Richmond Heights is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 9,115 people and three associated neighborhoods, Richmond Heights is the 84th largest community in Missouri. Richmond Heights has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities. Richmond Heights real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Richmond Heights house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Richmond Heights is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.47% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Richmond Heights is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richmond Heights who work in management occupations (16.88%), healthcare (10.97%), and business and financial occupations (9.95%). Also of interest is that Richmond Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Richmond Heights 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. Of important note, Richmond Heights is also a city of artists. Richmond Heights has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Richmond Heights’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.83% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Richmond Heights, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Richmond Heights is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 75.12% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Richmond Heights in 2022 was $69,338, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $277,352 for a family of four. However, Richmond Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Richmond Heights is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richmond Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richmond Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Richmond Heights include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Richmond Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.
