Charles City County vs Rappahannock County

A side-by-side comparison of Charles City County and Rappahannock County: population, income, housing, and more.

Charles City County and Rappahannock County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rappahannock County has the higher population (7,409 vs 6,686 in Charles City County). Rappahannock County has the higher median household income ($98,125 vs $70,339 in Charles City County). Rappahannock County has the higher median home value ($490,200 vs $224,100 in Charles City County).

Population, income & housing

	Charles City County	Rappahannock County
Population	6,686	7,409
Median age	52.6 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,339	$98,125
Median home value	$224,100	$490,200
Median gross rent	$1,076	$1,384
Housing units	3,269	3,848
Homeownership rate	85.7%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charles City County	Rappahannock County
Population	7,014 → 6,686 (-4.7%)	7,378 → 7,409 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$57,198 → $70,339 (+23.0%)	$74,284 → $98,125 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$167,900 → $224,100 (+33.5%)	$377,700 → $490,200 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,076 (+32.3%)	$1,055 → $1,384 (+31.2%)

Charles City County

Population

7,0146,686

Median household income

$57,198$70,339

Median home value

$167,900$224,100

Median gross rent

$813$1,076

Rappahannock County

Population

7,3787,409

Median household income

$74,284$98,125

Median home value

$377,700$490,200

Median gross rent

$1,055$1,384

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charles City County	Rappahannock County
Under 5	3.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	10.8%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.7%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.6%
35 to 44	9.3%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.9%	10.8%
55 to 64	20.1%	17.5%
65 to 74	15.9%	15.2%
75 and over	10.2%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charles City County	Rappahannock County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.3%	85.7%
Black or African American	40.3%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.7%	0.3%
Asian	1.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.8%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charles City County	Rappahannock County
No high school diploma	11.8%	8.2%
High school graduate	43.5%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	15.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charles City County	Rappahannock County
Drove alone	83.8%	69.0%
Carpooled	5.5%	5.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.7%
Walked	0.1%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	19.5%
Other means	2.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charles City County	Rappahannock County
1-unit, detached	85.3%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Charles City County	Rappahannock County
Poverty rate	11.4%	9.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	34	36
Median year structure built	1990	1981