About Richmond Hill

Richmond Hill is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 7,063 people and just one neighborhood, Richmond Hill is the 126th largest community in Georgia.

Richmond Hill is a military town: the armed forces employs 6.55% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Retail and Manufacturing are prominent in the local economy and are the city's largest civilian employers, employing 12.99% and 12.40% of the civilian workforce respectively.

One of the nice things about Richmond Hill is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Richmond Hill is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Richmond Hill isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.32% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small city, Richmond Hill doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Richmond Hill Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Richmond Hill is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 21.70% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Richmond Hill in 2000 was $18,891, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,564 for a family of four.

Richmond Hill is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richmond Hill home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Richmond Hill is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Richmond Hill include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Richmond Hill is English. Some people also speak Spanish.