2024 population: 1,370,165 ( 62,315 from 2020)
Land area: 4364.3 square miles
Population density: 313.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	753,202	54.97%	2.2%
Black:	388,318	28.34%	1.7%
Indian:	4,659	0.34%	2.6%
Asian:	64,409	4.70%	14.0%
2+ races:	35,191	2.57%	15.8%
Hispanic:	124,386	9.08%	19.4%

Total non-White:	616,963	45.03%	6.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	62,818	12.0
Deaths:	56,519	10.8
Net Migration:	28,889	5.5
Net Immigration:	20,112	3.8

Change in White population:	16,130	1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	39,578	3.0

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
1,314,457
737,072	56.07%
381,779	29.04%
4,542	0.35%
56,498	4.30%
30,401	2.31%
104,165	7.92%
577,385	43.93%

2010
1,208,101
717,866	59.42%
359,720	29.78%
4,296	0.36%
39,300	3.25%
22,535	1.87%
62,162	5.15%
490,235	40.58%

2000
1,055,683
673,708	63.82%
319,910	30.30%
3,929	0.37%
20,833	1.97%
11,923	1.13%
23,891	2.26%
381,975	36.18%

1990
914,805
620,020	67.78%
270,638	29.58%
3,028	0.33%
12,219	1.34%
n/a
8,900	0.97%
294,785	32.22%

1980
807,828
552,372	68.38%
239,775	29.68%
1,965	0.24%
5,482	0.68%
n/a
7,394	0.92%
255,456	31.62%

1970
716,829
503,404	70.23%
204,853	28.58%
1,606	0.22%
1,219	0.17%
n/a
5,149	0.72%
213,425	29.77%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
135,249	11.2
95,823	7.9
38,267	3.2
27,868	2.3

19,206	1.6
87,150	7.2

Number	Rate
2000's
139,104	13.2
86,493	8.2
68,481	6.5
17,599	1.7

44,158	4.2
108,260	10.3

Number	Rate
1990's
140,408	15.3
85,613	9.4
44,806	4.9
11,011	1.2

53,688	5.9
87,190	9.5

Number	Rate
1980's
128,226	15.9
74,876	9.3
14,422	1.8
n/a

67,648	8.4
39,329	4.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
21,214	3.0
n/a

48,968	6.8
42,031	5.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Richmond, VA Metro 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
39.0
278,580	20.3%
1,091,585	79.7%
210,764	15.4%

514,019
2.48

325,331	63.3%
235,591	72.4%
32,922	10.1%
188,688	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
37.6
282,501	23.4%
925,600	76.6%
145,243	12.0%

468,524
2.50

309,979	66.2%
219,360	70.8%
37,928	12.2%
158,545	33.8%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
264,977	25.1%
790,706	74.9%
120,236	11.4%

409,006
2.49

278,065	68.0%
206,116	74.1%
33,559	12.1%
130,941	32.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
223,519	24.4%
691,286	75.6%
103,803	11.3%

349,136
2.54

243,979	69.9%
187,914	77.0%
25,125	10.3%
105,157	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
218,552	27.1%
589,276	72.9%
80,408	10.0%

284,788
2.74

211,402	74.2%
167,942	79.4%
20,718	9.8%
73,386	25.8%

2022 Housing Data for Richmond, VA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	22,120	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	15,664	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	14,622	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	16,564	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	16,785	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	17,424	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	16,559	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	17,902	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	18,575	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	34,915	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	49,270	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	66,111	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	54,024	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	42,339	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	49,280	9.6%
$200,000 or more	61,865	12.0%

Median Household Income	82,315
Per Capita Income	44,149

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	98

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	22,507	4.4%
Public Assistance	9,297	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	50,751	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	581,976	73.5%
Unemployed	30,283	3.8%
In Armed Forces	5,958	0.8%

Total Labor Force	618,217	78.1%
Not in Labor Force	173,309	21.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	240,699	203,415	54.2%
Non-Profit	16,232	32,734	33.1%
Self-Employed	32,560	22,081	59.6%

Local Government	19,091	33,827	36.1%
State Government	17,117	23,691	41.9%
Federal Government	12,929	12,076	51.7%

Total Private + Self	273,259	225,496	54.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	65,369	102,328	39.0%
Total	338,628	327,824	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	17.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	127,269	19.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	139,335	20.9%
Professional, Technical	172,601	25.9%
Service Occupations	102,730	15.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,172	0.2%
All others	125,589	18.8%

White Collar		65.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	93,630	14.0%
Retail trade	72,048	10.8%
Educational services	60,455	9.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	54,399	8.1%
Finance and insurance	51,315	7.7%
Construction	48,155	7.2%
Public administration	47,133	7.1%
Manufacturing	46,092	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	40,553	6.1%
Other services	32,200	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	29,982	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	27,269	4.1%
Wholesale trade	16,911	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13,202	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12,754	1.9%
Information	9,889	1.5%
Utilities	7,332	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,613	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	831	0.1%
Management	761	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22,744	1.74%
Puerto Rican	14,368	1.10%
Cuban	3,021	0.23%
Dominican	2,599	0.20%

