Richmond County, NC Population

Overview

43,301

Total Population

40.5

Median age

51.22%

Female population %

95.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

58.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,981

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Richmond County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Richmond County is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Richmond County's population under 18 was 23.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Richmond County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Richmond County, 19.41% were under the age of 15, 19.43% aged 15 to 29, 43.54% aged 30 to 64, 16.17% aged 65 to 84, and 1.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,053 more females than males in Richmond County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.22% females and 48.78% males in Richmond County, NC.
The Richmond County, NC gender ratio is 95.3:100 i.e. 95.3 men to 100 women (0.953).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,815.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,922.

Richmond County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Richmond County population: 58.72% are White, 31.83% are Black or African American, 2.94% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.79% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.61% are some other race and 3.06% are multiracial.
Richmond County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,981 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 40,32 (93.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Richmond County is White with a population of 25,427 (58.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 46,654 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Richmond County's population increased by 56 (0.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Richmond County's population decreased by 3,720 (7.98%), 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, Richmond County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 42,778.