1.6%
King and Queen County	6,743	+2.4%
Buena Vista city	6,672	+0.8%
Galax city	6,670	−0.7%
Charles City County	6,623	−1.8%
Surry County	6,603	+0.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026