CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Richfield

North Carolina · 540 residents · 2.42 sq mi

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Richfield is home to 540 people in North Carolina. Median home value sits at $45,000. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $320 a month at the median. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $27,308, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

540

+5%vs 2000

vs 515 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.0

−17%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.42 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024937

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(47)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(46)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910%(54)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.4%(51)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(79)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(74)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.8%(80)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645%(27)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(15)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,308

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,083 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,755

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,334 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.0%

+6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,000

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$320

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $556 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.7%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

29.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.9%(422)

Black14.4%(74)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(1)

Asian2.1%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.6%(457)

Black10.9%(59)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian4.4%(24)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.7%(16)

South American0.9%(8)

Colombian0.9%(8)

Spaniard0.2%(2)

Asian origin

Hmong11.7%(110)

Ancestry

English28.8%(270)

German24.8%(232)

Scotch-Irish10%(94)

Irish8.4%(79)

American6.3%(59)

British2.2%(21)

Italian2.1%(20)

Scottish0.9%(8)

Polish0.7%(7)

Norwegian0.5%(5)

French0.4%(4)

Austrian0.3%(3)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.3%(3)

Romanian0.3%(3)

Swedish0.3%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Hmong population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.3%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.8%

−13.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.1%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.5 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 13.7 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 married48.4%(186)

Married47.1%(181)

Widowed1.3%(5)

Divorced3.1%(12)

Women 15+

Never married28.9%(105)

Married54.3%(197)

Widowed10.7%(39)

Divorced6.1%(22)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.7%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.2%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.0%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 78.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.4% 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)46.2%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.1%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 13 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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