Richmond Population

Richmond is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located 21.69 miles north of Petersburg, 44 miles west of Williamsburg, 66.10 miles southeast of Charlottesville, 79.24 miles northwest of Norfolk of Virginia State, 96.87 miles south of Washington, D.C., and 138.72 miles northeast of Raleigh, North Carolina. Richmond population in 2023 is estimated to be 230,750, covering city area of 62.57 square miles (160 sq km), ranks fourth largest city in Virginia and one-hundredth populous city in the United States. Richmond is the part of Greater Richmond Region, the Richmond metropolitan area or Central Virginia. Neighborhoods of Richmond city include Fawnbrook, Broad Rock, Cherry Gardens, Cullenwood, and Beaufont Hills on the south side, Azalea, Barton Heights, Bellevue, Chamberlayne, Ginter Park, Highland Park, and Rosedale are on the north side. Richmond ranks forty-second most dangerous cities in Virginia.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth
• Housing

Below is the Richmond population by year:

Year	Population	Change %
2010	204,256
2011	206,325	1.01
2012	210,741	2.14
2013	213,815	1.46
2014	217,003	1.49
2015	220,847	1.77
2016	225,332	2.03
2017	226,968	0.73
2018	228,783	0.80
2019	230,436	0.72
2020	226,610	-1.66
2021 *	226,603	-0.003
2022 *	229,730	1.38
2023 *	230,750	0.45

Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated

Year	Richmond Population
1950	259,650
1955	287,700
1960	327,063
1965	401,663
1970	500,010
1975	549,894
1980	591,653
1985	636,991
1990	685,851
1995	744,220
2000	808,662
2005	873,589
2010	942,713
2011	957,185
2015	1,017,328
2020*	1,093,206
2025*	1,151,045
2035*	1,260,343

Source: population.un.org/wpp/, 1950 to 2035 Richmond city Population(UA)

Richmond Metropolitan

The Greater Richmond or Richmond Metropolitan is an urbanized region centered on the city of Richmond, The Richmond-Petersburg Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), the 45th largest Metropolitan in the United States. Greater Richmond having an estimated population of 1,291,900 in 2019.

Richmond Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Richmond population is 110,575, out of these 55,451 are male, 55,124 are female, The sex ratio of Richmond is 101. The median age of the Richmond population is 36.5, Richmond population by age are, under 18 years is 26,098, 16 years and over is 86,778, 18 years and over is 84,477, 21 years and over is 80,869, 65 years and over is 17,045. 50.1% are male, 49.9% are female, Population of Richmond by age percent-wise is, 23.6% are under 18 years old, 78.5% are 16 years and over, 76.4% are 18 years and over, 73.1% are 21 years and over, 12.1% are 65 years and over. There are total 39,563 housing units, The voting population of Richmond are 63,578, out of these 31,471 are male voters, 32,107 are female voters, 49.5% are male, 50.5% are female. Richmond population in 2022 is estimated to be 229,730, and in 2021 is estimated to be 226,603.

Age Group	Population	Percent
0 -5	13,385	5.8%
5 - 9	12,071	5.2%
10 - 14	8,410	3.6%
15 - 19	13,979	6.1%
20 - 24	19,203	8.3%
25 - 34	50,970	22.1%
35 - 44	28,750	12.5%
45 - 54	23,995	10.4%
55 - 59	13,283	5.8%
60 - 64	14,734	6.4%
65 - 74	19,160	8.3%
75 - 84	8,522	3.7%
85 and over	3,974	1.7%

Source: 2019 US population by age estimates

Richmond Population by Race

White Population

White population in Richmond, Virginia are 26,993, percentage wise 24.4 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Richmond, Virginia are 20,178, percentage wise 18.2 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Richmond, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Richmond are 14,236, percentage wise 12.9 percent are asians, out of these 270 are Asian Indians, 3,732 are Chinese, 2,980 are Filipinos, 379 are Japanese, 430 are Korean, 1,737 are Vietnamese and 4,708 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Richmond, Virginia are 53,138. Percentage wise 48.1 percent are hispanics, out of these 35,515 are Mexican people, 784 are Puerto Ricans, 2 are Cubans, and 16,837 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Population by Race	230,436	Percent
White	102,870	44.6%
Black or African American	104,272	45.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native	390	0.2%
Asian Population	4,673	2.0%
Asian Indian	894	0.4%
Chinese	1,306	0.6%
Filipino	503	0.2%
Japanese	161	0.1%
Other Asian Population	379
Hispanic or Latino	16,805	7.3%
Mexican	2,501	1.1%
Puerto Rican	394	0.2%
Cuban	503	0.2%
Other Hispanic or Latino	13,407

Source: US Census population estimates(2019)

