Richmond, VA

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US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2022 Poverty Rate

19.5%

1.57% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$59,606

8.78% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Richmond, VA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (43.7%), White (Non-Hispanic) (41.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.08%), Other (Hispanic) (2.92%), and White (Hispanic) (2.79%).

None of the households in Richmond, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95% of the residents in Richmond, VA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Richmond, VA are Virginia Commonwealth University (234030) (7,707 degrees awarded in 2022), University of Richmond (1,212 degrees), and Virginia Union University (249 degrees).

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Economy

The economy of Richmond, VA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Richmond, VA are Health Care & Social Assistance (17,255 people), Retail Trade (12,778 people), and Educational Services (12,424 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Richmond, VA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (12,890 people), Management Occupations (12,493 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (10,797 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Richmond, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Richmond, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (17,255 people), Retail Trade (12,778 people), and Educational Services (12,424 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Richmond, VA, though some of these residents may live in Richmond, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,264), Public Administration ($73,227), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,924).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($56,414), Public Administration ($55,313), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,133).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (44%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.45%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (54.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (44%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.45%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (44%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.45%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Richmond, VA awarded 9,217 degrees. The student population of Richmond, VA in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Richmond, VA are White (4,363 and 49.5%), followed by Black or African American (1,637 and 18.6%), Asian (1,138 and 12.9%), and Hispanic or Latino (797 and 9.04%).

The largest universities in Richmond, VA by number of degrees awarded are Virginia Commonwealth University (234030) (7,707 and 83.6%), University of Richmond (1,212 and 13.1%), and Virginia Union University (249 and 2.7%).

The median tuition costs in Richmond, VA are $35,430 for private four year colleges, and $12,472 and $33,728 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Richmond, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Richmond, VA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$59,606

Median Household Income

± $2,362

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The following chart displays the households in Richmond, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Richmond, VA is from Virginia.

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2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.164% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Richmond, VA N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Richmond, VA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Richmond, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Richmond, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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The following chart displays the households in Richmond, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Richmond, VA have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Richmond, VA (42.3k out of 217k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Richmond, VA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.4% of the population of Richmond, VA has health coverage, with 45.8% on employee plans, 20.1% on Medicaid, 10.5% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 1.76% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Richmond city, VA see 944 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.319% increase from the previous year (941 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 665 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 219 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Richmond city, VA

Primary care physicians in Richmond city, VA see an average of 944 patients per year. This represents a 0.319% increase from the previous year (941 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Richmond city, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.64%

Uninsured

45.8%

Employer Coverage

20.1%

Medicaid

10.5%

Medicare

12.2%

Non-Group

1.76%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Richmond, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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