Census tract · Frederick County

Census Tract 501, Frederick County, Virginia

Census Tract 501, GEOID 51069050100, in Frederick County, Virginia, partly within Brucetown. 7,847 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±788); the 2020 Census counted 6,758.

Residents, 2020-2024

7,847

±788 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 6,758

Median household income

$104,053

±$16,631 (90% margin)
Frederick County: $97,606

Median home value

$412,100

±$33,724 (90% margin)
Frederick County: $386,000

Median gross rent

$2,022

±$276 (90% margin)
Frederick County: $1,507

Where is Census Tract 501?

Census Tract 501 is one of 19 census tracts in Frederick County, Virginia. It covers 24.80 square miles of land, 273 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 51069050100, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 501 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Brucetown3%
Census Tract 501 (marked with a dot) in Frederick County, Virginia. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
101.02502511.02 501 5 mi
Census Tract 501 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Frederick County.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 501: Tract 101.02 in Clarke County ($147,772), Tract 502 ($98,333), Tract 511.02 ($61,519) and Tract 511.04 ($137,109). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 501?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 501's population at 7,847 (±788) in 2,693 households; the 2020 Census counted 6,758 residents and 2,689 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 501Frederick CountyVirginia
Total population 7,847 ±788 95,008 8,705,170
Households 2,693 ±214 35,385 3,365,732
Average household size 2.91 ±0.23 2.64 2.52
Housing units 2,758 ±193 37,288 3,684,756

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 501?

The median resident of Census Tract 501 is 36.0 years old; 24.3% are under 18 and 12.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 82.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 7.5%. 7.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 501Frederick CountyVirginia
Median age 36.0 ±3.0 40.8 39.0
Under 18 years 24.3% ±3.3 pts 22.7% 21.7%
65 years and over 12.6% ±2.7 pts 18.8% 16.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.5% ±2.3 pts 12.5% 11.0%
White alone, not Hispanic 82.0% ±4.4 pts 77.4% 58.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 3.8% ±2.6 pts 4.4% 18.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 4.5% ±2.6 pts 1.9% 6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.5 pts 0.1% 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.5 pts 0.0% 0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 2.0% ±1.4 pts 3.1% 4.7%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.3% ±0.4 pts 0.5% 0.6%
Born outside the United States 7.0% ±3.4 pts 7.8% 13.1%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 10.2% ±3.6 pts 11.9% 17.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 9.3% ±3.8 pts 9.5% 9.4%
With a disability 8.1% ±2.8 pts 12.0% 12.5%
No health insurance coverage 3.7% ±2.0 pts 6.4% 6.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 92.0% ±3.6 pts 89.9% 91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 43.4% ±7.0 pts 31.9% 42.2%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 14.3% ±4.1 pts 12.8% 18.5%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 90.9% ±4.7 pts 89.6% 86.9%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 501 earn?

Half of the 2,693 households in Census Tract 501 earn less than $104,053 a year (±$16,631), against $97,606 across Frederick County: 8th highest of the county's 19 tracts with a reliable estimate. 4.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 501Frederick CountyVirginia
Median household income $104,053 ±$16,631 $97,606 $93,170
Mean household income $131,821 ±$16,472 $122,937 $128,260
Per capita income $47,499 ±$6,247 $47,711 $50,666
People below the poverty line 4.5% ±2.9 pts 6.8% 9.9%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 3.0% ±3.5 pts 7.8% 12.3%
Households receiving SNAP 4.5% ±3.0 pts 5.8% 9.1%
Households with a computer 91.1% ±5.3 pts 94.0% 95.4%
Households with a broadband subscription 88.2% ±5.6 pts 90.9% 91.0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 501?

Owners occupy 82.8% of Census Tract 501's occupied homes and renters 17.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $412,100 by its owner (±$33,724). The median renter pays $2,022 a month including utilities, and 35.8% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 501Frederick CountyVirginia
Median home value (owner-occupied) $412,100 ±$33,724 $386,000 $383,700
Median gross rent $2,022 ±$276 $1,507 $1,579
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 35.8% ±18.2 pts 33.0% 39.4%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,930 ±$163 $1,893 $2,127
Owner-occupied homes 82.8% ±5.0 pts 79.3% 67.3%
Renter-occupied homes 17.2% ±5.0 pts 20.7% 32.7%
Housing units 2,758 ±193 37,288 3,684,756
Single-family detached homes 65.4% ±8.0 pts 76.7% 61.3%
Mobile homes 9.0% ±5.4 pts 5.8% 4.3%
Built 2020 or later 7.8% ±4.9 pts 3.5% 1.7%
Built 2010 to 2019 31.1% ±7.7 pts 16.0% 9.9%
Built 1939 or earlier 3.5% ±2.8 pts 3.5% 7.0%
Households with no vehicle 2.4% ±2.1 pts 3.3% 6.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 501 get to work?

78.9% of Census Tract 501's workers drive alone and 11.3% work from home. The average trip to work takes 31.6 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 501Frederick CountyVirginia
In the labor force (age 16+) 74.0% ±4.6 pts 64.9% 65.4%
Unemployment rate 4.0% ±2.9 pts 4.2% 4.3%
Drove alone to work 78.9% ±6.4 pts 76.6% 67.6%
Carpooled 9.1% ±4.3 pts 8.9% 8.0%
Public transportation 0.0% ±0.9 pts 0.2% 2.3%
Walked 0.0% ±0.9 pts 0.8% 2.1%
Worked from home 11.3% ±4.5 pts 12.3% 18.3%
Mean travel time to work 31.6 min ±3.6 32.4 min 27.3 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 501 compare with the other tracts in Frederick County?

Among Frederick County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 501 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 501's rank among the tracts of Frederick County
MeasureIn Frederick County
Population2nd of 19
Residents per square mile11th of 19
Median household income8th of 19
Per capita income11th of 19
Median home value8th of 19
Median gross rent2nd of 17
Poverty rate11th of 14
Bachelor's degree or higher3rd of 19
Median age15th of 19
Owner-occupied share10th of 19

The tracts next to it on Frederick County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 508.015th$112,383±$13,914 · within the margin of this tract6,998
Tract 5036th$111,250±$18,135 · within the margin of this tract6,362
Tract 5067th$106,964±$21,298 · within the margin of this tract4,958
Tract 5018th$104,053±$16,6317,847
Tract 504.029th$100,167±$47,179 · within the margin of this tract2,774
Tract 511.0310th$99,960±$36,791 · within the margin of this tract4,707
Tract 50511th$98,576±$15,227 · within the margin of this tract6,046

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 501?

1 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 501 on this page carries a coefficient of variation over 40% and is marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections