Pembroke vs Red Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Pembroke and Red Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Red Springs has the higher population (3,107 vs 2,823 in Pembroke). Pembroke has the higher median household income ($22,940 vs $19,752 in Red Springs). Pembroke has the higher median home value ($114,700 vs $85,400 in Red Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Pembroke	Red Springs
Population	2,823	3,107
Median age	24.8 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$22,940	$19,752
Median home value	$114,700	$85,400
Median gross rent	$700	$635
Housing units	1,322	1,442
Homeownership rate	29.4%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pembroke	Red Springs
Population	3,002 → 2,823 (-6.0%)	3,378 → 3,107 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$24,034 → $22,940 (-4.6%)	$26,829 → $19,752 (-26.4%)
Median home value	$89,500 → $114,700 (+28.2%)	$67,500 → $85,400 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$573 → $700 (+22.2%)	$494 → $635 (+28.5%)

Pembroke

Population

3,0022,823

Median household income

$24,034$22,940

Median home value

$89,500$114,700

Median gross rent

$573$700

Red Springs

Population

3,3783,107

Median household income

$26,829$19,752

Median home value

$67,500$85,400

Median gross rent

$494$635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pembroke	Red Springs
Under 5	11.3%	7.9%
5 to 17	15.8%	19.2%
18 to 24	23.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.6%	16.0%
35 to 44	4.9%	9.7%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.0%
55 to 64	8.4%	12.1%
65 to 74	8.5%	11.6%
75 and over	4.6%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pembroke	Red Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	10.9%	25.1%
Black or African American	14.1%	44.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	68.8%	21.9%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pembroke	Red Springs
No high school diploma	17.2%	18.8%
High school graduate	33.4%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pembroke	Red Springs
Drove alone	84.6%	87.6%
Carpooled	5.9%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	2.5%
Other means	2.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pembroke	Red Springs
1-unit, detached	41.4%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	20.0%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	14.8%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pembroke	Red Springs
Poverty rate	43.7%	39.1%
Average household size	2.20	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1982	1968