Ladue vs Richmond Heights

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

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

Richmond Heights has the higher population (9,179 vs 8,948 in Ladue). Ladue has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $90,670 in Richmond Heights). Ladue has the higher median home value ($1,027,000 vs $345,400 in Richmond Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Ladue	Richmond Heights
Population	8,948	9,179
Median age	48.4 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$90,670
Median home value	$1,027,000	$345,400
Median gross rent	$1,813	$1,447
Housing units	3,508	4,695
Homeownership rate	95.6%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	87.8%	76.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ladue	Richmond Heights
Population	8,601 → 8,948 (+4.0%)	8,500 → 9,179 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$214,875 → $250,001 (+16.3%)	$82,261 → $90,670 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$831,800 → $1,027,000 (+23.5%)	$253,700 → $345,400 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,814 → $1,813 (-0.1%)	$1,035 → $1,447 (+39.8%)

Ladue

Population

8,6018,948

Median household income

$214,875$250,001

Median home value

$831,800$1,027,000

Median gross rent

$1,814$1,813

Richmond Heights

Population

8,5009,179

Median household income

$82,261$90,670

Median home value

$253,700$345,400

Median gross rent

$1,035$1,447

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ladue	Richmond Heights
Under 5	7.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.2%	14.2%
18 to 24	4.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	5.5%	22.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	18.3%
45 to 54	15.1%	9.0%
55 to 64	16.2%	10.7%
65 to 74	13.8%	7.2%
75 and over	9.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ladue	Richmond Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	82.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.0%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ladue	Richmond Heights
No high school diploma	1.0%	0.6%
High school graduate	2.7%	7.6%
Some college or associate's	8.5%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	35.6%	39.1%
Graduate or professional degree	52.2%	36.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ladue	Richmond Heights
Drove alone	78.2%	75.1%
Carpooled	4.1%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	0.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.0%	18.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ladue	Richmond Heights
1-unit, detached	99.8%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	20.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ladue	Richmond Heights
Poverty rate	1.5%	5.0%
Average household size	2.64	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1955	1947