Pembroke vs Rich Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Pembroke and Rich Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Pembroke and Rich Creek are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pembroke has the higher population (1,130 vs 781 in Rich Creek). Pembroke has the higher median household income ($57,841 vs $49,688 in Rich Creek). Pembroke has the higher median home value ($132,000 vs $129,200 in Rich Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Pembroke	Rich Creek
Population	1,130	781
Median age	46.4 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,841	$49,688
Median home value	$132,000	$129,200
Median gross rent	$814	$550
Housing units	668	363
Homeownership rate	63.1%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pembroke	Rich Creek
Population	1,026 → 1,130 (+10.1%)	887 → 781 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$43,409 → $57,841 (+33.2%)	$45,333 → $49,688 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$95,200 → $132,000 (+38.7%)	$94,700 → $129,200 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $814 (+13.1%)	$511 → $550 (+7.6%)

Pembroke

Population

1,0261,130

Median household income

$43,409$57,841

Median home value

$95,200$132,000

Median gross rent

$720$814

Rich Creek

Population

887781

Median household income

$45,333$49,688

Median home value

$94,700$129,200

Median gross rent

$511$550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pembroke	Rich Creek
Under 5	7.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	7.8%	11.4%
18 to 24	9.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.5%	8.3%
35 to 44	10.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	16.1%	13.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	16.5%	9.9%
75 and over	8.3%	19.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pembroke	Rich Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	95.9%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pembroke	Rich Creek
No high school diploma	14.4%	10.9%
High school graduate	47.8%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pembroke	Rich Creek
Drove alone	76.6%	91.8%
Carpooled	6.5%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	1.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pembroke	Rich Creek
1-unit, detached	65.4%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	15.2%
20 or more units	3.1%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	20.1%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Pembroke	Rich Creek
Poverty rate	8.1%	14.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	21	33
Median year structure built	1971	1949