2024 population: 1,784,876 ( 70,573 from 2020)
Land area: 11518.8 square miles
Population density: 155.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	1,044,184	58.50%	2.4%
Black:	474,953	26.61%	1.1%
Indian:	6,141	0.34%	3.9%
Asian:	68,374	3.83%	14.4%
2+ races:	45,149	2.53%	17.1%
Hispanic:	146,075	8.18%	21.4%

Total non-White:	740,692	41.50%	6.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	78,654	11.5
Deaths:	79,772	11.6
Net Migration:	49,548	7.2
Net Immigration:	21,897	3.2

Change in White population:	24,064	1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	46,509	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,714,303
1,020,120	59.51%
469,574	27.39%
5,912	0.34%
59,779	3.49%
38,546	2.25%
120,372	7.02%
694,183	40.49%

2010
1,579,471
985,514	62.40%
445,453	28.20%
5,267	0.33%
41,219	2.61%
27,884	1.77%
71,558	4.53%
593,957	37.60%

2000
1,387,879
913,028	65.79%
404,556	29.15%
4,598	0.33%
21,972	1.58%
14,369	1.04%
27,582	1.99%
474,851	34.21%

1990
1,195,284
822,321	68.80%
346,130	28.96%
3,501	0.29%
12,851	1.08%
n/a
10,481	0.88%
372,963	31.20%

1980
1,073,841
737,515	68.68%
317,318	29.55%
2,292	0.21%
5,881	0.55%
n/a
9,903	0.92%
336,326	31.32%

1970
948,075
657,677	69.37%
280,921	29.63%
1,778	0.19%
1,334	0.14%
n/a
5,708	0.60%
290,398	30.63%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
170,793	10.8
134,773	8.5
46,659	3.0
29,648	1.9

34,606	2.2
100,226	6.3

Number	Rate
2000's
174,466	12.6
120,448	8.7
102,558	7.4
19,206	1.4

72,486	5.2
119,106	8.6

Number	Rate
1990's
175,415	14.7
118,921	9.9
84,228	7.0
11,850	1.0

90,707	7.6
101,888	8.5

Number	Rate
1980's
163,327	15.2
103,911	9.7
27,859	2.6
n/a

84,806	7.9
36,637	3.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
37,327	3.9
n/a

79,838	8.4
45,928	4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

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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
39.9
335,591	9.6%
1,449,285	81.2%
275,503	7.9%

628,578
2.48

401,979	64.0%
292,769	72.8%
39,832	9.9%
226,599	36.0%

2010
Number	Percent
38.8
358,431	22.7%
1,221,040	77.3%
209,794	13.3%

610,650
2.49

408,904	67.0%
294,075	71.9%
46,470	11.4%
201,746	33.0%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
338,789	24.4%
1,049,090	75.6%
172,958	12.5%

534,213
2.49

368,146	68.9%
276,911	75.2%
41,047	11.1%
166,067	31.1%

1990
Number	Percent
33.9
290,438	24.3%
904,846	75.7%
148,358	12.4%

451,809
2.56

321,260	71.1%
251,088	78.2%
30,175	9.4%
130,549	28.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
292,285	27.2%
781,556	72.8%
117,328	10.9%

375,014
2.77

282,442	75.3%
227,561	80.6%
24,674	8.7%
92,572	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	27,359	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	20,664	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	19,253	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	20,757	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	21,044	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	22,021	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	21,792	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	22,209	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	22,858	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	43,531	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	60,133	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	81,791	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	66,115	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	50,715	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	58,563	9.3%
$200,000 or more	69,773	11.1%

Median Household Income	80,064
Per Capita Income	42,719

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	95

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	28,865	4.6%
Public Assistance	12,515	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	65,577	10.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	697,066	71.9%
Unemployed	36,645	3.8%
In Armed Forces	6,844	0.7%

Total Labor Force	740,555	76.4%
Not in Labor Force	229,013	23.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	285,202	240,907	54.2%
Non-Profit	19,917	38,140	34.3%
Self-Employed	41,024	26,833	60.5%

Local Government	24,025	41,301	36.8%
State Government	21,378	29,324	42.2%
Federal Government	15,723	13,958	53.0%

Total Private + Self	326,226	267,740	54.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	81,043	122,723	39.8%
Total	407,269	390,463	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	18.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	146,495	18.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	166,402	20.8%
Professional, Technical	198,609	24.9%
Service Occupations	127,615	16.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,498	0.3%
All others	160,023	20.0%

