Richmond County, New York

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Richmond County, New York is among the highest in the country for total population (147th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (58th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Richmond County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	494,956	19,852,366	334,922,499	147th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$98,333	$85,974	$80,734	180th of 3,221
Median Age	40.6	39.8	38.9	1927th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	35.7%	40.2%	35.7%	441st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$675,500	$423,800	$332,700	58th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,733	$1,621	$1,413	125th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.5%	14.0%	12.5%	2087th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	6.4%	5.2%	883rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	8,604.9	421.3	n/a	12th of 3,222
Foreign Born	25.8%	22.8%	14.1%	53rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.2	n/a	n/a	447th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.7%	54.3%	65.2%	2518th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	43.1	32.6	26.4	7th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.7%	14.9%	15.1%	1033rd of 3,222
Uninsured	4.9%	n/a	n/a	3022nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.0%	42.5%	46.9%	1255th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.1%	n/a	n/a	663rd 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 County, New York

Statistic	Richmond County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	55.5%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19.6%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	8.8%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	12.7%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	62.8	65.5	61.4

Age in Richmond County, New York

Statistic	Richmond County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	40.6	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	21.6%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.2%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Richmond County, New York

Statistic	Richmond County, New York	New York	United States
Households	170,777	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.5	2.5
Family Households	72.4%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.1%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.4%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.4%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	35.7%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Richmond County, New York

Statistic	Richmond County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,071	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.6%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.3%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.4%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	18.7%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.5%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.2%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.4%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Richmond County, New York

Statistic	Richmond County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	184,621	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	34.8%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.3%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.5%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.3%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.7%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,247	$6,582	n/a

Education in Richmond County, New York

Statistic	Richmond County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	11.6%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.7%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.0%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.6%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.1%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Richmond County, New York

Statistic	Richmond County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.8%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	51.6%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	23.3%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.8%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	12.0%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	32.1%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	15.9%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Richmond County, New York

Statistic	Richmond County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.7%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	17.6%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	8.1%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	63.1%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	11.0%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	28.7%	22.3%	16.7%

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