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Virginia·Richmond County
75 tracts·229K people·$353K median·3,827/mi²
White 41 · Black 41 · Hispanic 11 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 43 · Other 32 · Married couple 25
Professional 31 · Health 29 · Retail 11 · Public admin 9 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 8 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 50 · Sales · office 19 · Service 16 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 63 · Work from home 19 · Carpool 16 · Walk 4 · Transit 3 · Bike 1
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Richmond is $353,000 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Richmond has 229,359 residents across 75 census tracts and 33 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.7; the population is 41.4% White, 40.6% Black, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Multiracial, 2.1% Asian and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 45.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.2% (Census ACS).
Mary Munford Elementary (91%), Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts (84%) and Linwood Holton Elementary (78%) lead the elementary schools; Albert Hill Middle (64%), Thomas H. Henderson Middle (53%) and Thomas C. Boushall Middle (47%) lead the middle schools; Open High (97%), Franklin Military Academy (92%) and Richmond Community High (91%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,372/month, 13% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Richmond is $64,587 a year, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Richmond, median rent is $1,372/month and the median home value is $353,000 (Census ACS).
Richmond reported 3.6 violent crimes and 37.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Richmond are earthquake (68), hail (30) and tornado (26), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.39g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Richmond, 4.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).