Rich Square, NC Population

Overview

744

Total Population

62.2

Median age

59.41%

Female population %

68.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

100.5

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

12

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Rich Square's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Rich Square is 62.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rich Square's population under 18 was 9.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rich Square's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 44.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rich Square, 5.65% were under the age of 15, 16.53% aged 15 to 29, 33.33% aged 30 to 64, 36.29% aged 65 to 84, and 8.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 140 more females than males in Rich Square:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.41% females and 40.59% males in Rich Square, NC.
The Rich Square, NC gender ratio is 68.3:100 i.e. 68.3 men to 100 women (0.683).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 47.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 56.

Rich Square's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Rich Square population: 33.33% are White, 63.98% are Black or African American, 1.08% are Asian and 1.61% are some other race.
Rich Square's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 12 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 732 (98.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rich Square is Black or African American with a population of 476 (63.98% of the total population).

Rich Square's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,421 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Rich Square's population decreased by 462 (32.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rich Square's population decreased by 68 (7.09%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Rich Square's population was lowest in year 2019 at 840.