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about $10,000 less, (’lose to 66 percent of the population 16 years and older are in the labor force. That percent drops to 57 percent for women in the same age range. On the plus side for women, 39 percent of the businesses in this county are owned by women compared with 27.5 percent state-wide and 26 percent in the nation.
Housing
More homes were built before 1939 than in any decade since. Our building boom seems to have occurred in the 70s and 80’s when 35 percent of the homes standing for the 2000 census were built. So it’s possible to say that most of the homes hre either over 60 years old or in their mid-twenties.
Seventy-seven percent of the homes in Rappahannock are valued between $50,000 and $199,999 with 18 valued at over $1,000,000 and 48 valued at under $50,000.
Most (75.2 percent) are homeowners and more have a mortgage than don’t. Mortgage payments average $975 a month.
Of the 3,303 housing units in the county, 515 are vacant (309 are for seasonal, recreational or occasional use ). Of the occupied housing units, 691 or 24.8 percent are rentals.
Education
More have graduated from high school than not (76 percent), and most of those graduating continued with their education. Some 23 percent received a bachelor’s degree or higher. According to the census almost 21 percent were enrolled in school.
Employment
When it comes to statistics on commuting, Rappahannock is interesting. Of course most drive alone to work (and at 75 percent that puts us right in with the
See CENSUS, Page A8
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