Piney Green vs Richlands

A side-by-side comparison of Piney Green and Richlands: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Piney Green has the higher population (14,205 vs 2,387 in Richlands). Piney Green has the higher median household income ($65,179 vs $61,607 in Richlands). Piney Green has the higher median home value ($220,000 vs $217,800 in Richlands).

Population, income & housing

	Piney Green	Richlands
Population	14,205	2,387
Median age	30.0 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,179	$61,607
Median home value	$220,000	$217,800
Median gross rent	$1,151	$929
Housing units	5,949	862
Homeownership rate	64.5%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Piney Green	Richlands
Population	13,741 → 14,205 (+3.4%)	2,364 → 2,387 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$45,787 → $65,179 (+42.4%)	$53,171 → $61,607 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$150,600 → $220,000 (+46.1%)	$181,700 → $217,800 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$927 → $1,151 (+24.2%)	$796 → $929 (+16.7%)

Piney Green

Population

13,74114,205

Median household income

$45,787$65,179

Median home value

$150,600$220,000

Median gross rent

$927$1,151

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)

	Piney Green	Richlands
Under 5	6.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	23.9%	27.0%
18 to 24	10.7%	6.2%
25 to 34	16.1%	17.1%
35 to 44	15.4%	20.1%
45 to 54	8.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	8.4%	5.8%
65 to 74	5.8%	5.0%
75 and over	4.7%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Piney Green	Richlands
White (non-Hispanic)	52.7%	66.8%
Black or African American	19.8%	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.6%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	17.3%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Piney Green	Richlands
No high school diploma	6.6%	8.8%
High school graduate	32.6%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Piney Green	Richlands
Drove alone	75.7%	80.8%
Carpooled	13.2%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	10.3%	8.5%
Other means	0.1%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Piney Green	Richlands
1-unit, detached	70.5%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	3.1%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Piney Green	Richlands
Poverty rate	12.1%	10.4%
Average household size	2.78	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	24	36
Median year structure built	1993	2001