Richmond

Population: 12,117
Median household income: $68,564
Median home value: $229,800

Located in Fort Bend County, Texas, Richmond is a community with a population of 12,117. Its median household income of $68,564 runs below the Fort Bend County figure of $113,409.

Between 2019 and 2023, Richmond's population declined 4.2% from 12,646 to 12,117, while its median home value rose 45.8% from $157,600 to $229,800.

20.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 60.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,117
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $68,564
Median home value: $229,800
Median gross rent: $1,248
Housing units: 4,716
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,64612,117

Median household income

$43,071$68,564

Median home value

$157,600$229,800

Median gross rent

$840$1,248

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,646	$43,071	$157,600	$840
2020	12,592	$50,980	$172,400	$934
2021	11,768	$52,589	$175,600	$942
2022	11,931	$51,832	$193,700	$1,175
2023	12,117	$68,564	$229,800	$1,248

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 2414.4%

25 to 3420.1%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	384	3.2%
5 to 17	1,541	12.7%
18 to 24	1,745	14.4%
25 to 34	2,436	20.1%
35 to 44	1,219	10.1%
45 to 54	1,339	11.1%
55 to 64	1,426	11.8%
65 to 74	945	7.8%
75 and over	1,082	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,199	26.4%
Black or African American	2,860	23.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	325	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.1%
Two or more races	125	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,585	46.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.5%

High school graduate26.2%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,646	19.5%
High school graduate	2,217	26.2%
Some college or associate's	2,869	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	790	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	925	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone66.2%

Carpooled18.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means9.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,712	66.2%
Carpooled	1,061	18.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	46	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	256	4.6%
Other means	534	9.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,238	23.1%
15 to 29 min	1,384	25.9%
30 to 44 min	1,471	27.5%
45 to 59 min	986	18.4%
60+ min	274	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 13.6% (1,501 of 11,075)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,642	59.6%
Nonfamily households	1,790	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,432	94.0%
Vacant	284	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,664	60.1%
Renter-occupied	1,768	39.9%

1-unit, detached56.3%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units12.8%

20 or more units13.3%

Mobile home & other11.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,655	56.3%
1-unit, attached	42	0.9%
2 to 4 units	266	5.6%
5 to 19 units	606	12.8%
20 or more units	627	13.3%
Mobile home & other	520	11.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4861892
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.3 sq mi
Water area: 0.38 sq mi
Center point: 29.5812, -95.7605