Richlands vs Sneads Ferry

A side-by-side comparison of Richlands and Sneads Ferry: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sneads Ferry has the higher population (2,556 vs 2,387 in Richlands). Richlands has the higher median household income ($61,607 vs $59,783 in Sneads Ferry). Sneads Ferry has the higher median home value ($233,500 vs $217,800 in Richlands).

Population, income & housing

	Richlands	Sneads Ferry
Population	2,387	2,556
Median age	29.2 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,607	$59,783
Median home value	$217,800	$233,500
Median gross rent	$929	$1,605
Housing units	862	1,914
Homeownership rate	64.7%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richlands	Sneads Ferry
Population	2,364 → 2,387 (+1.0%)	2,785 → 2,556 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$53,171 → $61,607 (+15.9%)	$48,839 → $59,783 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$181,700 → $217,800 (+19.9%)	$159,100 → $233,500 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $929 (+16.7%)	$1,191 → $1,605 (+34.8%)

Richlands

Population

2,3642,387

Median household income

$53,171$61,607

Median home value

$181,700$217,800

Median gross rent

$796$929

Sneads Ferry

Population

2,7852,556

Median household income

$48,839$59,783

Median home value

$159,100$233,500

Median gross rent

$1,191$1,605

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richlands	Sneads Ferry
Under 5	6.1%	8.3%
5 to 17	27.0%	9.9%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	17.1%	20.7%
35 to 44	20.1%	9.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	5.8%	13.8%
65 to 74	5.0%	6.5%
75 and over	1.3%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richlands	Sneads Ferry
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	78.1%
Black or African American	15.6%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	12.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richlands	Sneads Ferry
No high school diploma	8.8%	7.6%
High school graduate	30.5%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.5%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richlands	Sneads Ferry
Drove alone	80.8%	72.4%
Carpooled	4.6%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	3.5%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	16.8%
Other means	2.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richlands	Sneads Ferry
1-unit, detached	82.5%	66.6%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	15.9%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Richlands	Sneads Ferry
Poverty rate	10.4%	19.7%
Average household size	3.14	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	36	32
Median year structure built	2001	1987