Richmond vs Topsham

A side-by-side comparison of Richmond and Topsham: population, income, housing, and more.

Richmond and Topsham are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Topsham has the higher population (6,962 vs 1,946 in Richmond). Topsham has the higher median household income ($80,545 vs $72,036 in Richmond). Topsham has the higher median home value ($341,800 vs $221,600 in Richmond).

Population, income & housing

	Richmond	Topsham
Population	1,946	6,962
Median age	34.6 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,036	$80,545
Median home value	$221,600	$341,800
Median gross rent	$1,013	$1,211
Housing units	871	3,129
Homeownership rate	58.1%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.2%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richmond	Topsham
Population	1,671 → 1,946 (+16.5%)	6,222 → 6,962 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$45,455 → $72,036 (+58.5%)	$70,441 → $80,545 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$164,100 → $221,600 (+35.0%)	$230,400 → $341,800 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $1,013 (+41.3%)	$924 → $1,211 (+31.1%)

Richmond

Population

1,6711,946

Median household income

$45,455$72,036

Median home value

$164,100$221,600

Median gross rent

$717$1,013

Topsham

Population

6,2226,962

Median household income

$70,441$80,545

Median home value

$230,400$341,800

Median gross rent

$924$1,211

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richmond	Topsham
Under 5	10.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.5%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.0%
25 to 34	15.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	8.4%	14.2%
55 to 64	16.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	6.8%	9.4%
75 and over	6.0%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richmond	Topsham
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richmond	Topsham
No high school diploma	3.0%	3.8%
High school graduate	33.6%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	22.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richmond	Topsham
Drove alone	73.8%	71.8%
Carpooled	11.9%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.9%	1.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richmond	Topsham
1-unit, detached	70.0%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	2.2%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Richmond	Topsham
Poverty rate	9.3%	8.5%
Average household size	2.55	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1943	1980