In 2017, Richmond, VA had a population of 1.3M people with a median age of 38.8 and a median household income of $67,633. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Richmond, VA grew from 1.28M to 1.3M, a 1.52% increase and its median household income grew from $62,929 to $67,633, a 7.48% increase.
The population of Richmond, VA is 57.2% White Alone, 29.7% Black or African American Alone, and 6.07% Hispanic or Latino. 9.88% of the people in Richmond, VA speak a non-English language, and 96.2% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Richmond, VA are Virginia Commonwealth University (7,912 degrees awarded in 2016), J Sargeant Reynolds Community College (1,705 degrees), and John Tyler Community College (1,610 degrees).
The median property value in Richmond, VA is $237,900, and the homeownership rate is 66.2%. Most people in Richmond, VA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Richmond, VA is 2 cars per household.
Richmond, VA borders Charlottesville, VA, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, and Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC.