Richlands is home to 2,335 people in North Carolina. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 1,407 people. The median age is 29.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. People stay put here: 68% were in the same home a year ago. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Median rent is $798 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,163, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 108%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Richlands
What changed most since 1990
Population996 → 2,335(+134%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age35.1 → 29.5(−5.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$106,563 → $248,800(+133%)US over the same years: +67%
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)71.6%(154)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)58.1%(125)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.1%(26)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 215 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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Over time
Richlands, decade by decade
Richlands population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
996
$41,807
$106,563
12.5%
48.3
2000
928
$36,912
$119,683
13.0%
54.4
2010
1,520
$54,717
$203,270
14.1%
60.3
2020
2,287
$63,098
$213,682
18.5%
70.7
2024
2,335
$65,163
$248,800
38.1%
62.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
