Holly Ridge vs Richlands

A side-by-side comparison of Holly Ridge and Richlands: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Holly Ridge has the higher population (4,532 vs 2,387 in Richlands). Holly Ridge has the higher median household income ($106,230 vs $61,607 in Richlands). Holly Ridge has the higher median home value ($291,100 vs $217,800 in Richlands).

Population, income & housing

	Holly Ridge	Richlands
Population	4,532	2,387
Median age	35.8 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$106,230	$61,607
Median home value	$291,100	$217,800
Median gross rent	$1,491	$929
Housing units	2,375	862
Homeownership rate	85.8%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.4%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holly Ridge	Richlands
Population	2,421 → 4,532 (+87.2%)	2,364 → 2,387 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$73,250 → $106,230 (+45.0%)	$53,171 → $61,607 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$211,600 → $291,100 (+37.6%)	$181,700 → $217,800 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,371 → $1,491 (+8.8%)	$796 → $929 (+16.7%)

Holly Ridge

Population

2,4214,532

Median household income

$73,250$106,230

Median home value

$211,600$291,100

Median gross rent

$1,371$1,491

Richlands

Population

2,3642,387

Median household income

$53,171$61,607

Median home value

$181,700$217,800

Median gross rent

$796$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Holly Ridge	Richlands
Under 5	8.8%	6.1%
5 to 17	12.8%	27.0%
18 to 24	1.9%	6.2%
25 to 34	23.1%	17.1%
35 to 44	19.2%	20.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.1%	5.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	5.0%
75 and over	2.5%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holly Ridge	Richlands
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	66.8%
Black or African American	4.4%	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holly Ridge	Richlands
No high school diploma	7.8%	8.8%
High school graduate	13.6%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.8%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holly Ridge	Richlands
Drove alone	72.6%	80.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	26.6%	8.5%
Other means	0.5%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holly Ridge	Richlands
1-unit, detached	76.5%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Holly Ridge	Richlands
Poverty rate	0.8%	10.4%
Average household size	2.56	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	31	36
Median year structure built	2013	2001