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Richmond, VA
Demographic Data




Richmond Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Richmond Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

229,395

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.7%
5 - 17:
11.4%
18 - 24:
12.0%
25 - 34:
21.6%
35 - 54:
23.3%
55 - 64:
12.2%
Over 65 Years:
13.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
8.8%
8.8%
88.8%
88.8%
44.1%
44.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Richmond
USA
$42,132
$42,132
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Richmond
USA
$59,606
$59,606
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

19.5%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Finance
Manufacturing
Construction
Public Service
Other
Administration
Transportation
Arts
Real estate
14.2%
14.2%
10.5%
10.5%
10.2%
10.2%
9.9%
9.9%
8.1%
8.1%
6.9%
6.9%
5.6%
5.6%
5.6%
5.6%
5.5%
5.5%
5.1%
5.1%
4.6%
4.6%
4.1%
4.1%
2.8%
2.8%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
43.7%
43.7%
41.8%
41.8%
7.6%
7.6%
4.5%
4.5%
2.2%
2.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Italian
Scottish
European
French
Polish
African
Scots-Irish
British
Jamaican
Swedish
Welsh
Russian
Dutch
Greek
Norwegian
Ethiopian
Swiss
9.8%
9.8%
7.9%
7.9%
7.9%
7.9%
3.9%
3.9%
2.0%
2.0%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
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1.1%
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0.4%
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0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Langs. of India
Chinese
Arabic
African languages
German/Yiddish
Korean
Native American languages
Portuguese
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Tagalog
Other Indo-European
Urdu
Persian
Slavic languages
Russian
Hungarian
89.9%
89.9%
6.4%
6.4%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
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0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Richmond Residents

7.4%


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