Richmond vs Stafford

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

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

Stafford has the higher population (17,279 vs 12,117 in Richmond). Stafford has the higher median household income ($85,910 vs $68,564 in Richmond). Stafford has the higher median home value ($247,900 vs $229,800 in Richmond).

Population, income & housing

	Richmond	Stafford
Population	12,117	17,279
Median age	34.7 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,564	$85,910
Median home value	$229,800	$247,900
Median gross rent	$1,248	$1,441
Housing units	4,716	6,988
Homeownership rate	60.1%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	40.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richmond	Stafford
Population	12,646 → 12,117 (-4.2%)	17,206 → 17,279 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$43,071 → $68,564 (+59.2%)	$62,264 → $85,910 (+38.0%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $229,800 (+45.8%)	$180,400 → $247,900 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$840 → $1,248 (+48.6%)	$1,222 → $1,441 (+17.9%)

Richmond

Population

12,64612,117

Median household income

$43,071$68,564

Median home value

$157,600$229,800

Median gross rent

$840$1,248

Stafford

Population

17,20617,279

Median household income

$62,264$85,910

Median home value

$180,400$247,900

Median gross rent

$1,222$1,441

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richmond	Stafford
Under 5	3.2%	7.1%
5 to 17	12.7%	15.6%
18 to 24	14.4%	10.6%
25 to 34	20.1%	19.6%
35 to 44	10.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.4%
65 to 74	7.8%	7.1%
75 and over	8.9%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richmond	Stafford
White (non-Hispanic)	26.4%	14.4%
Black or African American	23.6%	26.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	26.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	46.1%	28.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richmond	Stafford
No high school diploma	19.5%	13.1%
High school graduate	26.2%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richmond	Stafford
Drove alone	66.2%	76.9%
Carpooled	18.9%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.8%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	8.7%
Other means	9.5%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richmond	Stafford
1-unit, detached	56.3%	49.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	12.8%	15.1%
20 or more units	13.3%	25.8%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Richmond	Stafford
Poverty rate	13.6%	9.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1979	1992