Richmond, VA Demographic Data
Richmond, VA Summary
Richmond is located in Richmond City County in Virginia
- Population: NA
- Area: 62.46 sq. miles
- Land Area: 59.81 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.66 sq. miles
- Population Density: NA
- Elevation: 79.40 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Richmond, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
106,677
52%
50.8
Male
98,856
48%
49.2
Total Population
205,533
311,591,919
Richmond, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
13,491
6.6%
6.4
5 to 9 Years
10,255
5.0%
6.5
10 to 14 Years
9,744
4.7%
6.7
15 to 19 Years
14,158
6.9%
7.0
20 to 24 Years
26,537
12.9%
7.1
25 to 34 Years
36,743
17.9%
13.3
35 to 44 Years
23,385
11.4%
13.1
45 to 54 Years
24,934
12.1%
14.3
55 to 59 Years
11,565
5.6%
6.5
60 to 64 Years
11,911
5.8%
5.7
65 to 74 Years
11,866
5.8%
7.2
75 to 84 Years
7,679
3.7%
4.2
85 Years and Over
3,265
1.6%
1.8
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
166,523
81.0%
76.3
Female
87,853
52.8%
51.4
Male
78,670
47.2%
48.6
21 Years and over
152,426
74.2%
71.8
62 Years and over
28,912
14.1%
16.7
65 Years and over
22,810
11.1%
13.3
Female
13,791
60.5%
56.7
Male
9,019
39.5%
43.3
Median Age (years)
32
NR
NR
Richmond, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
198,665
96.7%
97.2
White
89,030
43.3%
74.1
Black or African American
101,361
49.3%
12.6
American Indian and Alaska Native
286
0.1%
0.8
Asian
4,904
2.4%
4.8
Asian Indian
821
0.4%
0.9
Chinese
985
0.5%
1.1
Filipino
199
0.1%
0.8
Japanese
80
0.0%
0.2
Korean
1,364
0.7%
0.5
Vietnamese
768
0.4%
0.5
Other Asian
687
0.3%
0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
31
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
NR
NR
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
NR
NR
0.0
Samoan
NR
NR
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
NR
NR
0.1
Some Other Race
3,053
1.5%
4.7
Two or More Races
6,868
3.3%
2.8
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
13,038
6.3%
16.7
Mexican
5,030
2.4%
10.8
Puerto Rican
789
0.4%
1.6
Cuban
32
0.0%
0.6
Other Hispanic or Latino
7,187
3.5%
3.7
Not Hispanic or Latino
192,495
93.7%
83.3
Richmond, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
8,645
6.6%
6.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
15,607
11.9%
8.1
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
30,347
23.1%
28.4
Some college, no degree
24,778
18.9%
21.2
Associate's Degree
7,158
5.4%
7.8
Bachelor's Degree
28,100
21.4%
17.9
Graduate or professional degree
16,713
12.7%
10.6
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
24,252
18.5%
14.1
High School Graduate or Higher
107,096
81.5%
85.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
44,813
34.1%
28.5
Richmond, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
91,025
52.9%
32.5%
Now Married
43,022
25.0%
48.3
Divorced
20,998
12.2%
11.0%
Separated
7,582
4.4%
2.2
Widowed
9,416
5.5
6.0%
Richmond, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
172,906
90.0%
79.2%
Languages other than english
19,136
10.0%
20.8%
Spanish
11,785
6.1%
12.9%
Other indo-european languages
3,055
1.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,889
1.5%
3.3%
Other Languages
1,407
0.7%
0.9%
Richmond, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
12,788
15.2%
7.8
$10,000 to $14,999
6,171
7.3%
5.8
$15,000 to $24,999
10,742
12.7%
11.4
$25,000 to $34,999
9,418
11.2%
10.6
$35,000 to $49,999
12,603
14.9%
13.9
$50,000 to $74,999
12,590
14.9%
18.0
$75,000 to $99,999
8,069
9.6%
11.7
$100,000 to $149,000
6,733
8.0%
12.1
$150,000 to $199,999
2,023
2.4%
4.4
$200,000 or more
3,218
3.8%
4.3
Median household income
38,926
50,502
Per capita income
25,199
26,708
Richmond, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
279
0.3%
1.9
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
12,134
12.6%
9.4
Construction
5,531
5.7%
6.1
Educational services, health care and social assistance
26,324
27.3%
23.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7,719
8.0%
6.6
Information
1,670
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,811
5.0%
10.4
Other services except public administration
4,984
5.2%
5.0
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
11,987
12.4%
10.7
Public administration
6,037
6.3%
5.1
Retail trade
9,489
9.8%
11.6
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,617
3.8%
5.0
Wholesale trade
1,759
1.8%
2.8
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Management, business, science, and arts occupations
38,062
39.5%
