Richmond city vs Stafford County

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

Richmond city and Stafford County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Richmond city has the higher population (227,595 vs 160,520 in Stafford County). Stafford County has the higher median household income ($133,792 vs $62,671 in Richmond city). Stafford County has the higher median home value ($458,800 vs $328,100 in Richmond city).

Population, income & housing

	Richmond city	Stafford County
Population	227,595	160,520
Median age	34.5 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,671	$133,792
Median home value	$328,100	$458,800
Median gross rent	$1,314	$1,925
Housing units	112,848	53,864
Homeownership rate	43.5%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.1%	43.3%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richmond city	Stafford County
Population	226,622 → 227,595 (+0.4%)	146,773 → 160,520 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$47,250 → $62,671 (+32.6%)	$111,108 → $133,792 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$230,500 → $328,100 (+42.3%)	$346,100 → $458,800 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,025 → $1,314 (+28.2%)	$1,546 → $1,925 (+24.5%)

Richmond city

Population

226,622227,595

Median household income

$47,250$62,671

Median home value

$230,500$328,100

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,314

Stafford County

Population

146,773160,520

Median household income

$111,108$133,792

Median home value

$346,100$458,800

Median gross rent

$1,546$1,925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richmond city	Stafford County
Under 5	5.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	11.7%	20.1%
18 to 24	11.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	21.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	14.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	13.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	12.1%
65 to 74	8.7%	7.1%
75 and over	4.9%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richmond city	Stafford County
White (non-Hispanic)	41.0%	53.7%
Black or African American	41.6%	18.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.1%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.3%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richmond city	Stafford County
No high school diploma	10.7%	7.2%
High school graduate	21.2%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	18.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richmond city	Stafford County
Drove alone	64.9%	66.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	10.9%
Public transit	3.6%	2.5%
Walked	4.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.9%	18.1%
Other means	1.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richmond city	Stafford County
1-unit, detached	45.1%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	14.0%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	5.3%
20 or more units	20.1%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Richmond city	Stafford County
Poverty rate	18.8%	5.1%
Average household size	2.13	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	22	38
Median year structure built	1959	1997