King and Queen County vs Rappahannock County

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

King and Queen 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 6,676 in King and Queen County). Rappahannock County has the higher median household income ($98,125 vs $72,851 in King and Queen County). Rappahannock County has the higher median home value ($490,200 vs $240,900 in King and Queen County).

Population, income & housing

	King and Queen County	Rappahannock County
Population	6,676	7,409
Median age	49.0 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,851	$98,125
Median home value	$240,900	$490,200
Median gross rent	$982	$1,384
Housing units	3,485	3,848
Homeownership rate	77.4%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	King and Queen County	Rappahannock County
Population	7,042 → 6,676 (-5.2%)	7,378 → 7,409 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$63,982 → $72,851 (+13.9%)	$74,284 → $98,125 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$183,200 → $240,900 (+31.5%)	$377,700 → $490,200 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$968 → $982 (+1.4%)	$1,055 → $1,384 (+31.2%)

King and Queen County

Population

7,0426,676

Median household income

$63,982$72,851

Median home value

$183,200$240,900

Median gross rent

$968$982

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)

	King and Queen County	Rappahannock County
Under 5	4.5%	3.1%
5 to 17	13.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	10.9%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.1%
45 to 54	14.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	17.7%	17.5%
65 to 74	15.6%	15.2%
75 and over	8.0%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	King and Queen County	Rappahannock County
White (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	85.7%
Black or African American	23.8%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.8%
Two or more races	5.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	King and Queen County	Rappahannock County
No high school diploma	10.0%	8.2%
High school graduate	38.7%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	15.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	King and Queen County	Rappahannock County
Drove alone	77.9%	69.0%
Carpooled	9.6%	5.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.7%
Walked	0.8%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	19.5%
Other means	0.3%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	King and Queen County	Rappahannock County
1-unit, detached	80.3%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	King and Queen County	Rappahannock County
Poverty rate	18.5%	9.5%
Average household size	2.37	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	36	36
Median year structure built	1990	1981