Richmond CC's Living Circumstances

Richmond County Schools Overview

Richmond Community College located in Richmond County Schools area. A total of 18,380 households are located in Richmond County Schools area. Among them, 5,858 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.93 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 12,026 and 10,143 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.46% (1,070) of residents are non-citizens and 6.02% (2,623) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Richmond County Schools, North Carolina
Household	18,380
Population	43,567
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,858 (31.87%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	12,026
Total Students	10,143
Pre-Kindergarten	573
Kindergarten	392
Grade 1-8	4,880
Grade 9-12	2,407
College/Graduate School	1,891
Veterans	34,447
Non-citizen	1,070
Non-English Home Language	2,623
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

35,986 residents are over the age of 16 and 19,748 people are in labor force. Among them, 19,455 people are in civilian labor force and 293 are in armed labor force. 17,762 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Richmond County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,588	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	15,265	86.79%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,310	7.45%
Public transportation	81	0.46%
Walked	418	2.38%
Other method	110	0.63%
Worked from home	404	2.30%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,762	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,876	27.45%
Service	3,533	19.89%
Sales and office	3,107	17.49%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,121	11.94%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,125	23.22%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,762	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	528	2.97%
Construction	996	5.61%
Manufacturing	3,331	18.75%
Wholesale trade	456	2.57%
Retail trade	2,174	12.24%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,077	6.06%
Information	172	0.97%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	461	2.60%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	856	4.82%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,306	24.24%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,238	6.97%
Other services, except public administration	1,045	5.88%
Public administration	1,122	6.32%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,762	-
Private wage and salary workers	13,599	76.56%
Government workers	3,055	17.20%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,093	6.15%
Unpaid family workers	15	0.08%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $49,668 for the 18,380 households in Richmond County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $26,169. 38,526 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.32%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,380	-
Less than $10,000	2,134	11.61%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,735	9.44%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,057	16.63%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,067	11.25%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,709	14.74%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,869	15.61%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,687	9.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,592	8.66%
$150,000 - $199,999	315	1.71%
More than $200,000	215	1.17%
Median Household Income	$36,148	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$49,668	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	11,783	-
Less than $10,000	1,031	8.75%
$10,000 - $14,999	761	6.46%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,495	12.69%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,328	11.27%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,715	14.55%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,261	19.19%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,423	12.08%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,248	10.59%
$150,000 - $199,999	306	2.60%
More than $200,000	215	1.82%

Median Family Income	$46,669	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$59,070	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,169	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,846	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,846	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	43,619	-
With health insurance coverage	38,526	88.32%
Public coverage	20,715	47.49%
Private health insurance	23,788	54.54%
Without health insurance coverage	5,093	11.68%

Housing

There are 21,585 housing units in Richmond County Schools area, North Carolina with 18,380 units (85.15%) occupied. 12,162 houses (66.17%) are occupied by owner and 6,218 houses (33.83%) are rented. The average housing value is $83,200 and the average rental cost is $664. 338 houses (1.57%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,747 houses (12.73%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,585	-
Occupied	18,380	85.15%
Owner Occupied	12,162	66.17%
Renter Occupied	6,218	33.83%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	13,770	63.79%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	175	0.81%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,978	9.16%
Mobile Homes	5,662	26.23%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,585	-
Built 2014 or later	338	1.57%
Built 2010 - 2013	554	2.57%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,015	9.34%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,865	17.91%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,590	16.63%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,623	16.78%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,891	13.39%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,962	9.09%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,747	12.73%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,585	-
1 room	573	2.65%
2 rooms	114	0.53%
3 rooms	1,127	5.22%
4 rooms	3,650	16.91%
5 rooms	6,725	31.16%
6 rooms	4,064	18.83%
7 rooms	2,481	11.49%
8 rooms	1,592	7.38%
9 rooms or more	1,259	5.83%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,585	-
no bedroom	625	2.90%
1 bedroom	986	4.57%
2 bedrooms	5,826	26.99%
3 bedrooms	11,730	54.34%
4 bedrooms	1,873	8.68%
5 bedrooms or more	545	2.52%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	12,162	-
Less than $50,000	2,942	24.19%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,656	38.28%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,980	16.28%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,043	8.58%
$200,000 - $299,999	830	6.82%
$300,000 - $499,999	504	4.14%
$500,000 - $999,999	125	1.03%
$1,000,000 or more	82	0.67%
Median House Value	$83,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,536	-
Less than $500	1,270	22.94%
$500 - $999	3,721	67.21%
$1,000 - $1,499	518	9.36%
$1,500 - $1,999	27	0.49%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$664	-

Demographic

A total of 44,997 people lives in Richmond County Schools area, North Carolina with 22,048 male and 22,949 female. The males to female ratio is 49.00 to 51.00. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	44,997	-
Male	22,048	49.00%
Female	22,949	51.00%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	44,997	-
Under 5 years	2,709	6.02%
5 - 9 years	2,669	5.93%
10 - 14 years	3,062	6.80%
15 - 19 years	2,725	6.06%
20 - 24 years	3,249	7.22%
25 - 34 years	5,268	11.71%
35 - 44 years	5,379	11.95%
45 - 54 years	5,968	13.26%
55 - 59 years	3,057	6.79%
60 - 64 years	3,064	6.81%
65 - 74 years	4,630	10.29%
75 - 84 years	2,548	5.66%
85 years and older	669	1.49%
Median Age	40.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	44,997	-
One Race	44,138	98.09%
White	27,785	61.75%
Black or African American	14,344	31.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,075	2.39%
Asian	436	0.97%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	24	0.05%
Other	474	1.05%

Two or more races	859	1.91%
White and Black or African American	122	0.27%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	332	0.74%
White and Asian	36	0.08%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	54	0.12%