Richmond city, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Richmond city, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Richmond city, Virginia is among the highest in the country for population per square mile (32nd of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Richmond city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	229,359	8,705,170	334,922,499	312th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,587	$93,170	$80,734	1665th of 3,221
Median Age	34.7	39.0	38.9	2991st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	45.6%	42.2%	35.7%	164th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$353,000	$383,700	$332,700	403rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,372	$1,579	$1,413	340th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.2%	9.9%	12.5%	755th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.7%	4.3%	5.2%	865th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3,827.1	220.5	n/a	32nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.4%	13.1%	14.1%	536th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.0	n/a	n/a	1822nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	43.5%	67.3%	65.2%	3201st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.7	27.3	26.4	2213th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.5%	18.3%	15.1%	158th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.1%	n/a	n/a	1858th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	24.6%	48.7%	46.9%	3213th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.0%	n/a	n/a	1666th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Richmond city, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	41.4%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.7%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	40.6%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	65.0	60.7	61.4

Age in Richmond city, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	34.7	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	17.5%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	21.7%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.9%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.4%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Richmond city, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	104,321	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	43.8%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.1%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.3%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	43.1%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	51.3%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Richmond city, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,790	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.2%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.9%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.4%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.2%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.1%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.1%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Richmond city, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	114,293	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	44.5%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	35.2%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.7%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	56.5%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.1%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,150	$2,790	n/a

Education in Richmond city, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	9.8%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.3%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.3%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.8%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.9%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Richmond city, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.3%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	63.0%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.9%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.5%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.2%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	13.0%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Richmond city, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.5%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.8%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.9%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.4%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.6%	14.3%	16.7%

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