Richmond County, Virginia

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Key figures

Statistic	Richmond County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,095	8,705,170	334,922,499	2557th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,304	$93,170	$80,734	1494th of 3,221
Median Age	43.8	39.0	38.9	995th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.9%	42.2%	35.7%	2519th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$231,500	$383,700	$332,700	1069th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,067	$1,579	$1,413	797th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.7%	9.9%	12.5%	2915th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.5%	4.3%	5.2%	2792nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	47.5	220.5	n/a	1592nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.2%	13.1%	14.1%	949th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.7	n/a	n/a	1204th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.7%	67.3%	65.2%	1588th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.6	27.3	26.4	343rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.9%	18.3%	15.1%	440th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.3%	n/a	n/a	1585th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.5%	48.7%	46.9%	1967th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.7%	n/a	n/a	2345th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Richmond County, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.1%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.5%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	26.8%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.0	60.7	61.4

Age in Richmond County, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	43.8	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	17.7%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	16.4%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Richmond County, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	3,177	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	57.8%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.2%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.3%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.0%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	31.4%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Richmond County, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,974	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.0%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.6%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.9%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.7%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.8%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.5%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Richmond County, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	3,970	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.0%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.0%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.0%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.3%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.4%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,290	$2,790	n/a

Education in Richmond County, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	17.6%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.2%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.3%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.2%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.7%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Richmond County, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.8%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.1%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.3%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.3%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.6%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	22.4%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.4%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Richmond County, Virginia

Statistic	Richmond County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.8%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.3%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.9%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.7%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.7%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	14.3%	16.7%

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