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Richmond, VA Metro Area

1,317,525 Population
4,364.4 square miles 301.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$40,687 ±$938 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Virginia: $43,756 ±$319
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$74,151 ±$2,025 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Virginia: $80,963 ±$731
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

10.5% ±0.9% (135,815  ±12,050) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 854,145 (±0.3% / ±27,033)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

24.9 minutes ±0.4 (12,399,745  ±370,819) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 26.4 87,504,570 (±0.2 / ±856,570)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

521,067 ±4,584 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,331,461 ±10,153
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.5 ±0 (1,288,578  ±7,277) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,407,497 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

4% ±0.7% (12,730  ±2,090) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 4.7% 96,332 (±0.3% / ±6,089)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

559,393 ±3,087 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,652,329 ±452
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$299,600 ±$5,660 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Virginia: $330,600 ±$2,799
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

12.7% ±0.9% (165,834  ±12,107.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 13.7% 1,172,297 (±0.3% / ±28,939.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

91.2% ±1.6% (843,300  ±15,813.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.4% 5,430,700 (±0.6% / ±36,716.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
40.2% ±1.1% (371,780  ±10,469.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 41.8% 2,484,460 (±0.4% / ±23,052.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

11% ±0.9% (136,449  ±11,265.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 16.5% 1,348,546 (±0.3% / ±21,287.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

7.9% ±0.4% (103,416  ±5,567) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 12.4% 1,070,347 (±0.2% / ±18,913)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

7.7% ±0.4% (79,128  ±4,315) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.7% 641,144 (±0.2% / ±11,570)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
79,128 Total veterans ±4,315 70,093 Male ±3,769 9,035 Female ±1,752

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