Richmond County, NC

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2023 Population

42,818

0.767% 1-year decline

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.3

0.499% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

25.2%

9.38% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$43,626

3% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$120,800

7.95% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

17,624

1.33% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Richmond County, NC had a population of 42.8k people with a median age of 40.3 and a median household income of $43,626. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Richmond County, NC declined from 43,149 to 42,818, a −0.767% decrease and its median household income grew from $42,354 to $43,626, a 3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Richmond County, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (31.7%), Other (Hispanic) (4.52%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.56%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (2.06%).

None of the households in Richmond County, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in Richmond County, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Richmond County, NC are Richmond Community College (815 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Richmond County, NC was $120,800, and the homeownership rate was 64.7%.

Most people in Richmond County, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Richmond County, NC was 2 cars per household.

Richmond County, NC borders Anson County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Chesterfield County, SC, and Marlboro County, SC.

United States North Carolina Rockingham, NC

Population & Diversity

Richmond County, NC is home to a population of 42.8k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.66% of Richmond County, NC residents were born outside of the country (1.57k people).

In 2023, there were 1.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (23.6k people) in Richmond County, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.94k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2023 Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.4% of Richmond County, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Richmond County, NC was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Richmond County, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Richmond County, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
23.6k ± 33
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
13.6k ± 275
Other (Hispanic)
1.94k ± 394

7.52%

Hispanic Population

3.22k people

7.52% of the people in Richmond County, NC are hispanic (3.22k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Richmond County, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
214,508 ± 11,254 people
India
79,868 ± 6,912 people
Honduras
39,759 ± 4,886 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 214,508 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 79,868 and Honduras with 39,759.

Foreign-Born Population

3.66%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.57k people

3.51%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.52k people

As of 2023, 3.66% of Richmond County, NC residents (1.57k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Richmond County, NC was 3.51%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Richmond County, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
685 ± 186
Gulf War (1990s)
378 ± 170
Gulf War (2001-)
312 ± 209

Richmond County, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.81 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Richmond County, NC employs 17.6k people. The largest industries in Richmond County, NC are Manufacturing (2,781 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,772 people), and Educational Services (2,044 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($51,938), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($51,011).

Males in North Carolina have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,464. The income inequality in North Carolina (measured using the Gini index) is 0.47, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

17.6k

2023 Value

± 1,219

−1.33%

1 Year decline

± 9.89%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Richmond County, NC declined at a rate of −1.33%, from 17.9k employees to 17.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Richmond County, NC, are Production Occupations (1,712 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,651 people), and Management Occupations (1,617 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Richmond County, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

17.6k

2023 Value

± 1,219

−1.33%

1 Year decline

± 9.89%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Richmond County, NC declined at a rate of −1.33%, from 17.9k employees to 17.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Richmond County, NC, are Manufacturing (2,781 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,772 people), and Educational Services (2,044 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Richmond County, NC, though some of these residents may live in Richmond County, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,314

Median earning men ± $4,581

$30,008

Median earning women ± $4,045

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($57,755), Information ($49,524), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,911).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($85,412), Public Administration ($50,969), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,718).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

88
Other Services (except Public Administration)
72
Retail Trade
55
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$154k
Manufacturing
$113k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$54.1k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2022, universities in Richmond County, NC awarded 815 degrees. The student population of Richmond County, NC in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 786 male students and 1,504 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Richmond County, NC are White (377 and 46.7%), followed by Black or African American (163 and 20.2%), Unknown (94 and 11.6%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (74 and 9.17%).

The largest universities in Richmond County, NC by number of degrees awarded are Richmond Community College (815 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Richmond County, NC are Liberal Arts & Sciences (213 and 26.1%), General Business Administration & Management (65 and 7.98%), and Information Technology (64 and 7.85%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 2,290 students enrolled in Richmond County, NC, 34.3% men and 65.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,010 records, of which 61.6% were women and 38.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
213 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
35 degrees awarded
General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation
26 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Richmond County, NC was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 213 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Richmond County, NC according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Richmond Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

815 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Richmond Community College with 815 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 328 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Richmond County, NC, which is 0.674 times less than the 487 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 377 degrees mean that there were 2.31 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 163 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,432) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($104) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Measure

In 2022, 0.944% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.805% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.16M), Some college (1.84M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Richmond County, NC was $120,800 in 2023, which is 0.398 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $111,900 to $120,800, a 7.95% increase. The homeownership rate in Richmond County, NC is 64.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Richmond County, NC have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Richmond County, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Richmond County, NC is $43,626. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Richmond County, NC was Census Tract 9702 with a value of $59,170, followed by Census Tract 9701 and Census Tract 9704, with respective values of $58,750 and $57,007.

In 2023, 17.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Richmond County, NC. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.482%.

Housing

Property

$120,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,204

$10,909

Median Property Taxes

±$836

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Richmond County, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Richmond County, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

64.7%

Homeownership

2023

65.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 64.7% of the housing units in Richmond County, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Richmond County, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9702
Census Tract 9701
Census Tract 9704

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Richmond County, NC was Census Tract 9702 with a value of $59,170, followed by Census Tract 9701 and Census Tract 9704, with respective values of $58,750 and $57,007.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Richmond County, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$43,626

Median Household Income

± $5,421

16.9k

Number of Households

± 1,167

In 2023, the median household income of the 16.9k households in Richmond County, NC grew to $43,626 from the previous year's value of $42,354.

The following chart displays the households in Richmond County, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Richmond County, NC is from North Carolina.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2021 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0732% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (85.9%)
Carpooled (9.22%)
Worked At Home (2.7%)

In 2023, 85.9% of workers in Richmond County, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.22%) and those who worked at home (2.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Richmond County, NC have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.47% of the workforce in Richmond County, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Richmond County, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Richmond County, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Richmond County, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 17.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Richmond County, NC. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.482%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

25.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Richmond County, NC (10.5k out of 41.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Richmond County, NC is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 40.2% of the children was living in poverty in Richmond County, NC. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 3.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.5% of the population of Richmond County, NC has health coverage, with 33.4% on employee plans, 32.7% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.13% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Richmond County, NC see 4030 patients per year on average, which represents a 16.9% increase from the previous year (3448 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3560 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 432 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,030 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Richmond County, NC

Primary care physicians in Richmond County, NC see an average of 4,030 patients per year. This represents a 16.9% increase from the previous year (3,448 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Richmond County, NC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.5%

Uninsured

33.4%

Employer Coverage

32.7%

Medicaid

12.3%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

1.13%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Richmond County, NC declined by 7.84% from 10.3% to 9.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Richmond County, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 99.8 in Richmond County, NC.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Richmond County, NC.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.7% in Richmond County, NC.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Richmond County, NC.