Richmond County, North Carolina

Interactive maps and statistics for Richmond County, North Carolina: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside North Carolina and the United States.

Richmond County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (147th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Richmond County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	42,344	10,730,404	334,922,499	1162nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$44,883	$72,388	$80,734	2968th of 3,221
Median Age	40.5	39.1	38.9	1965th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.0%	35.7%	35.7%	2673rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$127,800	$288,900	$332,700	2534th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$724	$1,228	$1,413	2619th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.2%	13.0%	12.5%	225th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.8%	4.7%	5.2%	147th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	89.4	220.7	n/a	1066th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.1%	9.1%	14.1%	1198th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.5	n/a	n/a	2911th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.9%	66.6%	65.2%	2674th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.1	25.1	26.4	1642nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.4%	16.3%	15.1%	2827th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.1%	n/a	n/a	1013th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.0%	47.2%	46.9%	2911th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.6%	n/a	n/a	2235th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Richmond County, North Carolina

Statistic	Richmond County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	54.7%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.8%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	31.2%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	59.6	58.4	61.4

Age in Richmond County, North Carolina

Statistic	Richmond County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	40.5	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	23.5%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Richmond County, North Carolina

Statistic	Richmond County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	17,026	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.0%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.3%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.0%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.0%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	35.0%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Richmond County, North Carolina

Statistic	Richmond County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,908	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.6%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.1%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.2%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.5%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.2%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	48.6%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	28.6%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Richmond County, North Carolina

Statistic	Richmond County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	19,893	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.4%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.0%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.4%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.1%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,138	$1,896	n/a

Education in Richmond County, North Carolina

Statistic	Richmond County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	16.5%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.8%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.6%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.4%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.7%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Richmond County, North Carolina

Statistic	Richmond County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.3%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.8%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.2%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.0%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.7%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Richmond County, North Carolina

Statistic	Richmond County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.3%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.3%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.9%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.7%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.9%	10.0%	16.7%

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