Richmond city, Virginia

Richmond city has a population of 229,359 and has grown 4.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $353,000, about 5.5 times the county's median household income of $64,587.

Home price
$353,000
Income
$64,587
Population
229,359
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$353,000county
Median gross rent$1,372county
Median year homes here were built1959county
Share of homes built before 198070.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented56.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,677county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,655county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,507county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,072county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$64,587county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate18.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home19.5%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.8%county
Share of workers employed by government16.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.7%county
Economic output per resident$153,060county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.89%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service8.3 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2456422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.0 micounty
Households without a vehicle13.0%county
Traffic deaths16.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher45.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.2%county
Public schools in the county45county
Public school enrollment20117county
Students per full-time teacher12.7county
Free lunch eligible97.4%county
Elementary schools26county
Middle schools7county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above4county
Share of local colleges that are public25.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians106county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county5county
Hospitals here with an emergency department5county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.0%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population229,359county
Land area in square miles60county
People per square mile of land3827.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores60county
Convenience stores99county
Share living far from a food store6.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.4%county
Population change since 2020+4.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age34.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.1%county
Share of households that are one person43.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.4%county
Second languages12.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls71.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents132county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in12,845county
Households that moved away12,225county
Average income of arriving households$59,638county
Average income of departing households$69,491county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes24county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,681county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings86.3%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature58.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.27 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F29 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing80 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days211 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,005 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity59.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas34.2%county
Homes heated by propane1.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband86.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk82.6county
Coastal flood risk39.8county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk21.0county
Hail risk59.4county
Earthquake risk92.7county
Tornado risk66.8county
Tropical cyclone risk79.3county
Extreme heat risk88.3county
Winter weather risk53.2county
Strong wind risk29.5county
Wildfire risk18.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Richmond city directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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