Bolton vs Riegelwood

A side-by-side comparison of Bolton and Riegelwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Riegelwood has the higher population (539 vs 469 in Bolton). Riegelwood has the higher median home value ($181,800 vs $125,000 in Bolton). Since 2019, Bolton's population has grown faster (-27.6% vs -35.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Bolton	Riegelwood
Population	469	539
Median age	38.4 yrs	59.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	—
Median home value	$125,000	$181,800
Median gross rent	—	$995
Housing units	193	295
Homeownership rate	84.7%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.2%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	27.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bolton	Riegelwood
Population	648 → 469 (-27.6%)	840 → 539 (-35.8%)
Median household income	$33,472 → $46,250 (+38.2%)	$35,451 → $42,452 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $125,000 (+42.4%)	$210,500 → $181,800 (-13.6%)
Median gross rent	$884 → $850 (-3.8%)	$845 → $995 (+17.8%)

Bolton

Population

648469

Median household income

$33,472$46,250

Median home value

$87,800$125,000

Median gross rent

$884$850

Riegelwood

Population

840539

Median household income

$35,451$42,452

Median home value

$210,500$181,800

Median gross rent

$845$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bolton	Riegelwood
Under 5	3.2%	9.1%
5 to 17	17.1%	2.6%
18 to 24	21.3%	9.6%
25 to 34	6.8%	12.8%
35 to 44	6.6%	2.2%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.2%
55 to 64	15.8%	29.5%
65 to 74	10.2%	18.2%
75 and over	7.0%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bolton	Riegelwood
White (non-Hispanic)	20.0%	70.5%
Black or African American	43.7%	18.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	23.7%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bolton	Riegelwood
No high school diploma	18.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.6%	55.9%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	1.1%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bolton	Riegelwood
Drove alone	55.1%	83.7%
Carpooled	39.8%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bolton	Riegelwood
1-unit, detached	80.3%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.7%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Bolton	Riegelwood
Poverty rate	23.7%	9.8%
Average household size	2.88	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1973	1958