Richmond County vs Vance County

A side-by-side comparison of Richmond County and Vance County: population, income, housing, and more.

Richmond County and Vance County are counties in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Richmond County has the higher population (42,818 vs 42,361 in Vance County). Vance County has the higher median household income ($46,943 vs $43,626 in Richmond County). Vance County has the higher median home value ($146,300 vs $120,800 in Richmond County).

Population, income & housing

	Richmond County	Vance County
Population	42,818	42,361
Median age	40.3 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,626	$46,943
Median home value	$120,800	$146,300
Median gross rent	$744	$860
Housing units	19,840	19,423
Homeownership rate	64.7%	57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richmond County	Vance County
Population	44,997 → 42,818 (-4.8%)	44,479 → 42,361 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$36,148 → $43,626 (+20.7%)	$40,529 → $46,943 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$83,200 → $120,800 (+45.2%)	$101,400 → $146,300 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $744 (+12.0%)	$699 → $860 (+23.0%)

Richmond County

Population

44,99742,818

Median household income

$36,148$43,626

Median home value

$83,200$120,800

Median gross rent

$664$744

Vance County

Population

44,47942,361

Median household income

$40,529$46,943

Median home value

$101,400$146,300

Median gross rent

$699$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richmond County	Vance County
Under 5	6.1%	6.6%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.9%	11.4%
75 and over	7.0%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richmond County	Vance County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.1%	37.6%
Black or African American	31.7%	48.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richmond County	Vance County
No high school diploma	15.8%	14.6%
High school graduate	30.6%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richmond County	Vance County
Drove alone	85.9%	79.7%
Carpooled	9.2%	9.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	9.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richmond County	Vance County
1-unit, detached	68.8%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	3.9%
20 or more units	2.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	25.0%

Poverty & households

	Richmond County	Vance County
Poverty rate	25.2%	19.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1975	1981