Richmond County, NY Demographic Data
Richmond County, NY Summary
Richmond County is located in New York
- Population: 470,728
- Area: 102.29 sq. miles
- Land Area: 58.37 sq. miles
- Water Area: 43.92 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4,601.85 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 72.51 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Richmond County, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
245,462
52%
50.8
Male
230,553
48%
49.2
Total Population
476,015
323,128,000
Richmond County, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
26,880
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
29,466
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
29,896
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
28,454
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
31,408
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
63,666
13.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
60,389
12.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
68,126
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
33,660
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
30,939
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
43,322
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
20,831
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
8,978
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
371,113
78.0%
77.2
Female
194,511
52.4%
51.3
Male
176,602
47.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
354,733
74.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
91,446
19.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
73,131
15.4%
15.2
Female
41,847
57.2%
55.8
Male
31,284
42.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Richmond County, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
465,633
97.8%
96.8
White
352,530
74.1%
72.6
Black or African American
48,920
10.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
251
0.1%
0.8
Asian
40,747
8.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
8,207
1.7%
1.2
Chinese
16,073
3.4%
1.3
Filipino
4,472
0.9%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
2,730
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
151
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
9,114
1.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
721
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
22,464
4.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
10,382
2.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
87,567
18.4%
17.8
Mexican
25,900
5.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
36,645
7.7%
1.7
Cuban
1,195
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
23,827
5.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
388,448
81.6%
82.2
Richmond County, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
15,691
4.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
22,067
6.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
100,582
30.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
59,988
18.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
24,316
7.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
64,037
19.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
43,230
13.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
37,758
11.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
292,153
88.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
107,267
32.5%
31.2
Richmond County, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
129,243
33.2%
33.7%
Now Married
200,760
51.5%
47.5
Divorced
27,049
6.9%
11.0%
Separated
7,253
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
25,468
6.5
5.8%
Richmond County, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
299,522
66.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
149,613
33.3%
21.6%
Spanish
54,175
12.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
56,049
12.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
24,827
5.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
14,562
3.2%
1.1%
Richmond County, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
15,099
9.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5,167
3.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
11,426
7.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
11,186
6.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
14,125
8.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
22,630
13.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
21,212
12.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
32,453
19.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
15,711
9.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
15,280
9.3%
6.4
Median household income
77,197
57,617
Per capita income
33,559
31,128
Richmond County, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
180
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
13,023
6.2%
9.8
Construction
16,212
7.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
57,880
27.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
20,693
9.8%
6.6
Information
4,903
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,759
2.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
11,422
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
23,884
11.4%
11.4
Public administration
15,189
7.2%
4.6
Retail trade
22,421
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
16,183
7.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3,460
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
19,420
9.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
84,674
40.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
17,147
8.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
48,937
23.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
40,031
19.0%
18.1%
Richmond County, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
208,190
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
118,140
56.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
14,059
6.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
63,003
30.3%
5.1
Walked
5,278
2.5%
2.7
Other means
1,721
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
5,989
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
44.3
26.6
Richmond County, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
29,423
17.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
58,097
35.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
54,346
33.1%
37.1
3 or more
22,423
13.6%
21.0
Richmond County, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
164,289
91.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
115,862
70.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
48,427
29.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
15,102
8.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Richmond County, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
179,391
1 room
4,332
2.4%
2.4
2 rooms
3,503
2.0%
2.7
3 rooms
20,745
11.6%
9.1
4 rooms
22,038
12.3%
16.5
5 rooms
31,288
17.4%
19.8
6 rooms
42,904
23.9%
17.8
7 rooms
25,585
14.3%
12.0
8 rooms
12,634
7.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
16,362
9.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Richmond County, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
179,391
1-unit, detached
65,519
36.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
41,674
23.2%
5.9
2-units
41,450
23.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
7,317
4.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,153
1.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,983
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
17,877
10.0%
9.0
Mobile home
418
0.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Richmond County, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
35,663
19.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
6,342
3.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
17,357
9.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
24,369
13.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
31,369
17.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
27,151
15.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
19,131
10.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
14,539
8.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,633
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
837
0.5%
1.4%
Richmond County, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
144,480
87.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,672
1.0%
4.7
Electricity
7,229
4.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
8,582
5.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
281
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
519
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
753
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
773
0.5%
1.1
Richmond County, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
80,564
47295100.0
Less than $500
111
0.1%
1.6%
$500 to $999
2,279
2.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,360
10.4%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
12,756
15.8%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
15,695
19.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
20,368
25.3%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
20,995
26.1%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
24,605
30.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
12,898
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
9,152
11.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
6,301
7.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
26,549
33.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
1,059
0.0%
0.0%
Richmond County, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
46,310
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
282
0.6%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
479
1.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,115
6.7%
4.4%
Less than $500
5,718
12.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
8,418
18.2%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
9,909
21.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
18,389
39.7%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
2,117
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,245
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,595
10.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
5,095
12.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,305
12.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,316
7.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,907
9.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
20,402
47.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
5,807
0.0%
0.0%
Richmond County, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
115,862
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
913
0.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
850
0.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
864
0.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,126
1.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8,327
7.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
52,758
45.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
47,660
41.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3,364
2.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
477,100
205,000
