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County residents has increased steadily since 1950. At that point, the median number of school years completed by males in the county was 5.8 and by females 6.8. These numbers increased to 6.3 and 7.5 by 1960 and were 7.4 and 8.6 in 1970.
According to the background information in the draft plan, median income of Rappahannock families increased from $989 to $6,077 between 1950 and 1970. The county’s median family income between 1960 and 1970 climbed faster than the state’s, increasing by 109 per cent compared to 82 per cent for Virginia as a whole.
Estimates from the TayloeMurphy Institute project median incomes for Rappahannock County families at $9,073 in 1975 and $12,999 in 1980.
Agriculture Down
The data presented the planners by Capelle shows the percentage of county residents employed in agriculture dropping from 56.2 per cent in 1950 to 37.3
84.1%