Richlands

Population: 2,387
Median household income: $61,607
Median home value: $217,800

Located in Onslow County, North Carolina, Richlands is a community with a population of 2,387. Its median household income of $61,607 runs below the Onslow County figure of $64,568.

Between 2019 and 2023, Richlands's population held roughly steady from 2,364 to 2,387, while its median home value rose 19.9% from $181,700 to $217,800.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 27.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 66.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,387
Median age: 29.2 yrs
Median household income: $61,607
Median home value: $217,800
Median gross rent: $929
Housing units: 862
Homeownership rate: 64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3642,387

Median household income

$53,171$61,607

Median home value

$181,700$217,800

Median gross rent

$796$929

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,364	$53,171	$181,700	$796
2020	2,870	$52,059	$176,300	$850
2021	2,721	$54,231	$178,300	$781
2022	2,577	$59,333	$196,100	$926
2023	2,387	$61,607	$217,800	$929

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1727.0%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4420.1%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over1.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	146	6.1%
5 to 17	645	27.0%
18 to 24	147	6.2%
25 to 34	409	17.1%
35 to 44	479	20.1%
45 to 54	273	11.4%
55 to 64	138	5.8%
65 to 74	119	5.0%
75 and over	31	1.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,595	66.8%
Black or African American	373	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	18	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	139	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	259	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	127	8.8%
High school graduate	442	30.5%
Some college or associate's	420	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	235	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	225	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle2.2%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	851	80.8%
Carpooled	48	4.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	1.2%
Bicycle	23	2.2%
Worked from home	90	8.5%
Other means	28	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	167	17.3%
15 to 29 min	287	29.8%
30 to 44 min	270	28.0%
45 to 59 min	69	7.2%
60+ min	170	17.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.14
Poverty rate: 10.4% (248 of 2,387)

	Count	Share
Family households	497	65.3%
Nonfamily households	264	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	761	88.3%
Vacant	101	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	492	64.7%
Renter-occupied	269	35.3%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	711	82.5%
1-unit, attached	38	4.4%
2 to 4 units	44	5.1%
5 to 19 units	27	3.1%
20 or more units	5	0.6%
Mobile home & other	37	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3756360
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9002, -77.5428