2022 population: 229,395 ( 25,181 from 2010 , 2,777 from 2020)
Land area: 59.9 square miles
Population density: 3828.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	99,255	43.27%	24.4%
Black:	99,828	43.52%	2.4%
Indian:	563	0.25%	9.5%
Asian:	5,501	2.40%	15.3%
2+ races:	5,161	2.25%	40.2%
Hispanic:	19,087	8.32%	49.1%

Total non-White:	130,140	56.73%	4.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,787	15.0
Deaths:	4,679	10.3
Net Migration:	-1,107	-2.4
Net Immigration:	1,723	3.8

Change in White population:	19,442	9.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,739	2.8

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
204,214
79,813	39.08%
102,264	50.08%
514	0.25%
4,772	2.34%
3,681	1.80%
12,803	6.27%
124,401	60.92%

2000
197,790
74,506	37.67%
112,455	56.86%
460	0.23%
2,503	1.27%
2,473	1.25%
5,074	2.57%
123,284	62.33%

1990
203,056
87,048	42.87%
112,072	55.19%
419	0.21%
1,773	0.87%
n/a
1,744	0.86%
116,008	57.13%

1980
219,214
104,206	47.54%
111,250	50.75%
269	0.12%
1,110	0.51%
n/a
2,143	0.98%
115,008	52.46%

1970
249,621
142,932	57.26%
104,093	41.70%
335	0.13%
485	0.19%
n/a
1,604	0.64%
106,689	42.74%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
28,852	14.6
20,278	10.3
-5,351	-2.7
4,299	2.2

5,307	2.7
1,117	0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
31,821	15.7
24,740	12.2
-25,645	-12.6
2,843	1.4

-12,542	-6.2
7,276	3.6

Number	Rate
1980's
34,716	15.8
26,378	12.0
0	0.0
n/a

-17,158	-7.8
1,000	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

-38,726	-15.5
8,319	3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Richmond city, VA

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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
34.5
38,916	17.0%
190,479	83.0%
31,242	13.6%

101,201
2.14

44,283	43.8%
25,614	57.8%
7,023	15.9%
56,918	56.2%

2010
Number	Percent
32.0
38,009	18.6%
166,205	81.4%
22,619	11.1%

87,151
2.20

41,304	47.4%
20,914	50.6%
8,822	21.4%
45,847	52.6%

2000
Number	Percent
34.1
43,247	21.9%
154,543	78.1%
26,491	13.4%

84,566
2.21

44,225	52.3%
23,623	53.4%
9,890	22.4%
40,341	47.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
42,326	20.8%
160,730	79.2%
31,059	15.3%

85,268
2.25

47,322	55.5%
28,158	59.5%
8,946	18.9%
37,946	44.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
48,929	22.3%
170,285	77.7%
30,705	14.0%

86,019
2.42

52,726	61.3%
34,781	66.0%
8,678	16.5%
33,293	38.7%

2022 Housing Data for Richmond city, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,803	7.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,726	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,387	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,299	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,677	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,182	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,351	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,602	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,485	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,284	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,343	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,689	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,235	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,336	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,556	6.5%
$200,000 or more	9,246	9.1%

Median Household Income	59,606
Per Capita Income	42,132

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	93
Compared to U.S.	93

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,399	5.3%
Public Assistance	2,524	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,679	15.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	107,562	72.1%
Unemployed	7,285	4.9%
In Armed Forces	650	0.4%

Total Labor Force	115,497	77.5%
Not in Labor Force	33,624	22.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	42,745	37,899	53.0%
Non-Profit	3,982	7,744	34.0%
Self-Employed	5,034	4,360	53.6%

Local Government	2,178	5,500	28.4%
State Government	3,437	5,358	39.1%
Federal Government	1,322	1,946	40.5%

Total Private + Self	47,779	42,259	53.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,919	20,548	34.7%
Total	58,698	62,807	48.3%

Pct. Govt.	16.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	21,739	17.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	23,687	19.4%
Professional, Technical	34,462	28.3%
Service Occupations	22,457	18.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	275	0.2%
All others	19,451	16.0%

White Collar		65.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	17,255	14.2%
Retail trade	12,778	10.5%
Educational services	12,424	10.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	12,075	9.9%
Accommodation and food services	9,892	8.1%
Finance and insurance	8,404	6.9%
Manufacturing	6,848	5.6%
Construction	6,830	5.6%
Public administration	6,715	5.5%
Other services	6,221	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,612	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	4,944	4.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,425	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,507	2.1%
Wholesale trade	2,281	1.9%
Information	2,120	1.7%
Utilities	1,047	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	245	0.2%
Management	97	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	76	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,463	1.52%
Puerto Rican	1,630	0.72%
Cuban	578	0.25%
Dominican	406	0.18%

