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Richmond city, Virginia

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At a glance

Market profile

Population
229,359
Households
104,321
Average household size
2.1
Median age
34.7 years
Median household income
$64,587
Housing units
114,293
Population comparison
2020 Census226,610
2024 estimate229,359
Change+1.2%

People

Who lives here

Population
229,359
Median age
34.7 years
Male
108,768
Female
120,591
Median age by sex
Male median age
34.4 years
Female median age
35 years
Age by sexPopulation distribution
6,810Under 56,588
13,5485–1713,250
11,76418–2414,312
23,51225–3426,202
15,99935–4415,983
11,17345–5411,607
12,22755–6414,140
13,73565+18,509
Age by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Under 56,8106,588
5–1713,54813,250
18–2411,76414,312
25–3423,51226,202
35–4415,99915,983
45–5411,17311,607
55–6412,22714,140
65+13,73518,509
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5–17
Male
5–9
5,691
10–14
4,939
15–17
2,918
Female
5–9
5,817
10–14
4,712
15–17
2,721
18–24
Male
18–19
3,559
20
1,836
21
1,178
22–24
5,191
Female
18–19
4,579
20
2,205
21
1,901
22–24
5,627
25–34
Male
25–29
11,700
30–34
11,812
Female
25–29
13,460
30–34
12,742
35–44
Male
35–39
9,954
40–44
6,045
Female
35–39
9,360
40–44
6,623
45–54
Male
45–49
5,410
50–54
5,763
Female
45–49
5,586
50–54
6,021
55–64
Male
55–59
5,659
60–61
2,627
62–64
3,941
Female
55–59
6,914
60–61
2,655
62–64
4,571
65+
Male
65–66
2,253
67–69
2,728
70–74
4,330
75–79
2,092
80–84
1,236
85+
1,096
Female
65–66
2,433
67–69
3,788
70–74
5,065
75–79
3,585
80–84
1,557
85+
2,081
Detailed source values for Age by sex
RaceMutually exclusive counts
White alone
98,08842.8%
Black alone
93,99341.0%
Two or more races
18,5488.1%
Some other race
13,1725.7%
Asian alone
4,8572.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
5690.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1320.1%
Residents: 229,359.

Derived from published counts

Race values
CategoryValue
White alone98,088
Black alone93,993
Two or more races18,548
Some other race13,172
Asian alone4,857
American Indian / Alaska Native569
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander132

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
24,539
White, not Hispanic
94,895

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Households

Household structure

Family households
45,734
Married-couple share
56.1%
Derived from published counts
With children
45.8%
Derived from published counts
Household sizeShare of households
44,98243.1%
1 person
34,44733.0%
2 people
12,03311.5%
3 people
8,2377.9%
4 people
4,6224.4%
5+ people
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5+ people
5 People
2,885
6 People
1,016
7 Plus People
721
Detailed source values for Household size
Household size values
CategoryValue
1 person44,982
2 people34,447
3 people12,033
4 people8,237
5+ people4,622
Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent
All family households45,734
Married-couple families25,63856.1% of family households
With children
9,02035.2%
Without children
16,61864.8%
Other families20,09643.9% of family households
Male householder
4,84024.1%
Female householder
15,25675.9%
Family households values
GroupValueShare of parent
All family households45,734Not applicable
Married-couple families25,63856.1%
With children9,02035.2%
Without children16,61864.8%
Other families20,09643.9%
Male householder4,84024.1%
Female householder15,25675.9%