36.0%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
6,027
6.3%
9.1%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
7,195
7.5%
12.1%
Sales and office occupations
23,825
24.7%
24.5%
Service occupations
21,232
22.0%
18.3%
Richmond, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
94,683
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
67,120
70.9%
76.4
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
10,802
11.4%
9.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5,415
5.7%
5.0
Walked
4,245
4.5%
2.8
Other means
2,376
2.5%
1.7
Worked at home
4,725
5.0%
4.3
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.4
25.5
Richmond, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
14,984
17.8%
9.3
1 vehicles
35,992
42.7%
34.1
2 vehicles
23,634
28.0%
37.5
3 or more
9,745
11.6%
19.1
Richmond, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
98,972
Occupied Housing Units
84,355
85.2%
86.9
Owner Occupied
38,022
45.1%
64.6
Renter Occupied
46,333
54.9%
35.4
Vacant Housing Units
14,617
14.8%
13.1
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
NR
NR
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
NR
NR
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
NR
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
NR
2.5
Richmond, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
98,972
1 room
2,339
2.4%
2.0
2 rooms
3,382
3.4%
2.5
3 rooms
11,575
11.7%
9.2
4 rooms
19,842
20.0%
16.7
5 rooms
19,680
19.9%
20.6
6 rooms
15,575
15.7%
18.1
7 rooms
11,081
11.2%
12.3
8 rooms
7,895
8.0%
8.4
9 rooms or more
7,603
7.7%
10.2
Median Rooms
5
Richmond, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
98,972
1-unit, detached
47,230
47.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8,506
8.6%
5.8
2-units
4,312
4.4%
3.8
3 or 4 units
6,927
7.0%
4.5
5 to 9 units
12,422
12.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
6,832
6.9%
4.5
20 or more units
12,083
12.2%
8.7
Mobile home
660
0.7%
6.5
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Richmond, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
31,108
31.4%
13.5%
1940 to 1949
10,340
10.4%
5.5%
1950 to 1959
14,166
14.3%
10.9%
1960 to 1969
15,667
15.8%
11.1%
1970 to 1979
10,312
10.4%
15.8%
1980 to 1989
6,778
6.8%
13.8%
1990 to 1999
3,685
3.7%
13.8%
2000 to 2004
3,737
3.8%
8.8%
2005 or later
3,179
3.2%
6.9%
Richmond, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
36,489
43.3%
49.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
857
1.0%
4.9
Electricity
38,348
45.5%
36.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
7,980
9.5%
6.2
Coal or coke
71
0.1%
0.1
Wood
64
0.1%
2.1
Solar energy
41
0.0%
0.0
Other fuel
164
0.2%
0.4
No fuel used
341
0.4%
0.9
Richmond, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
26,610
49325615.0
Less than $300
18
0.1%
0.2%
$300 to $499
362
1.4%
1.8%
$500 to $699
801
3.0%
5.4%
$700 to $999
3,791
14.2%
15.0%
$1,500 to 1,999
5,489
20.6%
20.1%
$2,000 or more
7,405
27.8%
29.1%
$1,000 to 1,499
8,744
32.9%
28.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
7,838
29.5%
34.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,882
14.6%
16.2%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,222
12.1%
12.1%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,657
10.0%
8.7%
35.0% or more
8,967
33.8%
28.1%
Not Computed
44
NR
NR
Richmond, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
45,544
38,515,453
$200 to $299
1,999
4.4%
3.2%
$1,500 or more
2,404
5.3%
13.4%
$300 to $499
2,602
5.7%
8.5%
Less than $200
3,314
7.3%
2.0%
$500 to $749
9,734
21.4%
23.8%
$1,000 to 1,499
12,049
26.5%
24.8%
$750 to $999
13,442
29.5%
24.3%
No Cash Rent
789
NR
2,211,837
Median (Dollars)
842
NR
871
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,376
9.9%
11.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,822
8.7%
11.7%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,155
9.4%
12.2%
25.0% to 29.9%
6,086
13.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,078
11.5%
9.1%
35.0% or more
20,520
46.6%
44.3%
Not Computed
2,296
NR
NR
Richmond, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
38,022
74,264,435
Less then $50,000
1,299
3.4%
8.8%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,868
12.8%
8.8%
$100,000 to $149,000
6,472
17.0%
16.5%
$150,000 to $199,000
7,345
19.3%
15.4%
$200,000 to $299,999
9,078
23.9%
18.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
5,657
14.9%
15.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,544
6.7%
7.9%
$1,000,000 or more
759
2.0%
2.0%
Median (Dollars)
193,300
173,600
