Richmond is a relatively large city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 229,395 people and 123 associated neighborhoods, Richmond is the fifth largest community in Virginia.Richmond is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Richmond is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richmond who work in office and administrative support (10.58%), management occupations (10.26%), and sales jobs (8.86%). Also of interest is that Richmond has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.27% 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. For the size of the city, public transportation in Richmond is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Richmond, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.Richmond is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 44.12% of adults in Richmond have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Richmond in 2022 was $42,132, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,528 for a family of four. However, Richmond contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Richmond is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richmond home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richmond residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Richmond include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Richmond is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.