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Richmond, Virginia

Richmond city, Virginia · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Large cityGrowingRichmond city · 59.9 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025RichmondPeer medianPctileSource
Population229,359230,02245
Population change (10 yr)8.7%9.9%33
Median household income$64,587$69,29427
Poverty rate18.2%17.0%73
Bachelor's degree or higher45.6%42.8%73
Housing unit change (10 yr)15.3%14.1%50
Median owner-occupied home value$353,000$278,75064
Median gross rent$1,372$1,21964
Housing vacancy rate8.7%6.8%73
Worked from home19.5%13.9%73
Population, 2010–2024
RichmondPeer median
Median household income, 2010–2024
RichmondPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2010201720172024Peer median, latest span
Population+9.4%+3.8%+7.1%
Housing units+2.5%+14.6%+10.0%
Median household income+10.7%+52.5%+40.2%
Median owner-occupied home value+3.7%+68.7%+79.0%
Median gross rent+17.0%+45.6%+46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher+14.7%+21.8%+14.3%
Worked from home+25.9%+362.1%+234.8%
Poverty rate-0.3%-27.8%-12.3%
Establishment density · Richmond city, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars29.6US 21.3above US rate
Grocery & food retail8.7US 4.8above US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services10.9US 8.1above US rate
Professional & technical services43.2US 29.5above US rate
Ambulatory health care17.0US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation6.3US 5.0above US rate
Accommodation2.1US 2.1above US rate
Construction18.7US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Greensboro, NC77301,198$61,51541.0%
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Lincoln, NE75294,856$71,86741.8%
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St. Paul, MN74307,284$73,39443.8%
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Worcester, MA73207,055+13.4%$70,10235.2%