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Richmond city, VA

229,247 Population
59.9 square miles 3,825.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.9 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 39.3 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6468%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female54%
  • Male
  • Female
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42%White40%Black0%Native2%Asian0%Islander1%Other5%Two+11%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$46,862 ±$2,640 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Virginia: $48,689 ±$443
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$65,650 ±$3,927 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $89,931 ±$970
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

17.1% ±2.4% (37,446  ±5,153) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 864,394 (±0.3% / ±26,897)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty27%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty17%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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21.6 minutes ±1.1 (2,243,000  ±141,818) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.5 100,333,640 (±0.2 / ±835,122)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

104,332 ±1,843 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,402,670 ±10,363
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.1 ±0 (217,970  ±394) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,479,742
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples36%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married35%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale51%Female47%
Now marriedMale38%Female33%
DivorcedMale10%†Female13%†
WidowedMale2%†Female7%†
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4.9% ±1.9% (3,210  ±1,220) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5.3% 108,261 (±0.3% / ±5,659)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

6%†15-192%†20-246%†25-2910%†30-354%†35-392%†40-440%45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

115,673 ±248 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,717,625 ±472
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied90%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied55%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit52%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$365,100 ±$14,991 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Virginia: $382,900 ±$2,468
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

18.7% ±2.2% (42,065  ±5,030.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 13% 1,122,831 (±0.3% / ±25,630.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.5% ±4% (147,180  ±6,575) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.5% 5,520,872 (±0.6% / ±37,318.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
46.7% ±2.6% (75,921  ±4,234.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 42.4% 2,561,362 (±0.4% / ±23,827.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

10%†No degree22%High school22%†Some college28%Bachelor's19%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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9.4% (21,623  ±2,980) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 13.4% 1,163,486
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

10%†Europe17%Asia7%†Africa0%†Oceania64%Latin America1%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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4.7% ±0.9% (8,839  ±1,724) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 9.1% 612,622 (±0.2% / ±11,609)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

129†WWII377†Korea3,272†Vietnam1,769†Gulf (1990s)2,814†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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8,839 Total veterans ±1,724 7,132 Male ±1,342 1,707 Female ±850

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Richmond city, VA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US51760-richmond-city-va/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_richmond&stream=top>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Richmond city, VA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US51760-richmond-city-va/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_richmond&stream=top>