Riegelwood

Population: 539
Median home value: $181,800

Riegelwood, a community in Columbus County, North Carolina, has 539 residents. At $181,800, its median home value sits above Columbus County's $128,300.

From 2019 to 2023, Riegelwood's population declined 35.8% from 840 to 539, while its median home value fell 13.6% from $210,500 to $181,800.

3.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 539
Median age: 59.2 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $181,800
Median gross rent: $995
Housing units: 295
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

840539

Median household income

$35,451$42,452

Median home value

$210,500$181,800

Median gross rent

$845$995

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	840	$35,451	$210,500	$845
2020	691	$51,406	$224,600	—
2021	560	$39,732	$221,900	—
2022	658	$42,452	$195,600	—
2023	539	—	$181,800	$995

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 172.6%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 442.2%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6429.5%

65 to 7418.2%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	9.1%
5 to 17	14	2.6%
18 to 24	52	9.6%
25 to 34	69	12.8%
35 to 44	12	2.2%
45 to 54	71	13.2%
55 to 64	159	29.5%
65 to 74	98	18.2%
75 and over	15	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	380	70.5%
Black or African American	102	18.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate55.9%

Some college or associate's40.8%

Bachelor's degree3.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	237	55.9%
Some college or associate's	173	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	14	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	231	83.7%
Carpooled	31	11.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	85	32.4%
15 to 29 min	45	17.2%
30 to 44 min	101	38.5%
45 to 59 min	11	4.2%
60+ min	20	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 9.8% (53 of 539)

	Count	Share
Family households	194	71.3%
Nonfamily households	78	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	272	92.2%
Vacant	23	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	197	72.4%
Renter-occupied	75	27.6%

1-unit, detached88.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	262	88.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33	11.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3756600
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.29 sq mi
Center point: 34.3401, -78.2204