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28574

Richlands, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
20,990
Median household income
$67,416
People below poverty
10%
Median home value
$216,500

Income

The median income of households in 28574 was $67,416. An estimated 4.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28574 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.2
$10,000 to $14,999 2
$15,000 to $24,999 4
$25,000 to $34,999 8.1
$35,000 to $49,999 15.1
$50,000 to $74,999 22.3
$75,000 to $99,999 17.2
$100,000 to $149,999 19.3
$150,000 to $199,999 4.5
$200,000 or more 3.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28574 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58361
Female 43222

An estimated 84% of households received earnings. An estimated 21.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,480. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 28574 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84
Social Security 21.2
Retirement income 19.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.3
Cash public assistance income 1.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28574 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.7

In 2020-2024, 10.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 67% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 27.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 18.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28574 in 2020-2024, 92.8% had health insurance coverage and 7.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 66.6% and public coverage was 44.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.1%.


In 2020-2024, 28574 had a total population of 20,990 - 10,066 (48%) females and 10,924 (52%) males. The median age was 28.3 years. An estimated 37% of the population was under 18 years, 39.1% was 19 to 44 years, 13.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28574 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1251 706
5 to 9 1138 998
10 to 14 1186 1393
15 to 19 693 557
20 to 24 580 475
25 to 29 1201 1078
30 to 34 1091 1141
35 to 39 922 707
40 to 44 525 486
45 to 49 379 486
50 to 54 419 301
55 to 59 364 386
60 to 64 208 369
65 to 69 366 336
70 to 74 240 208
75 to 79 105 310
80 to 84 151 91
85 and over 105 38

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 74% were White; 7.5% were Black or African American; 12.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 3.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.4% of the people in 28574 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 72.9% of the people in 28574 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,137 households in 28574. The average household size was 2.93 people.

Married-couple households made up 57.7% of the households in 28574 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.6% of all households, while 15.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9% of households were male householders living alone, and 8.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 17.9% of all households.

In 28574, 45.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 20.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28574 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 57.7
Cohabiting Couples 7.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.8% of males and 61.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.9 19.6
Now married, except separated 60.8 61.9
Separated 1.3 1
Widowed 2.6 5.1
Divorced 8.5 12.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28574, 280 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 28.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.8% of the people living in 28574 were U.S. natives. 46% of the 28574 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.2% of 28574 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 51.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 87.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28574 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 28574.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28574 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 69.1
Asia 6.5
Europe 20.3
Africa 0.9
Northern America 3.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28574 in 2020-2024, 6.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.4% of people at least five years old; 1.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 28574 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 28574 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28574 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.3
Different house, same county 6.5
Different county, same state 2.6
Different state 4.8
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28574 was 6,872 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 421 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,387. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,064.

Educational Attainment of People in 28574 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7
High school diploma or equivalency 36.8
Some college, no degree 28.5
Associate's degree 10
Bachelor's degree 12
Graduate or professional degree 5.7

Disability

In 28574, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8% of people under 18 years old, to 11.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28574, 51.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 68.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 23.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,904 68.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,708 23.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 544 7.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28574 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28574 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 13.2
Manufacturing 4.8
Wholesale trade 4.1
Retail trade 9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.5
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.2
Other Services, except public administration 5.4
Public administration 13.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28574 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,820 25.4
Service occupations 1,544 21.6
Sales and office occupations 1,642 22.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,286 18
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 864 12.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82.1% of 28574 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28574 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.8
Other means 2.3
Worked from home 8.5

In 2020-2024, 28574 had a total of 8,239 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 20.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28574 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 1
Mobile homes 20.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

30.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28574 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 87.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28574 had 7,137 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,102 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 81.7% while renters occupied 18.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.77 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.68.

4.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.5% and another 31.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28574:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28574 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 7.6
Electricity 89.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.1
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 1.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28574 was $216,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 71.4 % had a mortgage. 28.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,339 and for owners without a mortgage it was $447.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28574 was $1,147. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.