Richmond city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 227,595
Median household income: $62,671
Median home value: $328,100

Home to 227,595 residents, Richmond city is one of Virginia's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $62,671 is below the Virginia median ($90,974).

From 2019 to 2023, Richmond city's population held roughly steady from 226,622 to 227,595, while its median household income rose 32.6% from $47,250 to $62,671.

Owners occupy 43.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 227,595
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $62,671
Median home value: $328,100
Median gross rent: $1,314
Housing units: 112,848
Homeownership rate: 43.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	226,622	$47,250	$230,500	$1,025
2020	229,233	$51,421	$244,200	$1,070
2021	225,676	$54,795	$263,000	$1,132
2022	227,171	$59,606	$308,300	$1,227
2023	227,595	$62,671	$328,100	$1,314

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3421.6%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13,361	5.9%
5 to 17	26,702	11.7%
18 to 24	26,567	11.7%
25 to 34	49,151	21.6%
35 to 44	30,669	13.5%
45 to 54	23,094	10.1%
55 to 64	27,043	11.9%
65 to 74	19,789	8.7%
75 and over	11,219	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	93,413	41.0%
Black or African American	94,783	41.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	335	0.1%
Asian	4,703	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	109	0.0%
Some other race	1,053	0.5%
Two or more races	9,760	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23,439	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate21.2%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree26.0%

Graduate or professional degree18.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17,273	10.7%
High school graduate	34,073	21.2%
Some college or associate's	38,679	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	41,917	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	29,023	18.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone64.9%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit3.6%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home16.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	78,397	64.9%
Carpooled	9,420	7.8%
Public transit	4,393	3.6%
Walked	5,105	4.2%
Bicycle	1,273	1.1%
Worked from home	20,445	16.9%
Other means	1,773	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27,216	27.1%
15 to 29 min	48,819	48.6%
30 to 44 min	16,879	16.8%
45 to 59 min	2,945	2.9%
60+ min	4,502	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 18.8% (40,994 of 217,613)

	Count	Share
Family households	44,772	43.8%
Nonfamily households	57,373	56.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	102,145	90.5%
Vacant	10,703	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	44,386	43.5%
Renter-occupied	57,759	56.5%

1-unit, detached45.1%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units11.8%

5 to 19 units14.8%

20 or more units20.1%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	50,870	45.1%
1-unit, attached	8,327	7.4%
2 to 4 units	13,352	11.8%
5 to 19 units	16,674	14.8%
20 or more units	22,709	20.1%
Mobile home & other	916	0.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 51760
State: Virginia
Land area: 60 sq mi
Water area: 2.64 sq mi
Center point: 37.5314, -77.4760