New London vs Richfield

A side-by-side comparison of New London and Richfield: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Richfield has the higher population (839 vs 594 in New London). Richfield has the higher median household income ($80,536 vs $59,688 in New London). New London has the higher median home value ($256,300 vs $212,100 in Richfield).

Population, income & housing

	New London	Richfield
Population	594	839
Median age	38.2 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,688	$80,536
Median home value	$256,300	$212,100
Median gross rent	$1,105	$1,071
Housing units	253	352
Homeownership rate	69.2%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New London	Richfield
Population	702 → 594 (-15.4%)	545 → 839 (+53.9%)
Median household income	$73,194 → $59,688 (-18.5%)	$55,833 → $80,536 (+44.2%)
Median home value	$141,800 → $256,300 (+80.7%)	$124,500 → $212,100 (+70.4%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,105 (+26.6%)	$1,083 → $1,071 (-1.1%)

New London

Population

702594

Median household income

$73,194$59,688

Median home value

$141,800$256,300

Median gross rent

$873$1,105

Richfield

Population

545839

Median household income

$55,833$80,536

Median home value

$124,500$212,100

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,071

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New London	Richfield
Under 5	5.2%	9.2%
5 to 17	11.8%	10.0%
18 to 24	15.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	13.8%	28.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	5.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.4%
55 to 64	17.0%	14.4%
65 to 74	6.2%	11.0%
75 and over	6.6%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New London	Richfield
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	88.0%
Black or African American	2.7%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.6%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New London	Richfield
No high school diploma	5.4%	9.3%
High school graduate	27.0%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New London	Richfield
Drove alone	80.1%	89.5%
Carpooled	8.8%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New London	Richfield
1-unit, detached	94.5%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	New London	Richfield
Poverty rate	14.2%	12.8%
Average household size	2.78	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1970	1977