Richmond Heights is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 9,524 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Richmond Heights is the 86th largest community in Missouri.

Richmond Heights is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.48% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Richmond Heights is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richmond Heights who work in sales jobs (15.14%), management occupations (12.19%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.91%).

Also of interest is that Richmond Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Richmond Heights. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Richmond Heights.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Richmond Heights is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Richmond Heights spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.56 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Richmond Heights Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Richmond Heights, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Richmond Heights is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.68% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Richmond Heights in 2000 was $37,217, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,868 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Richmond Heights is English.