Richmond, Virginia Neighborhood Info

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Richmond, Virginia QuickFacts

	Richmond, Virginia	United States
Total population	197,790	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	richmond

Richmond, Virginia Population

	Richmond, Virginia	%, Richmond, Virginia	United States
Male	92,068	46.55%	49.06%
Female	105,722	53.45%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.9		35.3

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	Richmond, Virginia	%, Richmond, Virginia	United States
18 years and over	154,612	78.17%	74.31%
21 years and over	143,055	72.33%	69.97%
62 years and over	29,985	15.16%	14.66%
65 years and over	26,129	13.21%	12.43%

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	Richmond, Virginia	%, Richmond, Virginia	United States
White	75,744	38.3%	75.14%
Black or African American	113,108	57.19%	12.32%
Asian	2,471	1.25%	3.64%
Some other race	3,584	1.81%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,883	1.46%	2.43%

Richmond, Virginia Housing

	Richmond, Virginia	%, Richmond, Virginia	United States
Total households	84,549		105,480,101
Family households (families)	43,649	51.63%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	40,900	48.37%	31.94%

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	Richmond, Virginia	%, Richmond, Virginia	United States
Total housing units	92,282		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	7,733	8.38%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	84,549	91.62%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	39,008	42.27%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	45,541	49.35%	30.77%

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	Richmond, Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	4,529	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	16,568	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	6,594	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,253	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,630	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,436	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	819	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	147	0.57%
Median (dollars)	87,300	119,600

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	Richmond, Virginia	%, Richmond, Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	21,851	25.84%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	25,122	29.71%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	11,581	13.7%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	10,607	12.55%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	6,704	7.93%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	8,684	10.27%	9.65%

Richmond, Virginia Education

	Richmond, Virginia	%, Richmond, Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	54,048		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	3,408	6.31%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,610	4.83%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	20,092	37.17%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	8,822	16.32%	21.38%
College or graduate school	19,116	35.37%	22.81%

Richmond, Virginia Economy

	Richmond, Virginia	%, Richmond, Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	158,612		217,168,077
In labor force	99,009	62.42%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	98,688	62.22%	63.39%
- - Employed	90,745	57.21%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	7,943	5.01%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	321	0.2%	0.53%
Not in labor force	59,603	37.58%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	86,554	54.57%	51.66%
In labor force	50,488	31.83%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	50,442	31.8%	29.65%
- - Employed	46,121	29.08%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	13,727	8.65%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	9,233		12,787,501

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	Richmond, Virginia	%, Richmond, Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	84,566		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	13,492	15.95%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,914	8.18%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	13,688	16.19%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	12,197	14.42%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	13,317	15.75%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	12,482	14.76%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,465	6.46%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,999	4.73%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,253	1.48%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,759	2.08%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	31,121		41,994

	Richmond, Virginia	%, Richmond, Virginia	United States
With earnings	65,904	41.55%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,958		56,604
With Social Security income	21,880	13.79%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,394		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	4,759	3.0%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,833		6,320
With public assistance income	3,991	2.52%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,260		3,032
With retirement income	13,852	8.73%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,436		17,376

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