Richwood, OH

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,332
US Senator
Bernie Moreno
Republican Party
US Senator
Jon Husted
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
34.8
10.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
13.1%
9.52% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$64,007
22.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$180,300
11.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,030
1.72% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Richwood, OH 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.

97.8% of the residents in Richwood, OH are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Richwood, OH was $180,300, and the homeownership rate was 70.3%.

Most people in Richwood, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Richwood, OH was 3 cars per household.

United StatesOhioUnion County, OHColumbus, OHUnion, Pickaway & Madison Counties PUMA, OH

Population & Diversity

Richwood, OH is home to a population of 2.33k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.44% of Richwood, OH residents were born outside of the country (57 people).

In 2024, there were 8.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.99k people) in Richwood, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 239 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 65 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%
2024 Citizenship
97.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Richwood, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Richwood, OH was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Richwood, OH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.99k ± 322
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    239 ± 226
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    65 ± 71
3.04%
Hispanic Population
71 people

In 2024, there were 8.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.99k people) in Richwood, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 239 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 65 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.04% of the people in Richwood, OH are hispanic (71 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Richwood, OH as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    66,106 ± 6,295 people
  2. Mexico
    45,962 ± 5,253 people
  3. China
    32,703 ± 4,434 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,106 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 45,962 and China with 32,703.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.44%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
57 people
3.04%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
70 people

As of 2024, 2.44% of Richwood, OH residents (57 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 Richwood, OH was 3.04%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    27 ± 26
  2. Vietnam
    22 ± 26
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    11 ± 16

Richwood, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Richwood, OH employs 1.03k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Richwood, OH were Manufacturing (227 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (163 people), and Retail Trade (152 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($60,268), Construction ($54,474), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,891).

Employment

Occupations

1.03k
2024 Value
± 194
−1.72%
1 Year decline
± 26.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Richwood, OH declined at a rate of −1.72%, from 1.05k employees to 1.03k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Richwood, OH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (147 people), Production Occupations (139 people), and Material Moving Occupations (99 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Richwood, OH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

1.03k
2024 Value
± 194
−1.72%
1 Year decline
± 26.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Richwood, OH declined at a rate of −1.72%, from 1.05k employees to 1.03k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Richwood, OH, are Manufacturing (227 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (163 people), and Retail Trade (152 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Richwood, OH, though some of these residents may live in Richwood, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$44,750
Median earning men ± $17,247
$36,319
Median earning women ± $7,387

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($70,161), Construction ($54,474), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,938).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,583), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,594), and Manufacturing ($40,917).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% 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 15.4%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Richwood, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.489%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Bernie Moreno
Senator from Ohio1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025
Jon Husted
Senator from Ohio2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Richwood, OH was $180,300 in 2024, which is 0.542 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $161,500 to $180,300, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Richwood, OH is 70.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Richwood, OH have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Richwood, OH is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$180,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$36,197
$650
Median Property Taxes
±$146

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 Richwood, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

70.3%
Homeownership
2024
63.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70.3% of the housing units in Richwood, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$64,007
Median Household Income
± $14,039
925
Number of Households
± 175

In 2024, the median household income of the 925 households in Richwood, OH grew to $64,007 from the previous year's value of $52,422.

The following chart displays the households in Richwood, OH 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Richwood, OH is from Ohio.
0.453
2023 Wage GINI in Ohio
0.456
2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2023, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.645% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (7.68%)
  3. Carpooled (7.09%)

In 2024, 80.9% of workers in Richwood, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.68%) and those who carpooled to work (7.09%).

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.

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Commute Time

25.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Richwood, OH have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.84% of the workforce in Richwood, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Richwood, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Richwood, OH have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Richwood, OH (306 out of 2.33k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Richwood, OH is White, followed by Two Or More 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.

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Health

91.7% of the population of Richwood, OH has health coverage, with 43.2% on employee plans, 25.8% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 1.24% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1,328 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

8.32%
Uninsured
43.2%
Employer Coverage
25.8%
Medicaid
10.8%
Medicare
10.7%
Non-Group
1.24%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Richwood, OH declined by 18.8% from 10.2% to 8.32%.

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