Census tract · Rappahannock County

Census Tract 9502, Rappahannock County, Virginia

Census Tract 9502, GEOID 51157950200, in Rappahannock County, Virginia, partly within Sperryville and Flint Hill. 4,551 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±431); the 2020 Census counted 4,619.

Residents, 2020-2024

4,551

±431 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 4,619

Median household income

$91,818

±$22,987 (90% margin)
Rappahannock County: $83,380

Median home value

$534,800

±$114,375 (90% margin)
Rappahannock County: $506,400

Median gross rent

$1,448

±$867 (90% margin)
Rappahannock County: $1,290

Where is Census Tract 9502?

Census Tract 9502 is one of 2 census tracts in Rappahannock County, Virginia. It covers 163.29 square miles of land, 28 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 51157950200, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 9502 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Sperryville3%
Flint Hill0%
Census Tract 9502 (marked with a dot) in Rappahannock County, Virginia. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
9301.039302.029302.039302.049302.023039501 9502 10 mi
Census Tract 9502 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Rappahannock County.

7 census tracts border Census Tract 9502: Tract 9301.03 in Culpeper County ($114,871), Tract 9302.02 in Culpeper County ($105,038), Tract 9302.03 in Fauquier County ($136,139), Tract 9302.04 in Fauquier County ($160,143), Tract 9302.02 in Madison County ($82,283), Tract 303 in Page County ($56,048) and Tract 9501 ($72,279). 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 9502?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 9502's population at 4,551 (±431) in 1,884 households; the 2020 Census counted 4,619 residents and 2,373 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9502Rappahannock CountyVirginia
Total population 4,551 ±431 7,427 8,705,170
Households 1,884 ±178 2,985 3,365,732
Average household size 2.41 ±0.22 2.48 2.52
Housing units 2,368 ±132 3,865 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 9502?

The median resident of Census Tract 9502 is 54.4 years old; 13.2% are under 18 and 27.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 79.9%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 7.6%. 7.7% 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 9502Rappahannock CountyVirginia
Median age 54.4 ±5.1 50.6 39.0
Under 18 years 13.2% ±4.6 pts 17.2% 21.7%
65 years and over 27.7% ±4.1 pts 27.8% 16.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.6% ±0.8 pts 4.8% 11.0%
White alone, not Hispanic 79.9% ±5.1 pts 82.4% 58.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 2.9% ±2.6 pts 3.6% 18.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.3% ±0.6 pts 0.2% 6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.5% ±1.0 pts 0.5% 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.9 pts 0.0% 0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 4.8% ±3.5 pts 4.1% 4.7%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 4.0% ±4.5 pts 4.5% 0.6%
Born outside the United States 7.7% ±3.7 pts 5.9% 13.1%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 6.7% ±3.1 pts 4.6% 17.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 7.8% ±2.8 pts 10.3% 9.4%
With a disability 10.9% ±4.6 pts 12.1% 12.5%
No health insurance coverage 14.5% ±5.6 pts 10.8% 6.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 92.0% ±4.4 pts 91.4% 91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 35.8% ±7.3 pts 33.3% 42.2%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 12.9% ±4.6 pts 13.3% 18.5%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 84.2% ±7.4 pts 87.2% 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 9502 earn?

Half of the 1,884 households in Census Tract 9502 earn less than $91,818 a year (±$22,987), against $83,380 across Rappahannock County. 13.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9502Rappahannock CountyVirginia
Median household income $91,818 ±$22,987 $83,380 $93,170
Mean household income $148,268 ±$22,938 $133,486 $128,260
Per capita income $66,036 ±$9,725 $56,313 $50,666
People below the poverty line 13.8% ±6.6 pts 10.3% 9.9%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 28.7% ±24.9 pts 15.5% 12.3%
Households receiving SNAP 3.5% ±4.1 pts 5.4% 9.1%
Households with a computer 99.2% ±1.3 pts 97.0% 95.4%
Households with a broadband subscription 93.9% ±4.6 pts 90.6% 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 9502?

Owners occupy 78.9% of Census Tract 9502's occupied homes and renters 21.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $534,800 by its owner (±$114,375). The median renter pays $1,448 a month including utilities, and 41.5% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9502Rappahannock CountyVirginia
Median home value (owner-occupied) $534,800 ±$114,375 $506,400 $383,700
Median gross rent $1,448 ±$867 $1,290 $1,579
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 41.5% ±23.5 pts 30.8% 39.4%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,968 ±$298 $1,906 $2,127
Owner-occupied homes 78.9% ±6.5 pts 73.4% 67.3%
Renter-occupied homes 21.1% ±6.5 pts 26.6% 32.7%
Housing units 2,368 ±132 3,865 3,684,756
Single-family detached homes 97.4% ±3.0 pts 96.9% 61.3%
Mobile homes 0.0% ±1.7 pts 0.3% 4.3%
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±1.7 pts 0.0% 1.7%
Built 2010 to 2019 4.7% ±3.3 pts 4.0% 9.9%
Built 1939 or earlier 16.0% ±6.2 pts 18.9% 7.0%
Households with no vehicle 1.2% ±1.7 pts 1.9% 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 9502 get to work?

65.0% of Census Tract 9502's workers drive alone and 20.3% work from home. The average trip to work takes 38.0 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 10.7%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9502Rappahannock CountyVirginia
In the labor force (age 16+) 63.2% ±5.7 pts 59.4% 65.4%
Unemployment rate 10.7% ±5.2 pts 9.2% 4.3%
Drove alone to work 65.0% ±9.2 pts 70.9% 67.6%
Carpooled 4.6% ±4.5 pts 4.3% 8.0%
Public transportation 1.4% ±1.3 pts 1.0% 2.3%
Walked 6.6% ±5.4 pts 5.3% 2.1%
Worked from home 20.3% ±8.0 pts 17.2% 18.3%
Mean travel time to work 38.0 min ±6.1 35.7 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 9502 compare with the other tracts in Rappahannock County?

Rappahannock County has only two tracts, too few for a rank to say anything; the comparison above sets Census Tract 9502 beside the county and the state.

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 9502?

2 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 9502 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are 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