Richmond City County, VA Demographic Data
Richmond City County, VA Summary
Richmond City County is located in Virginia
- Population: 210,309
- Area: 62.46 sq. miles
- Land Area: 59.81 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.66 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,366.99 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 79.40 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Richmond City County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
116,908
52%
50.8
Male
106,262
48%
49.2
Total Population
223,170
323,128,000
Richmond City County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
13,130
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
12,615
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
8,657
3.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
15,880
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
19,079
8.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
48,358
21.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
26,049
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
25,717
11.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
13,139
5.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
13,963
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
16,047
7.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
6,723
3.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,813
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
183,142
82.1%
77.2
Female
97,282
53.1%
51.3
Male
85,860
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
169,444
75.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
33,964
15.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
26,583
11.9%
15.2
Female
15,532
58.4%
55.8
Male
11,051
41.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Richmond City County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
214,758
96.2%
96.8
White
101,987
45.7%
72.6
Black or African American
105,155
47.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
650
0.3%
0.8
Asian
4,903
2.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
612
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
1,582
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
262
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
175
0.1%
0.2
Korean
942
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
639
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
691
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
115
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
1,948
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
8,412
3.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
14,514
6.5%
17.8
Mexican
4,533
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2,640
1.2%
1.7
Cuban
906
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,435
2.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
208,656
93.5%
82.2
Richmond City County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6,815
4.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
14,529
9.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
33,617
21.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
27,957
18.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
11,217
7.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
33,818
22.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
25,856
16.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
21,344
13.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
132,465
86.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
59,674
38.8%
31.2
Richmond City County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
100,066
53.0%
33.7%
Now Married
47,985
25.4%
47.5
Divorced
23,922
12.7%
11.0%
Separated
6,168
3.3%
2.0
Widowed
10,627
5.6
5.8%
Richmond City County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
192,352
91.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
17,688
8.4%
21.6%
Spanish
11,036
5.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
2,603
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,344
1.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,705
0.8%
1.1%
Richmond City County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
11,438
12.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
6,491
7.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
12,672
13.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
10,006
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
10,390
11.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
14,630
16.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
9,301
10.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
8,751
9.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,509
3.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
4,516
4.9%
6.4
Median household income
42,373
57,617
Per capita income
31,256
31,128
Richmond City County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
198
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
12,299
10.9%
9.8
Construction
5,501
4.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
33,868
30.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
8,675
7.7%
6.6
Information
2,466
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,668
4.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
5,536
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
14,868
13.2%
11.4
Public administration
6,866
6.1%
4.6
Retail trade
11,797
10.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,902
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,778
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
7,543
6.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
49,856
44.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
7,845
7.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
24,441
21.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
22,737
20.2%
18.1%
Richmond City County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
111,286
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
82,549
74.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
9,131
8.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4,624
4.2%
5.1
Walked
7,029
6.3%
2.7
Other means
3,902
3.5%
1.8
Worked at home
4,051
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.5
26.6
Richmond City County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
16,534
18.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
35,926
39.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
27,839
30.4%
37.1
3 or more
11,405
12.4%
21.0
Richmond City County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
91,704
91.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
37,877
41.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
53,827
58.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
8,967
8.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Richmond City County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
100,671
1 room
3,310
3.3%
2.4
2 rooms
4,286
4.3%
2.7
3 rooms
13,051
13.0%
9.1
4 rooms
19,950
19.8%
16.5
5 rooms
18,074
18.0%
19.8
6 rooms
14,955
14.9%
17.8
7 rooms
10,999
10.9%
12.0
8 rooms
7,518
7.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
8,528
8.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Richmond City County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
100,671
1-unit, detached
50,286
50.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
6,784
6.7%
5.9
2-units
4,916
4.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5,949
5.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
9,002
8.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
7,371
7.3%
4.4
20 or more units
15,777
15.7%
9.0
Mobile home
394
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
192
0.2%
0.1
Richmond City County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
32,678
32.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
9,205
9.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
14,699
14.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
12,474
12.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
12,029
11.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
7,437
7.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,232
3.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,987
5.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,437
2.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,493
1.5%
1.4%
Richmond City County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
36,345
39.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
961
1.0%
4.7
Electricity
48,296
52.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
5,355
5.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
117
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
57
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
243
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
330
0.4%
1.1
Richmond City County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
26,230
47295100.0
Less than $500
101
0.4%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,246
4.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
2,115
8.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,849
10.9%
11.8%
$500 to $999
4,510
17.2%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
5,986
22.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
9,423
35.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
10,511
40.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,835
18.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,848
7.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,933
7.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
7,005
26.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
98
0.0%
0.0%
Richmond City County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
52,311
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
37
0.1%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
442
0.8%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,158
2.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,789
9.2%
11.9%
Less than $500
6,547
12.5%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
15,611
29.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
23,727
45.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,516
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
942
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
5,840
11.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,932
7.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,925
15.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,904
7.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,813
7.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
25,640
50.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,773
0.0%
0.0%
Richmond City County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
37,877
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
785
2.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,370
14.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5,620
14.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
5,987
15.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8,779
23.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
7,101
18.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3,233
8.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,002
2.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
211,400
205,000