Total Central American	33,467	2.56%
Costa Rican	242	0.02%
Guatemalan	10,932	0.83%
Honduran	5,222	0.40%
Nicaraguan	1,219	0.09%
Panamanian	1,393	0.11%
Salvadoran	14,165	1.08%
Other Central American	294	0.02%

Total South American	8,716	0.67%
Argentinean	539	0.04%
Bolivian	570	0.04%
Chilean	643	0.05%
Colombian	2,619	0.20%
Ecuadorian	790	0.06%
Paraguayan	311	0.02%
Peruvian	1,112	0.08%
Uruguayan	147	0.01%
Venezuelan	1,743	0.13%
Other South American	242	0.02%

Other Hispanic	6,939	0.53%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	19,883	1.52%
Chinese	7,341	0.56%
Vietnamese	5,764	0.44%
Filipino	5,431	0.41%
Korean	4,482	0.34%
Cambodian	1,754	0.13%
Japanese	665	0.05%
Thai	606	0.05%
Burmese	474	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,101,866	89.2%
Spanish	65,194	5.3%
Other Indo-European	16,815	1.4%
Other Asian	11,324	0.9%
Chinese	6,136	0.5%
Arabic	5,920	0.5%
Other	5,913	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5,315	0.4%
Vietnamese	4,683	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	163,232	12.5%
German	119,070	9.1%
Irish	107,337	8.2%
American	86,643	6.6%
Italian	48,825	3.7%
Scottish	24,953	1.9%
European	24,169	1.8%
Polish	19,944	1.5%
French	19,594	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	18,695	1.4%
African	15,092	1.2%
British	10,783	0.8%
Welsh	9,116	0.7%
Dutch	8,189	0.6%
Swedish	6,768	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,253,985	95.8%
Not a citizen	55,479	4.2%

Native	1,202,029	91.8%
Foreign-born	107,435	8.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
28,841	3.2%	48,046	5.3%	222,094	24.4%	249,368	27.4%	220,281	24.2%	142,291	15.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	28,841	3.2%
9-12 Years	48,046	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	222,094	24.4%
Some College	249,368	27.4%
Bach. Degree	220,281	24.2%
Grad Degree	142,291	15.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	971,578	933,293	38,285	3.9%
1991	998,140	942,901	55,239	5.5%
1992	1,013,771	948,602	65,169	6.4%
1993	1,008,195	957,672	50,523	5.0%
1994	1,028,466	983,209	45,257	4.4%
1995	1,037,379	998,816	38,563	3.7%
1996	1,031,966	993,891	38,075	3.7%
1997	1,044,424	1,010,189	34,235	3.3%
1998	1,053,393	1,026,670	26,723	2.5%
1999	1,064,818	1,040,250	24,568	2.3%

2000	1,077,258	1,055,257	22,001	2.0%
2001	1,097,128	1,061,819	35,309	3.2%
2002	1,110,926	1,063,564	47,362	4.3%
2003	1,120,905	1,071,375	49,530	4.4%
2004	1,141,098	1,092,020	49,078	4.3%
2005	1,166,463	1,118,736	47,727	4.1%
2006	1,187,473	1,145,817	41,656	3.5%
2007	1,206,772	1,166,148	40,624	3.4%
2008	1,233,357	1,177,844	55,513	4.5%
2009	1,226,096	1,131,986	94,110	7.7%

2010	1,234,305	1,133,795	100,510	8.1%
2011	1,247,105	1,156,575	90,530	7.3%
2012	1,257,348	1,176,536	80,812	6.4%
2013	1,268,969	1,193,946	75,023	5.9%
2014	1,288,570	1,219,211	69,359	5.4%
2015	1,292,123	1,233,062	59,061	4.6%
2016	1,305,823	1,252,443	53,380	4.1%
2017	1,326,304	1,275,358	50,946	3.8%
2018	1,336,716	1,295,000	41,716	3.1%
2019	1,355,626	1,317,348	38,278	2.8%

2020	1,333,189	1,243,743	89,446	6.7%
2021	1,330,283	1,274,779	55,504	4.2%
2022	1,371,903	1,331,033	40,870	3.0%
2023	1,414,360	1,371,320	43,040	3.0%
2024	1,453,967	1,410,850	43,117	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	549,991
Median Value	$299,324

Occupied	514,019	93.5%
Vacant	35,972	6.5%

Owned	343,138	66.8%
Rented	170,881	33.2%
Median Rent	$1,335

Single-Family Units	415,162	75.5%
Detached	379,481	69.0%
Attached	35,681	6.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	94,520	17.2%
Mobile Homes	10,922	2.0%

Richmond, VA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Richmond, VA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Richmond, VA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Richmond, VA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Richmond, VA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Richmond, VA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Richmond, VA Metro Area