Richmond County, Virginia

Richmond County has a population of 9,095 and has grown 4.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $231,500, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $66,304.

Home price
$231,500
Income
$66,304
Population
9,095
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$231,500county
Median gross rent$1,067county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198054.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.8%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,157county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$882county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,464county
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$66,304county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate7.7%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 home14.9%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force45.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.5%county
Share of workers employed by government28.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.3%county
Economic output per resident$43,562county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.56%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 time31.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service45 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2456422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station44 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.4%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher16.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.4%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment1398county
Students per full-time teacher14.4county
Free lunch eligible86.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians11county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county5county
Hospitals here with an emergency department5county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.7%county
Frequent mental distress19.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.7%county

Place

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

Population9,095county
Land area in square miles191county
People per square mile of land47.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age43.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.8%county
Share of households that are one person31.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.2%county
Second languages5.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents314county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents12county
Households that moved in197county
Households that moved away211county
Average income of arriving households$48,340county
Average income of departing households$44,597county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year27county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings7.4%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature57.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.3 incounty
Annual snowfall16.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.25 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F31 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing85 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days205 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 10county
Average first fall frostNov 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$162county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.1¢county
Household electricity use1,066 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity83.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.3%county
Homes heated by propane3.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil9.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.9%county
Households with broadband87.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk7.2county
Coastal flood risk48.2county
Drought risk83.9county
Landslide risk34.1county
Hail risk10.1county
Earthquake risk33.6county
Tornado risk20.3county
Tropical cyclone risk79.5county
Extreme heat risk26.0county
Winter weather risk14.8county
Strong wind risk30.1county
Wildfire risk4.1county

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 teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Richmond County 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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