James City vs River Bend

A side-by-side comparison of James City and River Bend: population, income, housing, and more.

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

James City has the higher population (4,859 vs 2,896 in River Bend). River Bend has the higher median household income ($68,314 vs $63,835 in James City). River Bend has the higher median home value ($233,700 vs $175,700 in James City).

Population, income & housing

	James City	River Bend
Population	4,859	2,896
Median age	51.3 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,835	$68,314
Median home value	$175,700	$233,700
Median gross rent	$1,028	$1,296
Housing units	2,295	1,627
Homeownership rate	82.0%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	James City	River Bend
Population	5,354 → 4,859 (-9.2%)	3,051 → 2,896 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$53,514 → $63,835 (+19.3%)	$65,083 → $68,314 (+5.0%)
Median home value	$153,400 → $175,700 (+14.5%)	$169,200 → $233,700 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,028 (+16.0%)	$905 → $1,296 (+43.2%)

James City

Population

5,3544,859

Median household income

$53,514$63,835

Median home value

$153,400$175,700

Median gross rent

$886$1,028

River Bend

Population

3,0512,896

Median household income

$65,083$68,314

Median home value

$169,200$233,700

Median gross rent

$905$1,296

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	James City	River Bend
Under 5	1.7%	2.5%
5 to 17	12.3%	6.5%
18 to 24	8.1%	9.9%
25 to 34	8.6%	8.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	15.8%
55 to 64	21.6%	13.2%
65 to 74	14.4%	20.7%
75 and over	9.9%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	James City	River Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	80.4%
Black or African American	15.2%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	James City	River Bend
No high school diploma	7.6%	8.2%
High school graduate	27.7%	17.2%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	James City	River Bend
Drove alone	84.1%	85.8%
Carpooled	6.5%	5.7%
Public transit	1.6%	4.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	James City	River Bend
1-unit, detached	77.8%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	19.5%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	James City	River Bend
Poverty rate	10.2%	8.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1989	1986