Red Springs

Population: 3,107
Median household income: $19,752
Median home value: $85,400

Located in Robeson County, North Carolina, Red Springs is a community with a population of 3,107. At $19,752, its median household income sits below Robeson County's $40,318.

Between 2019 and 2023, Red Springs's population declined 8.0% from 3,378 to 3,107, while its median home value rose 26.5% from $67,500 to $85,400.

Households average 2.57 people. The median gross rent is $635.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,107
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $19,752
Median home value: $85,400
Median gross rent: $635
Housing units: 1,442
Homeownership rate: 54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3783,107

Median household income

$26,829$19,752

Median home value

$67,500$85,400

Median gross rent

$494$635

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,378	$26,829	$67,500	$494
2020	3,291	$24,427	$63,200	$477
2021	3,139	$22,574	$74,100	$496
2022	3,118	$20,917	$84,200	$561
2023	3,107	$19,752	$85,400	$635

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	244	7.9%
5 to 17	596	19.2%
18 to 24	232	7.5%
25 to 34	497	16.0%
35 to 44	301	9.7%
45 to 54	281	9.0%
55 to 64	377	12.1%
65 to 74	360	11.6%
75 and over	219	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	780	25.1%
Black or African American	1,379	44.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	681	21.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.1%
Two or more races	74	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	189	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.8%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	382	18.8%
High school graduate	625	30.7%
Some college or associate's	703	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	295	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	30	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	799	87.6%
Carpooled	47	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	40	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	2.5%
Other means	3	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	297	33.4%
15 to 29 min	201	22.6%
30 to 44 min	212	23.8%
45 to 59 min	112	12.6%
60+ min	67	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 39.1% (1,208 of 3,093)

	Count	Share
Family households	743	62.0%
Nonfamily households	455	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,198	83.1%
Vacant	244	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	654	54.6%
Renter-occupied	544	45.4%

1-unit, detached76.6%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units14.7%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,105	76.6%
1-unit, attached	11	0.8%
2 to 4 units	212	14.7%
5 to 19 units	70	4.9%
20 or more units	44	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3755660
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.5 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 34.8061, -79.1811