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Assertions that the younger generation is becoming “extinct” in the county appear to be born out by data on age distribution. In the Planning District, Rappahannock, with 17 per cent, has the highest percentage of population over 60 years of age. Twenty-one per cent of county residents are between 20 and 40 years of age, 40 per cent between 40 and 70 years or older and 39.1 per cent between one and 20 years of age.
These age distribution statistics become “significant when it is remembered that the young and the old are generally dependent, nonworking members of the community. A relatively low percentage of working people in an area usually indicates that per capita income will be low and that the general economic and housing vitality of the area will not be on a par with other areas,” states the report.
It goes on to say that a large top and bottom age distribution pattern is typical for many rural areas. “It is probable that this pattern has been changing in the last ten years; however, this is only beginning to show in population figures. As primary roads in the District have improved, the commuting work force has increased rapidly. This means that people who might have moved out of the District can now continue to live there while working elsewhere. It also indicates that people presently employed outside the District can reside in the District.”
According to the Housing Plan, Rappahannock has the highest percentage of families below the national poverty level in the Planning District. On the basis of 1970 U.S. Census reports, 403 families, or 30.5 per cent, have incomes below poverty status. The average income for those
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