Because there are quite a few people attending college in Riegelwood, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Riegelwood provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Riegelwood has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Riegelwood a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Riegelwood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Riegelwood has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.30% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Riegelwood in 2022 was $38,774, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,096 for a family of four. However, Riegelwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Riegelwood is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Riegelwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Riegelwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Riegelwood include German, Irish, English, Lithuanian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Riegelwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Italian.
