CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rich Square

North Carolina · 1,048 residents · 3.09 sq mi

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With 1,048 people, Rich Square is a city in North Carolina. The median age is 42.8, about 10 years above the US median. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $38,400. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $282 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,048

+13%vs 2000

vs 931 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.8

−1%vs 2000

vs 43.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.09 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024880

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(62)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(57)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(57)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(57)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(47)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(132)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(141)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(92)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(110)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7415.1%(158)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.5%(100)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.3%(35)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,989

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,656 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,594

−27%vs 2000

vs $13,079 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.8%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,400

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $445 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.0%

+6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.7% in 2000

21.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic42.4%(395)

Black55.6%(518)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(10)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic55.9%(586)

Black43.2%(453)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(22)

Asian0.3%(3)

Other0.6%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(10)

Puerto Rican0.6%(5)

Central American0.6%(5)

Salvadoran0.6%(5)

Ancestry

American14.9%(131)

English5%(44)

Irish4.4%(39)

German2%(18)

Greek1.5%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(4)

Swedish0.3%(3)

Polish0.1%(1)

Russian0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Greek population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.7%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.5 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 14.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.7%(156)

Married44%(157)

Widowed6.4%(23)

Divorced5.9%(21)

Women 15+

Never married31.8%(148)

Married34%(158)

Widowed24.5%(114)

Divorced9.7%(45)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.8%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 17.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.7%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

37.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.2%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.2%

+8.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)1.5%(1)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era80.6%(54)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 67 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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