Olivette vs Richmond Heights

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

Olivette 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 8,539 in Olivette). Olivette has the higher median household income ($105,898 vs $90,670 in Richmond Heights). Olivette has the higher median home value ($450,100 vs $345,400 in Richmond Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Olivette	Richmond Heights
Population	8,539	9,179
Median age	41.1 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$105,898	$90,670
Median home value	$450,100	$345,400
Median gross rent	$1,515	$1,447
Housing units	3,546	4,695
Homeownership rate	74.0%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.5%	76.0%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Olivette	Richmond Heights
Population	7,849 → 8,539 (+8.8%)	8,500 → 9,179 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$86,250 → $105,898 (+22.8%)	$82,261 → $90,670 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$338,100 → $450,100 (+33.1%)	$253,700 → $345,400 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,133 → $1,515 (+33.7%)	$1,035 → $1,447 (+39.8%)

Olivette

Population

7,8498,539

Median household income

$86,250$105,898

Median home value

$338,100$450,100

Median gross rent

$1,133$1,515

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)

	Olivette	Richmond Heights
Under 5	4.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	21.9%	14.2%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.2%
25 to 34	9.1%	22.6%
35 to 44	14.4%	18.3%
45 to 54	15.0%	9.0%
55 to 64	9.1%	10.7%
65 to 74	11.3%	7.2%
75 and over	8.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Olivette	Richmond Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	52.6%	82.0%
Black or African American	20.0%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	20.4%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Olivette	Richmond Heights
No high school diploma	2.0%	0.6%
High school graduate	10.6%	7.6%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	39.1%
Graduate or professional degree	39.2%	36.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Olivette	Richmond Heights
Drove alone	67.4%	75.1%
Carpooled	3.8%	3.1%
Public transit	0.3%	1.9%
Walked	2.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.8%	18.6%
Other means	1.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Olivette	Richmond Heights
1-unit, detached	73.5%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	20.2%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	10.1%
20 or more units	3.2%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Olivette	Richmond Heights
Poverty rate	4.5%	5.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1961	1947