Richmond County, NY

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2024 Population

494,956

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.6

0.495% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.5%

5.39% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$98,333

0.0437% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$675,500

2.58% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

226,469

0.18% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Richmond County, NY 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.

91.9% of the residents in Richmond County, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Richmond County, NY are College of Staten Island CUNY (2,169 degrees awarded in 2023), Wagner College (535 degrees), and St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island (235 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Richmond County, NY was $675,500, and the homeownership rate was 67.7%.

Most people in Richmond County, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 43.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Richmond County, NY was 2 cars per household.

Richmond County, NY borders Hudson County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Union County, NJ, Kings County, NY, and Queens County, NY.

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Population & Diversity

Richmond County, NY is home to a population of 495k people, from which 91.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 25.5% of Richmond County, NY residents were born outside of the country (126k people).

In 2024, there were 4.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (275k people) in Richmond County, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 62.8k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 43.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.9%

2024 Citizenship

92.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.9% of Richmond County, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Richmond County, NY was 92.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Richmond County, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
275k ± 845
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
62.8k ± 1k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
43.6k ± 883

19.6%

Hispanic Population

96.9k people

19.6% of the people in Richmond County, NY are hispanic (96.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Richmond County, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
493,200 ± 17,027 people
China
410,969 ± 15,575 people
Jamaica
234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

Foreign-Born Population

25.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

126k people

24.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

122k people

As of 2024, 25.5% of Richmond County, NY residents (126k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Richmond County, NY was 24.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,868 ± 413
Gulf War (2001-)
2,153 ± 450
Gulf War (1990s)
968 ± 260

Richmond County, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Richmond County, NY.

Economy

The economy of Richmond County, NY employs 226k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Richmond County, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (46,680 people), Educational Services (27,114 people), and Retail Trade (20,428 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($94,159), Information ($92,511), and Utilities ($92,115).

Employment

Occupations

226k

2024 Value

± 4,205

−0.18%

1 Year decline

± 2.61%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Richmond County, NY declined at a rate of −0.18%, from 227k employees to 226k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Richmond County, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (24,160 people), Management Occupations (20,554 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (19,042 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Richmond County, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

226k

2024 Value

± 4,205

−0.18%

1 Year decline

± 2.61%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Richmond County, NY declined at a rate of −0.18%, from 227k employees to 226k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Richmond County, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (46,680 people), Educational Services (27,114 people), and Retail Trade (20,428 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Richmond County, NY, though some of these residents may live in Richmond County, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,289

Median earning men ± $2,013

$53,265

Median earning women ± $1,521

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($98,209), Public Administration ($96,342), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($94,797).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,657), Public Administration ($74,227), and Information ($74,088).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,058
Construction
859
Retail Trade
750
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.88M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$708k
Retail Trade
$628k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Richmond County, NY awarded 3,078 degrees. The student population of Richmond County, NY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 5,993 male students and 7,594 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Richmond County, NY are White (1,492 and 49.6%), Hispanic or Latino (674 and 22.4%), Asian (348 and 11.6%), and Black or African American (321 and 10.7%).

The largest universities in Richmond County, NY by number of degrees awarded are College of Staten Island CUNY (2,169 and 70.5%), Wagner College (535 and 17.4%), and St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island (235 and 7.63%).

The most popular majors in Richmond County, NY are Registered Nursing (411 and 13.4%), General Psychology (306 and 9.94%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (263 and 8.54%).

The median tuition costs in Richmond County, NY are $29,900 for private four year colleges, and $6,930 and $14,880 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Richmond County, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 83.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 21%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 13,587 (44.1% men and 55.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 13,587 students enrolled in Richmond County, NY, 44.1% men and 55.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 6,039 records, of which 55.3% were women and 44.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
145 degrees awarded
General Psychology
306 degrees awarded
General Business
160 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Richmond County, NY was Registered Nursing with 145 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Richmond County, NY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

College of Staten Island CUNY
2,169 degrees awarded
Wagner College
535 degrees awarded
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island
235 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was College of Staten Island CUNY with 2,169 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,043 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Richmond County, NY, which is 0.513 times less than the 2,035 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,492 degrees mean that there were 2.21 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 674 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($29,900) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,800) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,364) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Richmond County, NY was $675,500 in 2024, which is 2.03 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $658,500 to $675,500, a 2.58% increase. The homeownership rate in Richmond County, NY is 67.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Richmond County, NY have an average commute time of 43.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Richmond County, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 22.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Richmond County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.257%.

Housing

Property

$675,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,531

$115,688

Median Property Taxes

±$2,448

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Richmond County, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Richmond County, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.7%

Homeownership

2024

65.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.7% of the housing units in Richmond County, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.9%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$98,333

Median Household Income

± $2,070

171k

Number of Households

± 3,645

In 2024, the median household income of the 171k households in Richmond County, NY grew to $98,333 from the previous year's value of $98,290.

The following chart displays the households in Richmond County, NY 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Richmond County, NY is from New York.

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

0.494

2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (51.6%)
Public Transit (23.3%)
Worked At Home (10.7%)

In 2024, 51.6% of workers in Richmond County, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (23.3%) and those who worked at home (10.7%).

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

43.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Richmond County, NY have a longer commute time (43.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 12.8% of the workforce in Richmond County, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Richmond County, NY 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, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Richmond County, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 22.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Richmond County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.257%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Richmond County, NY (56.3k out of 490k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 17.5% of the children was living in poverty in Richmond County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 598 in Richmond County, NY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 9.86 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

95.9% of the population of Richmond County, NY has health coverage, with 52.2% on employee plans, 20.6% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 0.298% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Richmond County, NY see 1,231 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,231 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1589 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 376 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,231 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Richmond County, NY

Primary care physicians in Richmond County, NY see an average of 1,231 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,231 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.9% under 18 years, 20.3% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.13%

Uninsured

52.2%

Employer Coverage

20.6%

Medicaid

12.7%

Medicare

10.1%

Non-Group

0.298%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Richmond County, NY grew by 5.75% from 3.9% to 4.13%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 34.4 in Richmond County, NY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Richmond County, NY.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 29.4% in Richmond County, NY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Richmond County, NY.