Total Central American	8,874	3.91%
Costa Rican	74	0.03%
Guatemalan	4,805	2.12%
Honduran	1,277	0.56%
Nicaraguan	126	0.06%
Panamanian	138	0.06%
Salvadoran	2,454	1.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,280	0.56%
Argentinean	144	0.06%
Bolivian	169	0.07%
Chilean	56	0.02%
Colombian	308	0.14%
Ecuadorian	94	0.04%
Paraguayan	5	0.00%
Peruvian	297	0.13%
Uruguayan	21	0.01%
Venezuelan	174	0.08%
Other South American	12	0.01%

Other Hispanic	1,075	0.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,204	0.53%
Indian	988	0.43%
Filipino	582	0.26%
Korean	506	0.22%
Vietnamese	421	0.19%
Taiwanese	166	0.07%
Thai	156	0.07%
Cambodian	101	0.04%
Japanese	33	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	192,522	89.9%
Spanish	13,634	6.4%
Other Indo-European	1,948	0.9%
Other	1,148	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,143	0.5%
Chinese	777	0.4%
Other Asian	719	0.3%
Arabic	701	0.3%
German, other Germanic	406	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	22,228	9.8%
German	17,912	7.9%
Irish	17,850	7.9%
American	9,014	4.0%
Italian	8,866	3.9%
Scottish	4,457	2.0%
European	3,391	1.5%
French	3,383	1.5%
Polish	3,338	1.5%
African	3,206	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	3,091	1.4%
British	2,435	1.1%
Jamaican	1,344	0.6%
Swedish	1,250	0.6%
Welsh	1,204	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	215,901	95.0%
Not a citizen	11,270	5.0%

Native	210,310	92.6%
Foreign-born	16,861	7.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,134	4.4%	10,944	6.8%	33,122	20.6%	38,706	24.1%	41,357	25.7%	29,642	18.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,134	4.4%
9-12 Years	10,944	6.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,122	20.6%
Some College	38,706	24.1%
Bach. Degree	41,357	25.7%
Grad Degree	29,642	18.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	103,613	97,788	5,825	5.6%	4.4%
1991	104,193	96,257	7,936	7.6%	5.8%
1992	103,168	93,905	9,263	9.0%	6.2%
1993	101,159	94,434	6,725	6.6%	5.2%
1994	100,740	94,745	5,995	6.0%	4.8%
1995	100,367	95,052	5,315	5.3%	4.4%
1996	95,478	90,324	5,154	5.4%	4.3%
1997	95,771	91,284	4,487	4.7%	3.7%
1998	94,839	91,313	3,526	3.7%	2.8%
1999	93,990	90,827	3,163	3.4%	2.7%

2000	95,433	92,929	2,504	2.6%	2.3%
2001	96,538	92,433	4,105	4.3%	3.3%
2002	96,686	90,937	5,749	5.9%	4.4%
2003	95,596	89,782	5,814	6.1%	4.3%
2004	95,520	89,625	5,895	6.2%	4.1%
2005	95,865	90,358	5,507	5.7%	3.8%
2006	95,514	90,729	4,785	5.0%	3.3%
2007	99,048	94,368	4,680	4.7%	3.3%
2008	101,541	95,224	6,317	6.2%	4.3%
2009	101,605	91,672	9,933	9.8%	6.8%

2010	106,682	96,300	10,382	9.7%	7.3%
2011	107,496	98,386	9,110	8.5%	6.6%
2012	109,135	101,114	8,021	7.3%	5.9%
2013	110,460	103,127	7,333	6.6%	5.6%
2014	112,740	105,947	6,793	6.0%	5.1%
2015	113,141	107,324	5,817	5.1%	4.4%
2016	114,798	109,549	5,249	4.6%	4.0%
2017	117,421	112,413	5,008	4.3%	3.7%
2018	118,086	113,965	4,121	3.5%	2.9%
2019	119,638	115,867	3,771	3.2%	2.7%

2020	119,962	109,370	10,592	8.8%	6.2%
2021	118,245	111,931	6,314	5.3%	3.9%
2022	120,998	116,881	4,117	3.4%	2.9%
2023	124,807	120,442	4,365	3.5%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	111,524
Median Value	$308,300

Occupied	101,201	90.7%
Vacant	10,323	9.3%

Owned	43,752	43.2%
Rented	57,449	56.8%
Median Rent	$1,227

Single-Family Units	59,783	53.6%
Detached	51,669	46.3%
Attached	8,114	7.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	38,237	34.3%
Mobile Homes	807	0.7%

Richmond city, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Richmond city, VA

2022 Housing Data for Richmond city, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Richmond city, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Richmond city, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Richmond city, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Richmond city, VA