COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Richmond County

North Carolina · 44,518 residents · 474 sq mi

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Richmond County is home to 44,518 people in North Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $39,700. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 18%. Median rent is $301 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

44,518

−4%vs 2000

vs 46,564 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−4%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

474 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202442K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(3,003)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(3,140)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(3,405)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(3,661)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(2,979)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(6,672)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(6,703)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(4,410)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(4,319)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(3,912)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(1,825)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(489)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,953

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,830 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,841

−32%vs 2000

vs $14,485 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.8%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,700

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$301

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $404 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.3%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.9% in 2000

27.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.4%(29,522)

Black30.4%(14,160)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(1,319)

Asian0.6%(299)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.2%(30,825)

Black29%(12,888)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(307)

Asian0.2%(87)

Other1.6%(718)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.1%(2,592)

Puerto Rican0.9%(375)

South American0.2%(98)

Colombian0.2%(93)

Spaniard0.2%(65)

Cuban0.1%(62)

Central American0.1%(43)

Panamanian0.1%(42)

Peruvian0%(5)

Honduran0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(150)

Korean0.2%(83)

Vietnamese0.1%(54)

Filipino0.1%(38)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0%(2)

Ancestry

American8.5%(3,584)

English7.4%(3,118)

Irish4.6%(1,967)

German3.6%(1,534)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(1,041)

Scottish2%(849)

Italian1.7%(733)

French0.6%(251)

Danish0.4%(185)

Polish0.3%(136)

West Indian0.2%(82)

Dutch0.2%(78)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

British0.2%(64)

Russian0.1%(61)

Ukrainian0.1%(59)

Subsaharan African0.1%(55)

Norwegian0.1%(52)

Croatian0.1%(44)

Welsh0.1%(32)

Arab0.1%(29)

Czech0.1%(28)

Swiss0.1%(23)

Egyptian0.1%(22)

Haitian0.1%(22)

Jamaican0.1%(22)

French Canadian0%(18)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(17)

Swedish0%(16)

Portuguese0%(11)

Slovene0%(11)

Lithuanian0%(10)

Serbian0%(10)

Hungarian0%(9)

Greek0%(8)

Lebanese0%(7)

Austrian0%(7)

Slovak0%(7)

Turkish0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.9%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.4%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.8 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 15.0 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 married36.3%(5,979)

Married46.1%(7,582)

Widowed4.1%(679)

Divorced13.5%(2,222)

Women 15+

Never married33.9%(6,027)

Married42.7%(7,607)

Widowed11.1%(1,984)

Divorced12.3%(2,182)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.6%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 19.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.1%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.5%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.0%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.0%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% 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)18.2%(335)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(417)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.6%(783)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(34)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,838 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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