River Road

Population: 3,518
Median household income: $47,978
Median home value: $187,700

River Road, a community in Beaufort County, North Carolina, has 3,518 residents. Its median household income of $47,978 runs below the Beaufort County figure of $57,997.

From 2019 to 2023, River Road's population declined 8.1% from 3,826 to 3,518, while its median home value rose 26.2% from $148,700 to $187,700.

Households average 2.15 people. The median gross rent is $787.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,518
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $47,978
Median home value: $187,700
Median gross rent: $787
Housing units: 2,016
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8263,518

Median household income

$42,396$47,978

Median home value

$148,700$187,700

Median gross rent

$767$787

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,826	$42,396	$148,700	$767
2020	3,578	$41,845	$172,100	$662
2021	3,244	$43,867	$156,700	$687
2022	3,507	$46,434	$165,400	$768
2023	3,518	$47,978	$187,700	$787

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	216	6.1%
5 to 17	396	11.3%
18 to 24	271	7.7%
25 to 34	434	12.3%
35 to 44	474	13.5%
45 to 54	468	13.3%
55 to 64	439	12.5%
65 to 74	445	12.6%
75 and over	375	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,089	59.4%
Black or African American	639	18.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	76	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	714	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.2%

High school graduate20.2%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	611	23.2%
High school graduate	532	20.2%
Some college or associate's	740	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	439	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	313	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled0.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,635	86.8%
Carpooled	9	0.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	148	7.9%
Other means	70	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	980	56.5%
15 to 29 min	343	19.8%
30 to 44 min	331	19.1%
45 to 59 min	21	1.2%
60+ min	60	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 21.0% (739 of 3,518)

	Count	Share
Family households	992	60.7%
Nonfamily households	643	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,635	81.1%
Vacant	381	18.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,118	68.4%
Renter-occupied	517	31.6%

1-unit, detached59.4%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other32.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,197	59.4%
1-unit, attached	17	0.8%
2 to 4 units	78	3.9%
5 to 19 units	49	2.4%
20 or more units	26	1.3%
Mobile home & other	649	32.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3756815
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 35.5084, -76.9871