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Richmond native population is 71,461, out of these 53,622 born in the Virginia state and 14,551 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 39,114, out of these 15,919 are Naturalised US citizen, 241 are in Europe, 7,409 in Asia, 422 in Africa, 7,764 in Latin America and 46 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Richmond are 23,195, out of these 382 are from Europe, 2,689 are from Asia, 951 from Africa, 19,173 are from Latin America and 0 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of Birth	Population
Native	211,512
Born in state of residence	141,717
Born in other state in the United States	67,555
Northeast	25,769
Midwest	8,518
South	28,574
West	4,694
Born outside the United States	2,240
Puerto Rico	307
U.S. Island Areas	240
Born abroad of American parent(s)	1,693
Foreign born
Born outside of United States	18,924
Naturalized U.S. citizen	5,646
Europe	1,350
Asia	1,430
Africa	223
Oceania	0
Latin America	2,086
Northern America	557
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen	13,278
Europe	1,272
Asia	1,847
Africa	159
Oceania	219
Latin America	9,442
Northern America	339

Source: US Census 2019 estimates

Richmond Housing

According to 2019 census estimates, Total number of houses in Richmond, Virginia are 39,563, Occupied housing units are 36,634, Rental vacancy rate is 5. Percentage of occupancy is 93, 40.86% of houses are owner occupied and 51.73% of houses are renter occupied in Richmond. There are 55.94 percent of one-unit detached, 9.12 percent of one-units attached, 2.12 percent of two-unit houses, 9.19 percent of three or four unit homes. 0.00 percent are residing in mobile homes. Average household size of owner occupied is 3 and average household size of renter occupied is 3. 31.48 percent are available with one vehicle, 30.72 percent are available with two vehicles, 21.67 percent are available with three or more vehicles and 8.73 percent are no vehicles available.

Housing	Units
Total housing units	101,240
Occupied housing units	89,878
Occupied housing units percent	89
Rental vacancy rate	6
Structure Type	Units
1-unit, detached	46,055
1-unit attached	7,712
2 units	4,279
3 or 4 units	5,830
Mobile home	754
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0
Owner-occupied	39,181
Renter-occupied	50,697
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2

Source: US Census 2019 housing estimates

Richmond Housing Market

The median value of housing unit in Richmond, Virginia is $572,400, According to 2019 estimated US census of housing market, 0.44 percent of houses are less than $50,000, 0.28 percent are between $50,000 to $100,000, 0.59 percent are between $100,000 to $150,000, 0.34 percent are between $150,000 to $200,000, 1.37 percent are between $200,000 to $300,000, 11.35 percent are between $300,000 to $500,000, 24.98 percent are between $500,000 to one million, 1.50 percent are over one million and above.

Housing unit value	Units
Less than $50,000	667
$50,000 to $99,999	3,074
$100,000 to $149,999	4,350
$150,000 to $199,999	6,849
$200,000 to $299,999	7,764
$300,000 to $499,999	10,190
$500,000 to $999,999	4,636
$1,000,000 or more	1,651
Median (dollars)	249,500

Source: US Census 2019 housing market estimates

Richmond Housing Mortgage

According to 2019 estimates of mortgage, The median monthly owner costs with mortgage is $2,294, 0.00 percent of homes pays less than $500 per month, 0.00 percent pay between $500 to $999, 0.00 percent pay between $1,000 to $1,499, 0.00 percent pay between $1,500 to $1,999, 0.00 percent pay between $2,000 to $2,499, 0.00 percent pay between $2,500 to $2,999, 0.00 percent pay between $3,000 or more.

The median monthly owner costs with out mortgage is $658, 0.00 percent of homes pay less than $250, 0.00 percent pays between $250 to $399, 0.00 percent pay between $400 to $599, 0.00 percent pays between $600 to $799, 0.00 percent pays between $800 to $999, and 0.00 pays between $1000 or more.

Monthly Owner costs with mortgage	Units
Less than $500	226
$500 to $999	3,974
$1,000 to $1,499	8,575
$1,500 to $1,999	6,325
$2,000 to $2,499	3,847
$2,500 to $2,999	1,517
$3,000 or more	2,428
Median (dollars)	1,543
Monthly Owner costs with out mortgage	Units
Less than $250	511
$250 to $399	1,867
$400 to $599	3,709
$600 to $799	2,820
$800 to $999	1,490
$1,000 or more	1,824
Median (dollars)	601

Source: US Census 2019 housing mortgage estimates

Richmond Rental

Total number of Richmond rental homes or apartments are 20,467, occupied by Renter, The median value of Richmond average rental rate is $1,679.

        

Rental	Units
Less than $500	7,687
$500 to $999	12,665
$1,000 to $1,499	20,830
$1,500 to $1,999	6,669
$2,000 to $2,499	1,080
$2,500 to $2,999	244
$3,000 or more	399
Median (dollars)	1,078

Source: US Census 2019 housing rental estimates