River Road vs Washington

A side-by-side comparison of River Road and Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

River Road and Washington are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washington has the higher population (9,754 vs 3,518 in River Road). River Road has the higher median household income ($47,978 vs $41,723 in Washington). Washington has the higher median home value ($193,800 vs $187,700 in River Road).

Population, income & housing

	River Road	Washington
Population	3,518	9,754
Median age	44.1 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$47,978	$41,723
Median home value	$187,700	$193,800
Median gross rent	$787	$813
Housing units	2,016	5,372
Homeownership rate	68.4%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	River Road	Washington
Population	3,826 → 3,518 (-8.1%)	9,590 → 9,754 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$42,396 → $47,978 (+13.2%)	$32,196 → $41,723 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$148,700 → $187,700 (+26.2%)	$139,500 → $193,800 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $787 (+2.6%)	$717 → $813 (+13.4%)

River Road

Population

3,8263,518

Median household income

$42,396$47,978

Median home value

$148,700$187,700

Median gross rent

$767$787

Washington

Population

9,5909,754

Median household income

$32,196$41,723

Median home value

$139,500$193,800

Median gross rent

$717$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	River Road	Washington
Under 5	6.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	11.3%	13.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	5.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	11.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	17.2%
65 to 74	12.6%	13.0%
75 and over	10.7%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	River Road	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	59.4%	45.9%
Black or African American	18.2%	43.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.2%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.3%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	River Road	Washington
No high school diploma	23.2%	11.2%
High school graduate	20.2%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	River Road	Washington
Drove alone	86.8%	79.2%
Carpooled	0.5%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	10.2%
Other means	3.7%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	River Road	Washington
1-unit, detached	59.4%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	9.9%
20 or more units	1.3%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	32.2%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	River Road	Washington
Poverty rate	21.0%	19.7%
Average household size	2.15	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1979	1970