River Bend is a town in Craven County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,902 people, 1,376 households, and 957 families residing in the town.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,923 people, 1,343 households, and 988 families residing in the town.

23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.