Income

Income distribution

Median household
$64,587
Median family
$86,871
Per capita
$45,790
Household incomeShare of households
21,06320.2%
Under $25k
20,40219.6%
$25–49k
17,73117.0%
$50–74k
12,72712.2%
$75–99k
13,49912.9%
$100–149k
8,0027.7%
$150–199k
10,89710.4%
$200k+
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Under $25k
Under $10,000
7,664
$10,000–$14,999
5,187
$15,000–$19,999
3,857
$20,000–$24,999
4,355
$25–49k
$25,000–$29,999
4,058
$30,000–$34,999
3,779
$35,000–$39,999
3,909
$40,000–$44,999
4,325
$45,000–$49,999
4,331
$50–74k
$50,000–$59,999
7,485
$60,000–$74,999
10,246
$100–149k
$100,000–$124,999
7,538
$125,000–$149,999
5,961
Detailed source values for Household income
Household income values
CategoryValue
Under $25k21,063
$25–49k20,402
$50–74k17,731
$75–99k12,727
$100–149k13,499
$150–199k8,002
$200k+10,897

Education

Attainment and marital status

Education universe
163,087
High school or higher
90.2%
Derived from published counts
Bachelor’s or higher
45.6%
Derived from published counts
Educational attainmentAttainment distribution
6,7404.1%
Less than 9th grade
9,2345.7%
Grades 9–12, no diploma
34,67921.3%
High school or equivalent
29,34818.0%
Some college, no degree
8,6615.3%
Associate degree
43,63326.8%
Bachelor’s degree
30,79218.9%
Graduate or professional
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Less than 9th grade
No Schooling
2,580
Nursery School
81
Kindergarten
161
First Grade
30
Second Grade
97
Third Grade
162
Fourth Grade
369
Fifth Grade
277
Sixth Grade
1,399
Seventh Grade
543
Eighth Grade
1,041
Grades 9–12, no diploma
Ninth Grade
1,747
Tenth Grade
2,355
Eleventh Grade
2,848
Twelfth No Diploma
2,284
High school or equivalent
Regular High School Diploma
28,195
Ged Or Alternative Credential
6,484
Some college, no degree
Some College Under 1 Year
8,260
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree
21,088
Graduate or professional
Masters Degree
20,827
Professional School Degree
6,140
Doctorate Degree
3,825
Detailed source values for Educational attainment
Educational attainment values
CategoryValue
Less than 9th grade6,740
Grades 9–12, no diploma9,234
High school or equivalent34,679
Some college, no degree29,348
Associate degree8,661
Bachelor’s degree43,633
Graduate or professional30,792
Marital status by sexMale and Female
2,3506,820
Widowed
9,77113,272
Divorced
2,5622,714
Separated
30,94231,669
Now Married
48,26551,713
Never Married
5,1295,602
Married Spouse Absent
25,81326,067
Married Spouse Present
Marital status by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Widowed2,3506,820
Divorced9,77113,272
Separated2,5622,714
Now Married30,94231,669
Never Married48,26551,713
Married Spouse Absent5,1295,602
Married Spouse Present25,81326,067

Housing

Tenure, occupancy, and housing stock

Median home value
$353,000
Median gross rent
$1,372
Housing tenure
Owner
45,40743.5%
Renter
58,91456.5%
Occupied homes: 104,321.
Housing tenure values
CategoryValue
Owner45,407
Renter58,914
Housing occupancy
Occupied
104,32191.3%
Vacant
9,9728.7%
Housing units: 114,293.

