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Richmond Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Richmond Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

35,513

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.6%
5 - 17:
15.2%
18 - 24:
11.2%
25 - 34:
13.2%
35 - 54:
22.2%
55 - 64:
13.1%
Over 65 Years:
18.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.3%
6.3%
86.2%
86.2%
19.1%
19.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Richmond
USA
$25,714
$25,714
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Richmond
USA
$46,356
$46,356
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

21.5%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Education
Retail
Accommodation
Construction
Other
Transportation
Public Service
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Finance
21.3%
21.3%
18.0%
18.0%
11.5%
11.5%
9.8%
9.8%
8.4%
8.4%
6.7%
6.7%
4.8%
4.8%
3.8%
3.8%
3.1%
3.1%
3.0%
3.0%
2.6%
2.6%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
80.0%
80.0%
6.8%
6.8%
6.4%
6.4%
5.0%
5.0%
1.7%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
Scottish
French
British
European
Dutch
Polish
Welsh
Scots-Irish
South African
Swedish
Norwegian
Swiss
Croatian
Canadian
Hungarian
Czech
17.3%
17.3%
11.2%
11.2%
10.7%
10.7%
2.8%
2.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
French
Vietnamese
German/Yiddish
Slavic languages
Japanese
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Other Indo-European
Langs. of India
West Germanic languages
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Laotian
94.1%
94.1%
3.9%
3.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Richmond Residents

4.3%