Richmond town, RI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,077 ( 369 from 2010 )
Land area: 40.3 square miles
Population density: 200.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,445	92.18%	1.2%
Black:	15	0.19%	54.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	320	3.96%	188.3%
Hispanic:	297	3.68%	139.5%

Total non-White:	632	7.82%	79.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	89	1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	280	4.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,708
7,356	95.43%
33	0.43%
35	0.45%
43	0.56%
111	1.44%
124	1.61%
352	4.57%

2000
7,222
6,993	96.83%
29	0.40%
48	0.66%
63	0.87%
50	0.69%
39	0.54%
229	3.17%

1990
5,351
5,240	97.93%
9	0.17%
15	0.28%
56	1.05%
n/a
31	0.58%
111	2.07%

1980
4,018
4,011	99.83%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.17%
7	0.17%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

363	5.0
123	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,753	32.8
118	2.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,229	30.6
104	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Richmond town, RI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.1
1,790	22.2%
6,287	77.8%
1,134	14.0%

2,988
2.68

2,301	77.0%
1,753	76.2%
184	8.0%
687	23.0%

2010
Number	Percent
41.2
1,849	24.0%
5,859	76.0%
750	9.7%

2,779
2.76

2,162	77.8%
1,826	84.5%
97	4.5%
617	22.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
2,009	27.8%
5,213	72.2%
508	7.0%

2,533
2.84

2,024	79.9%
1,829	90.4%
90	4.4%
509	20.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.3
1,531	28.6%
3,820	71.4%
397	7.4%

1,784
3.00

1,504	84.3%
1,347	89.6%
14	0.9%
280	15.7%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
1,408	35.0%
2,610	65.0%
281	7.0%

1,242
3.24

1,068	86.0%
939	87.9%
89	8.3%
174	14.0%

2022 Housing Data for Richmond town, RI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	22	0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	60	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	20	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	37	1.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	19	0.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	148	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	38	1.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	17	0.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	169	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	174	5.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	587	19.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	373	12.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	351	11.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	415	13.9%
$200,000 or more	558	18.7%

Median Household Income	111,989
Per Capita Income	50,772

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	172	5.8%
Public Assistance	99	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	154	5.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,339	83.0%
Unemployed	60	1.1%
In Armed Forces	70	1.3%

Total Labor Force	4,469	85.5%
Not in Labor Force	758	14.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,794	1,323	57.6%
Non-Profit	163	369	30.6%
Self-Employed	237	94	71.6%

Local Government	118	350	25.2%
State Government	90	124	42.1%
Federal Government	129	61	67.9%

Total Private + Self	2,031	1,417	58.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	500	904	35.6%
Total	2,531	2,321	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	18.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	988	20.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	929	19.1%
Professional, Technical	1,216	25.1%
Service Occupations	847	17.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	27	0.6%
All others	872	18.0%

White Collar		64.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	762	15.7%
Educational services	709	14.6%
Manufacturing	628	12.9%
Retail trade	481	9.9%
Construction	361	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	345	7.1%
Public administration	312	6.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	265	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	227	4.7%
Finance and insurance	207	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	177	3.6%
Other services	132	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	106	2.2%
Wholesale trade	38	0.8%
Information	35	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	0.6%
Utilities	20	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	20	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	33	0.41%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	101	1.25%
Costa Rican	82	1.02%
Guatemalan	19	0.24%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	157	1.94%
Argentinean	42	0.52%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	115	1.42%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6	0.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,184	93.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	250	3.3%
Spanish	92	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	67	0.9%
Other Indo-European	31	0.4%
Other Asian	15	0.2%
Other	15	0.2%
Korean	14	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	2,176	26.9%
Italian	1,260	15.6%
English	1,162	14.4%
French	1,048	13.0%
German	684	8.5%
French Canadian	507	6.3%
Scottish	450	5.6%
Portuguese	394	4.9%
Polish	378	4.7%
American	280	3.5%
Swedish	243	3.0%
Russian	151	1.9%
European	101	1.3%
Canadian	97	1.2%
Hungarian	74	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,020	99.3%
Not a citizen	57	0.7%

