River Road is a census-designated place (CDP) in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,048 at the 2020 Census.
Geography
River Road is located on the north bank of the tidal Pamlico River. The town of Washington Park borders the CDP on the west, and the city of Washington, the Beaufort County seat, is to the west of River Road.
North Carolina Highway 32 (River Road) is the main road through the CDP, leading west into Washington and northeast to U.S. Route 264.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, River Road had a population of 4,048. The median age was 45.5 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.8 males age 18 and over.
86.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 13.2% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,727 households in River Road, of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.0% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.