Riegelwood is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 545 people and two associated neighborhoods, Riegelwood is the 477th largest community in North Carolina.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Riegelwood has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.64% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Riegelwood has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Riegelwood has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Riegelwood than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Riegelwood may be for you.

Riegelwood is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Riegelwood ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 3.54% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Riegelwood in 2018 was $28,369, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,476 for a family of four. However, Riegelwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Riegelwood is an extremely 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 Irish, German, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.

The most common language spoken in Riegelwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Italian.