Derived from published counts

Housing occupancy values
CategoryValue
Occupied104,321
Vacant9,972

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage
32,080
Owners without mortgage
13,327
Vacancy reason
For rent3,911
For sale436
Rented, not occupied992
Sold, not occupied1,205
Seasonal457
Migrant workers0
Other2,971
Vacancy reason values
CategoryValue
For rent3,911
For sale436
Rented, not occupied992
Sold, not occupied1,205
Seasonal457
Migrant workers0
Other2,971
Structure type
Detached50,829
Attached8,845
2–4 units13,666
5–19 units15,494
20+ units24,720
Mobile or other739
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2–4 units
Structure 2 Units
5,783
Structure 3–4 Units
7,883
5–19 units
Structure 5–9 Units
8,751
Structure 10–19 Units
6,743
20+ units
Structure 20–49 Units
7,453
Structure 50 Plus Units
17,267
Mobile or other
Structure Mobile Home
712
Structure Boat Rv Van Other
27
Detailed source values for Structure type
Structure type values
CategoryValue
Detached50,829
Attached8,845
2–4 units13,666
5–19 units15,494
20+ units24,720
Mobile or other739
Year builtHousing units by period
58,47651.2%
Before 1960
22,57519.8%
1960–79
14,19712.4%
1980–99
16,77714.7%
2000–19
2,2682.0%
2020+
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Before 1960
1939 Earlier
32,445
1940–1949
10,657
1950–1959
15,374
1960–79
1960–1969
13,175
1970–1979
9,400
1980–99
1980–1989
7,971
1990–1999
6,226
2000–19
2000–2009
6,439
2010–2019
10,338
Detailed source values for Year built
Year built values
CategoryValue
Before 196058,476
1960–7922,575
1980–9914,197
2000–1916,777
2020+2,268
Move-in periodOwner and Renter
Before 1990
7,486
459
1990s
5,068
749
2000s
8,192
3,352
2010s
17,368
26,860
2020–22
6,175
21,557
2023+
1,118
5,937
Move-in period values
CategoryOwnerRenter
Before 19907,486459
1990s5,068749
2000s8,1923,352
2010s17,36826,860
2020–226,17521,557
2023+1,1185,937
Home valueOwner-occupied homes
1,9504.3%
Under $100k
11,80026.0%
$100–249k
19,55043.1%
$250–499k
6,58814.5%
$500–749k
2,9286.4%
$750–999k
1,6153.6%
$1–1.49m
9762.1%
$1.5m+
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Under $100k
Under 10000
347
10000–14999
134
15000–19999
161
20000–24999
23
25000–29999
160
30000–34999
60
35000–39999
3
40000–49999
43
50000–59999
113
60000–69999
101
70000–79999
278
80000–89999
247
90000–99999
280
$100–249k
100000–124999
1,444
125000–149999
902
150000–174999
1,883
175000–199999
2,264
200000–249999
5,307
$250–499k
250000–299999
4,484
300000–399999
8,426
400000–499999
6,640
$1.5m+
1500000–1999999
379
2000000+
597
Detailed source values for Home value
Home value values
CategoryValue
Under $100k1,950
$100–249k11,800
$250–499k19,550
$500–749k6,588
$750–999k2,928
$1–1.49m1,615
$1.5m+976
Gross rentRenter-occupied homes
Under $5005,264
$500–9997,282
$1,000–1,49922,628
$1,500–1,99915,307
$2,000–2,4995,617
$2,500–2,9991,220
$3,000+576
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Under $500
Under 100
551
100–149
338
150–199
177
200–249
827
250–299
1,483
300–349
651
350–399
742
400–449
325
450–499
170
$500–999
500–549
418
550–599
671
600–649
245
650–699
507
700–749
430
750–799
739
800–899
1,871
900–999
2,401
$1,000–1,499
1000–1249
10,470
1250–1499
12,158
$3,000+
3000–3499
310
3500+
266
Detailed source values for Gross rent
Gross rent values
CategoryValue
Under $5005,264
$500–9997,282
$1,000–1,49922,628
$1,500–1,99915,307
$2,000–2,4995,617
$2,500–2,9991,220
$3,000+576
Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter
No vehicle
1,767
11,762
1 vehicle
15,740
30,205
2 vehicles
18,450
13,910
3 vehicles
7,014
2,522
4 vehicles
1,720
316
5+ vehicles
716
199
Vehicle availability values
CategoryOwnerRenter
No vehicle1,76711,762
1 vehicle15,74030,205
2 vehicles18,45013,910
3 vehicles7,0142,522
4 vehicles1,720316
5+ vehicles716199

Transportation

How residents get to work

Workers age 16+
121,803
Average commute
21.7 min
Travel mode
Drive alone
76,72063.0%Derived from published counts
Carpool
9,5657.9%Derived from published counts
Public transit
3,5222.9%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle
6,5315.4%Derived from published counts
Work from home
23,75219.5%Derived from published counts
Other
1,7131.4%Derived from published counts
Workers: 121,803.

Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle
Walked
5,464
Bicycle
1,067
Other
Other Transportation
1,124
Motorcycle
166
Taxi Or Ride Hailing
423
Detailed source values for Travel mode
Travel mode values
CategoryValue
Drive alone76,720
Carpool9,565
Public transit3,522
Walk or bicycle6,531
Work from home23,752
Other1,713
Commute timeWorkers by travel time
28,60729.2%
Under 15 min
46,61747.5%
15–29 min
15,82116.1%
30–44 min
2,7912.8%
45–59 min
4,2154.3%
60+ min
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Under 15 min
Under 5
1,835
5–9
9,908
10–14
16,864
15–29 min
15–19
21,188
20–24
17,453
25–29
7,976
30–44 min
30–34
11,566
35–39
2,365
40–44
1,890
60+ min
60–89
2,508
90+
1,707
Detailed source values for Commute time
Commute time values
CategoryValue
Under 15 min28,607
15–29 min46,617
30–44 min15,821
45–59 min2,791
60+ min4,215

Workforce

Labor force and job flows

Population age 16+
193,015
Civilian labor force
131,239
Employed
123,722
Unemployed
7,517
Unemployment rate
5.7%
Poverty universe
219,610
Persons below poverty
39,962
Gini index
0.51
White-collar workers
84,654
Blue-collar workers
19,307
Occupation by sexMale and Female
Service Occupations
7,924
11,837
Sales Office Occupations
8,713
14,436
Management Business Science Arts
28,016
33,489
Production Transportation Material Moving
8,711
3,402
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance
6,706
488
Occupation by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Service Occupations7,92411,837
Sales Office Occupations8,71314,436
Management Business Science Arts28,01633,489
Production Transportation Material Moving8,7113,402
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance6,706488

Employment and commuting

Resident workers
98,575
Workplace jobs
162,766
Internal commuters
35,050
Inbound commuters
127,716
Outbound commuters
63,525
Net worker inflow
64,191

Health insurance

Insurance coverage

Coverage status
Insured
206,94291.2%Derived from published counts
Uninsured
20,0168.8%
Residents: 226,958.
Coverage status values
CategoryValue
Insured206,942
Uninsured20,016
Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage
2,73213.6%
Under 19
8,50942.5%
Age 19–34
8,59743.0%
Age 35–64
1780.9%
Age 65+
Uninsured by age values
CategoryValue
Under 192,732
Age 19–348,509
Age 35–648,597
Age 65+178

Community

Nativity, citizenship, and mobility

Nativity
Native born
210,08391.6%
Foreign born
19,2768.4%
Residents: 229,359.
Nativity values
CategoryValue
Native born210,083
Foreign born19,276

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen
6,061
Not a citizen
13,215

Residential mobility

Same house
184,856
Within same county
16,289
From another county
17,407
From another state
6,564
From abroad
1,402

Sources and method

Vintages, quality, and methodology

Source vintages

Demographics
2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline
2020 Census
Employment
2023 LODES

Report quality

Status
complete
kind
published geography
estimated
false
Historical housing baseline
2020 housing units
111,963

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Census place demographics

About Richmond city, Virginia

Richmond city, Virginia has 229,359 residents and a median age of 34.7 years. It ranks No. 100 by population within this indexed census place cohort. Population has grown 1.2% since the 2020 Census. Median household income is $16,147 below United States.

Market context

Compare the numbers.

Published values on the same 2024 ACS basis.
Comparison of selected demographic measures
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeMedian ageOwner occupied
Richmond city, Virginia229,359$64,58734.7 years43.5%
United States334,922,500$80,73438.9 years65.2%
Virginia8,705,170$93,17039 years67.3%

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