Richmond Heights

Population: 9,179
Median household income: $90,670
Median home value: $345,400

Richmond Heights, a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, has 9,179 residents. At $90,670, its median household income sits above St. Louis County's $81,340.

From 2019 to 2023, Richmond Heights's population grew 8.0% from 8,500 to 9,179, while its median home value rose 36.1% from $253,700 to $345,400.

The median gross rent is $1,447. 76.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,179
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $90,670
Median home value: $345,400
Median gross rent: $1,447
Housing units: 4,695
Homeownership rate: 51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,500	$82,261	$253,700	$1,035
2020	8,581	$88,289	$256,400	$1,121
2021	9,188	$95,972	$280,600	$1,260
2022	9,186	$94,384	$313,300	$1,414
2023	9,179	$90,670	$345,400	$1,447

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3422.6%

35 to 4418.3%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	585	6.4%
5 to 17	1,308	14.2%
18 to 24	572	6.2%
25 to 34	2,071	22.6%
35 to 44	1,683	18.3%
45 to 54	822	9.0%
55 to 64	978	10.7%
65 to 74	659	7.2%
75 and over	501	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,526	82.0%
Black or African American	699	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	360	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.1%
Two or more races	329	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	259	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.6%

High school graduate7.6%

Some college or associate's15.8%

Bachelor's degree39.1%

Graduate or professional degree36.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	0.6%
High school graduate	513	7.6%
Some college or associate's	1,060	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,622	39.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,479	36.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,159	75.1%
Carpooled	169	3.1%
Public transit	107	1.9%
Walked	50	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,027	18.6%
Other means	23	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,537	34.1%
15 to 29 min	2,312	51.3%
30 to 44 min	435	9.6%
45 to 59 min	138	3.1%
60+ min	86	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 5.0% (460 of 9,171)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,106	47.0%
Nonfamily households	2,375	53.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,481	95.4%
Vacant	214	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,320	51.8%
Renter-occupied	2,161	48.2%

1-unit, detached55.2%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units20.2%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units12.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,591	55.2%
1-unit, attached	106	2.3%
2 to 4 units	947	20.2%
5 to 19 units	472	10.1%
20 or more units	579	12.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2961706
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.6309, -90.3332