Editing Rich Square, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population of Rich Square was 894 people in 337 of the town's 414 [[housing unit]]s.  The median age was 62.2 (± 7.4), with 44.5 percent (± 10.7%) of the town aged 65 or older, and only 9.1 percent (± 4.8%) under 18.<ref name="United States Census Bureau" />

In Rich Square, 4.4 percent (± 4.1%) of residents were foreign-born (all of whom were [[United States nationality law#Naturalization|naturalized]] citizens), and only 5.0 percent (± 4.4%) spoke a language other than English at home.  Four residents ({{percentage|4|894|1}}) were [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], one ({{percentage|1|894|1}}) was [[Asian people|Asian]], 578 ({{percentage|578|894|1}}) were [[Black people|Black]] or [[African American]], 26 ({{percentage|26|894|1}}) were [[Hispanic and Latino (ethnic categories)|Hispanic or Latino]], 270 ({{percentage|278|894|1}}) were [[White people]], nine ({{percentage|9|894|1}}) were of another race or ethnicity, and 24 ({{percentage|24|894|1}}) were [[multiracial people]].<ref name="United States Census Bureau" />

In town, 18.0 percent (± 9.3%) of residents had at least a [[bachelor's degree]], while seven percent had a [[graduate degree]] or higher.  The [[employment rate]] was 38.7 percent (± 13.1%), and 5.5 percent (± 5.7%) of the men were [[veteran]]s.  The town's [[median household income]] was $29,375 (± $15,623), as compared to the state's rate of $61,972 (± $541), which left 34.0 percent (± 16.6%) of locals living in [[poverty in the United States|poverty]].<ref name="United States Census Bureau" />

Located in the [[Eastern Time Zone]] and [[area code 252]], Rich Square's [[ZIP Code]] is 27869.<ref name="UnitedStatesZipCodes.org" />