White Collar		64.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	111,216	13.9%
Retail trade	88,073	11.0%
Educational services	73,833	9.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	61,569	7.7%
Construction	60,079	7.5%
Public administration	58,142	7.3%
Finance and insurance	56,341	7.1%
Manufacturing	55,397	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	48,812	6.1%
Other services	38,502	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	36,527	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	32,148	4.0%
Wholesale trade	19,462	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15,171	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14,603	1.8%
Information	11,243	1.4%
Utilities	10,006	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5,962	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,210	0.2%
Management	848	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	27,059	1.68%
Puerto Rican	16,802	1.04%
Cuban	3,378	0.21%
Dominican	2,797	0.17%

Total Central American	36,634	2.27%
Costa Rican	272	0.02%
Guatemalan	12,263	0.76%
Honduran	5,942	0.37%
Nicaraguan	1,299	0.08%
Panamanian	1,501	0.09%
Salvadoran	15,053	0.93%
Other Central American	304	0.02%

Total South American	9,533	0.59%
Argentinean	539	0.03%
Bolivian	969	0.06%
Chilean	665	0.04%
Colombian	2,821	0.18%
Ecuadorian	829	0.05%
Paraguayan	340	0.02%
Peruvian	1,196	0.07%
Uruguayan	158	0.01%
Venezuelan	1,774	0.11%
Other South American	242	0.02%

Other Hispanic	8,774	0.54%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	20,517	1.27%
Chinese	7,603	0.47%
Filipino	5,966	0.37%
Vietnamese	5,801	0.36%
Korean	4,768	0.30%
Cambodian	1,754	0.11%
Japanese	822	0.05%
Thai	677	0.04%
Burmese	474	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,374,419	90.2%
Spanish	74,649	4.9%
Other Indo-European	18,440	1.2%
Other Asian	11,707	0.8%
Chinese	6,378	0.4%
Arabic	6,217	0.4%
Other	6,135	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6,061	0.4%
German, other Germanic	4,765	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	201,174	12.5%
German	147,864	9.2%
Irish	135,090	8.4%
American	119,876	7.4%
Italian	57,794	3.6%
Scottish	29,978	1.9%
European	28,542	1.8%
French	24,537	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	23,605	1.5%
Polish	23,477	1.5%
African	23,131	1.4%
British	12,848	0.8%
Welsh	10,832	0.7%
Dutch	9,678	0.6%
Swedish	8,430	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,551,634	96.3%
Not a citizen	60,146	3.7%

Native	1,494,336	92.7%
Foreign-born	117,444	7.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
38,968	3.4%	67,862	6.0%	298,088	26.4%	311,211	27.5%	251,765	22.3%	161,992	14.3%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	38,968	3.4%
9-12 Years	67,862	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	298,088	26.4%
Some College	311,211	27.5%
Bach. Degree	251,765	22.3%
Grad Degree	161,992	14.3%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	589,644	563,771	25,873	4.4%
1991	607,468	569,762	37,706	6.2%
1992	617,539	574,724	42,815	6.9%
1993	613,162	579,424	33,738	5.5%
1994	622,459	592,433	30,026	4.8%
1995	628,354	601,515	26,839	4.3%
1996	624,627	598,123	26,504	4.2%
1997	631,665	607,661	24,004	3.8%
1998	636,137	618,080	18,057	2.8%
1999	644,276	627,928	16,348	2.5%

2000	653,775	639,453	14,322	2.2%
2001	665,772	643,751	22,021	3.3%
2002	674,996	645,509	29,487	4.4%
2003	682,933	652,025	30,908	4.5%
2004	694,037	663,559	30,478	4.4%
2005	710,607	680,920	29,687	4.2%
2006	723,846	697,841	26,005	3.6%
2007	736,096	710,543	25,553	3.5%
2008	752,972	718,013	34,959	4.6%
2009	751,156	692,595	58,561	7.8%

2010	754,720	692,283	62,437	8.3%
2011	761,250	705,000	56,250	7.4%
2012	765,235	715,092	50,143	6.6%
2013	770,611	724,197	46,414	6.0%
2014	781,100	738,370	42,730	5.5%
2015	782,192	745,869	36,323	4.6%
2016	788,873	756,186	32,687	4.1%
2017	803,076	771,884	31,192	3.9%
2018	808,718	783,164	25,554	3.2%
2019	820,277	796,722	23,555	2.9%

2020	805,889	752,687	53,202	6.6%
2021	804,075	770,526	33,549	4.2%
2022	828,091	803,029	25,062	3.0%
2023	852,035	825,773	26,262	3.1%
2024	865,730	839,512	26,218	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	692,138
Median Value	$286,263

Occupied	628,578	90.8%
Vacant	63,560	9.2%

Owned	430,981	68.6%
Rented	197,597	31.4%
Median Rent	$1,272

Single-Family Units	531,763	76.8%
Detached	493,121	71.2%
Attached	38,642	5.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	99,436	14.4%
Mobile Homes	27,768	4.0%

Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area