Native	7,795	96.5%
Foreign-born	282	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
29	0.5%	94	1.6%	1,439	25.0%	1,694	29.4%	1,269	22.1%	1,230	21.4%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	29	0.5%
9-12 Years	94	1.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,439	25.0%
Some College	1,694	29.4%
Bach. Degree	1,269	22.1%
Grad Degree	1,230	21.4%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +285	D +348	D + 9.2%
D +633
2020 vs. 2012	R +788	R +444	R + 12.5%
D +344
2020 vs. 2008	R +689	R +616	R + 15.7%
D +73

2016 vs. 2008	R +404	R +964	R + 24.9%
D -560
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Joe Biden (D)	2,346	48.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,343	48.7%	119	2.5%	4,808	10	2	0.93%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	2,058	49.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,713	41.5%	356	8.6%	4,127	11	4	0.89%
2012	61%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,002	54.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,555	42.2%	129	3.5%	3,686	7	-5	0.83%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	2,273	56.7%	John McCain (R)	1,654	41.2%	83	2.1%	4,010	6	-4	0.85%
2004	64%	John Kerry (D)	1,853	52.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,591	45.1%	84	2.4%	3,528	6	-6	0.81%
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,591	52.6%	George W. Bush (R)	1,125	37.2%	309	10.2%	3,025	5	-11	0.74%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Richmond town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,346

48.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,343

48.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

4,808

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Richmond town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,713

41.5%

Donald Trump (R)

2,058

49.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

185

4.5%

Other

171

4.1%

TOTAL

4,127

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Richmond town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,002

54.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,555

42.2%

Other

129

3.5%

TOTAL

3,686

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Richmond town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,273

56.7%

John McCain (R)

1,654

41.2%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

4,010

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Richmond town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,591

45.1%

John Kerry (D)

1,853

52.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,528

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -6

2000 President, Richmond town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,125

37.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,591

52.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

274

9.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

3,025

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Richmond town, RI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	54%	Ashley Kalus (R)	1,770	48.1%	Daniel McKee* (D)	1,763	47.9%	144 [+]	3.9%	3,677	9	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Zachary Hurwitz (I) 59 (1.6%); Elijah Gizzarelli (Libertarian) 44 (1.2%); Paul Rianna (I) 32 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.2%);
2020	S2	69%	Jack Reed* (D)	2,566	55.0%	Allen Waters (R)	2,093	44.8%	8 [+]	0.2%	4,667	12	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 8 (0.2%);
2018	S1	50%	Sheldon Whitehouse* (D)	1,659	50.2%	Robert Flanders (R)	1,638	49.6%	6 [+]	0.2%	3,303	11	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%);
2018	G	50%	Allan Fung (R)	1,488	45.3%	Gina Raimondo* (D)	1,373	41.8%	426 [+]	13.0%	3,287	8	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Joe Trillo (I) 175 (5.3%); Bill Gilbert (Moderate) 141 (4.3%); Other (Write-in) 110 (3.3%);
2014	S2	46%	Jack Reed* (D)	1,704	60.0%	Mark Zaccaria (R)	1,127	39.7%	9 [+]	0.3%	2,840	11	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 9 (0.3%);
2014	G	46%	Allan Fung (R)	1,153	40.0%	Gina Raimondo (D)	851	29.5%	878 [+]	30.5%	2,882	4	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Healey (Moderate) 825 (28.6%); Kate Fletcher (I) 34 (1.2%); Leon Kayarian (I) 15 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,255
Median Value	$395,100

Occupied	2,988	91.8%
Vacant	267	8.2%

Owned	2,879	96.4%
Rented	109	3.6%
Median Rent	$1,256

Single-Family Units	2,904	89.2%
Detached	2,826	86.8%
Attached	78	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	22	0.7%
Mobile Homes	101	3.1%

Richmond town, RI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Richmond town, RI

2022 Housing Data for Richmond town, RI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Richmond town, RI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Richmond town, RI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Richmond town, RI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Richmond town, RI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Richmond town, RI