Hinesburg vs Richmond

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

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

Richmond has the higher population (675 vs 581 in Hinesburg). Richmond has the higher median household income ($62,240 vs $53,627 in Hinesburg). Richmond has the higher median home value ($261,900 vs $230,200 in Hinesburg).

Population, income & housing

	Hinesburg	Richmond
Population	581	675
Median age	30.6 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,627	$62,240
Median home value	$230,200	$261,900
Median gross rent	$1,553	$1,814
Housing units	328	329
Homeownership rate	26.5%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	75.6%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinesburg	Richmond
Population	772 → 581 (-24.7%)	387 → 675 (+74.4%)
Median household income	$54,609 → $53,627 (-1.8%)	$51,722 → $62,240 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$296,600 → $230,200 (-22.4%)	$258,300 → $261,900 (+1.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,141 → $1,553 (+36.1%)	$967 → $1,814 (+87.6%)

Hinesburg

Population

772581

Median household income

$54,609$53,627

Median home value

$296,600$230,200

Median gross rent

$1,141$1,553

Richmond

Population

387675

Median household income

$51,722$62,240

Median home value

$258,300$261,900

Median gross rent

$967$1,814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinesburg	Richmond
Under 5	4.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	10.0%	23.6%
18 to 24	21.9%	0.7%
25 to 34	16.2%	16.6%
35 to 44	15.5%	16.4%
45 to 54	5.9%	16.3%
55 to 64	19.3%	13.0%
65 to 74	3.1%	7.3%
75 and over	4.3%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinesburg	Richmond
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	89.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinesburg	Richmond
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	13.1%	2.5%
Some college or associate's	47.2%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	45.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinesburg	Richmond
Drove alone	79.1%	63.6%
Carpooled	20.4%	19.9%
Public transit	0.0%	4.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinesburg	Richmond
1-unit, detached	14.6%	20.1%
1-unit, attached	12.5%	16.7%
2 to 4 units	43.3%	43.5%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	19.8%
20 or more units	15.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hinesburg	Richmond
Poverty rate	15.8%	5.2%
Average household size	1.76	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1984	1938