Richmond County, GA

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2023 Population

206,040

0.0548% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AJon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ARaphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

0.575% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

21.1%

2.01% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$53,197

5.12% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

86,611

0.0242% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Richmond County, GA 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.

98.4% of the residents in Richmond County, GA are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Richmond County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Richmond County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Richmond County, GA borders Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Aiken County, SC, and Edgefield County, SC.

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Population & Diversity

Richmond County, GA is home to a population of 206k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.5% of Richmond County, GA residents were born outside of the country (7.21k people).

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Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2023 Citizenship

98.6%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Richmond County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Richmond County, GA.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
Jamaica
49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Richmond County, GA was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Richmond County, GA residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

7.21k people

3.36%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

6.92k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Richmond County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
5,468 ± 738
Vietnam
4,272 ± 465
Gulf War (1990s)
3,697 ± 581

Richmond County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.28 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Richmond County, GA employs 86.6k people. The largest industries in Richmond County, GA are Health Care & Social Assistance (14,095 people), Retail Trade (10,616 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (8,945 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($85,443), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($59,930), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($49,200).

Employment

Occupations

86.6k

2023 Value

± 2,940

−0.0242%

1 Year decline

± 4.82%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Richmond County, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (9,902 people), Sales & Related Occupations (8,639 people), and Production Occupations (6,706 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Richmond County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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

86.6k

2023 Value

± 2,940

−0.0242%

1 Year decline

± 4.82%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Richmond County, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (14,095 people), Retail Trade (10,616 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (8,945 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Richmond County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Richmond County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Establishments by Size

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Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

N/AJon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

N/ARaphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

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 Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 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 Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Richmond County, GA awarded 4,089 degrees. The student population of Richmond County, GA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 4,963 male students and 9,010 female students.

The median tuition costs in N/A are $12,706 for private four year colleges, and $6,892 and $22,270 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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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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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

People in Richmond County, GA have an average commute time of 20.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Richmond County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Richmond County, GA is $53,197. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Richmond County, GA was Census Tract 102.01 with a value of $108,448, followed by Census Tract 11 and Census Tract 101.04, with respective values of $98,807 and $81,597.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 102.01
Census Tract 11
Census Tract 101.04

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Richmond County, GA was Census Tract 102.01 with a value of $108,448, followed by Census Tract 11 and Census Tract 101.04, with respective values of $98,807 and $81,597.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Richmond County, GA 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.

$53,197

Median Household Income

± $2,385

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Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Richmond County, GA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Richmond County, GA is from Richmond County, GA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Richmond County, GA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76%)
Worked At Home (8.26%)
Carpooled (7.36%)

In 2023, 76% of workers in Richmond County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.26%) and those who carpooled to work (7.36%).

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

20.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Richmond County, GA have a shorter commute time (20.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.01% of the workforce in Richmond County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Richmond County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Richmond County, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Richmond County, GA (41.5k out of 196k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Richmond County, GA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

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

N/A% of the population of Richmond County, GA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Richmond County, GA see 906 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.221% increase from the previous year (904 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 463 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

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

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

906 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Richmond County, GA

Primary care physicians in Richmond County, GA see an average of 906 patients per year. This represents a 0.221% increase from the previous year (904 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Richmond County, GA 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

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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

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