Richlands, VA Demographic Data
Richlands, VA Summary
Richlands is located in Tazewell County in Virginia
- Population: 5,811
- Area: 5.77 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.72 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,006.93 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,999.67 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Richlands, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,092
56%
50.8
Male
2,476
45%
49.2
Total Population
5,568
323,128,000
Richlands, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
367
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
320
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
261
4.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
350
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
269
4.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
689
12.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
709
12.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
821
14.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
245
4.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
366
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
673
12.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
360
6.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
138
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,354
78.2%
77.2
Female
2,545
58.5%
51.3
Male
1,809
41.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,159
74.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,374
24.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,171
21.0%
15.2
Female
685
58.5%
55.8
Male
486
41.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Richlands, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,486
98.5%
96.8
White
5,443
97.8%
72.6
Black or African American
5
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
38
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
14
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
24
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
82
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,568
100.0%
82.2
Richlands, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
437
10.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
560
14.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,309
32.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
683
17.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
419
10.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
393
9.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
200
5.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
997
24.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,004
75.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
593
14.8%
31.2
Richlands, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
945
20.5%
33.7%
Now Married
2,140
46.3%
47.5
Divorced
758
16.4%
11.0%
Separated
151
3.3%
2.0
Widowed
626
13.5
5.8%
Richlands, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,172
99.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
29
0.6%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
29
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Richlands, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
354
14.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
221
9.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
488
19.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
256
10.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
400
16.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
326
13.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
146
5.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
233
9.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
38
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
29,487
57,617
Per capita income
19,935
31,128
Richlands, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
226
11.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
115
5.6%
9.8
Construction
118
5.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
437
21.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
138
6.7%
6.6
Information
17
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
115
5.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
140
6.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
164
8.0%
11.4
Public administration
178
8.7%
4.6
Retail trade
306
14.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
58
2.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
40
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
384
18.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
616
30.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
178
8.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
593
28.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
281
13.7%
18.1%
Richlands, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,030
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,748
86.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
149
7.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
3
0.1%
2.7
Other means
4
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
126
6.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.2
26.6
Richlands, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
352
14.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
771
31.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
856
34.8%
37.1
3 or more
483
19.6%
21.0
Richlands, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,462
83.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,588
64.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
874
35.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
474
16.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Richlands, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,936
1 room
72
2.5%
2.4
2 rooms
46
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
147
5.0%
9.1
4 rooms
637
21.7%
16.5
5 rooms
600
20.4%
19.8
6 rooms
596
20.3%
17.8
7 rooms
375
12.8%
12.0
8 rooms
224
7.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
239
8.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Richlands, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,936
1-unit, detached
1,578
53.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
20
0.7%
5.9
2-units
28
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
181
6.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
202
6.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
10
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
42
1.4%
9.0
Mobile home
875
29.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Richlands, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
256
8.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
236
8.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
371
12.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
307
10.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
697
23.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
394
13.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
398
13.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
226
7.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
51
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Richlands, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
30
1.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
97
3.9%
4.7
Electricity
2,098
85.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
142
5.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
43
1.7%
0.1
Wood
39
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
13
0.5%
1.1
Richlands, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
647
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
8
1.2%
10.3%
Less than $500
30
4.6%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
54
8.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
55
8.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
227
35.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
273
42.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
298
46.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
69
10.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
54
8.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
35
5.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
191
29.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Richlands, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
788
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
6
0.8%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
11
1.4%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
16
2.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
294
37.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
461
58.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
86
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
604
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
178
24.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
75
10.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
36
4.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
24
3.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
122
16.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
301
40.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
138
0.0%
0.0%
Richlands, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,588
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
492
31.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
466
29.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
282
17.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
224
14.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
70
4.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
15
0.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
11
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
28
1.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
86,900
205,000