Moving to Rich Square, North Carolina
Population: 931
Males: 412 (44.3%), Females: 519 (55.7%)
Northampton County
Zip code: 27869
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.1 years
Median household income: $22,656
Median house value: $51,900
Population by Race
Races in Rich Square:
- Black (55.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (42.4%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Other race (0.5%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (8.6%), English (3.2%), German (1.7%), Irish (1.5%).
Elevation: 68 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Rich Square
- High school or higher: 70.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 12.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Rich Square town
- Never married: 24.5%
- Now married: 44.0%
- Separated: 4.8%
- Widowed: 15.1%
- Divorced: 11.7%
1.0% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Rich Square:
- OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
- ROANOKE CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; AHOSKIE, NC)
- HALIFAX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 30 miles; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rich Square:
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 45 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 51 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 70 miles; KINSTON, NC; Abbreviation: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rich Square:
- TRI-COUNTY (about 9 miles; AHOSKIE, NC; Abbreviation: ASJ)
- TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (about 30 miles; TARBORO, NC; Abbreviation: ETC)
- MARTIN COUNTY (about 31 miles; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Abbreviation: MCZ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rich Square:
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; CHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,520)
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
Public primary/middle school in Rich Square:
- RICH SQUARE-CREECY ELEM (Students: 336; Location: 210 ROBERTS ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)