In 2018, Richmond, VA had a population of 1.3M people with a median age of 38.8 and a median household income of $67,703. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of Richmond, VA grew from 1.3M to 1.3M, a 0.16% increase and its median household income grew from $67,633 to $67,703, a 0.103% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Richmond, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (57%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (29.2%), White (Hispanic) (4.39%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.84%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.92%). 10.7% of the people in Richmond, VA speak a non-English language, and 95.6% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Richmond, VA are Virginia Commonwealth University (7,829 degrees awarded in 2017), J Sargeant Reynolds Community College (1,769 degrees), and John Tyler Community College (1,755 degrees).
The median property value in Richmond, VA is $246,100, and the homeownership rate is 65.6%. Most people in Richmond, VA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Richmond, VA is 2 cars per household.
Richmond, VA borders Charlottesville, VA, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC, and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.