Housing density: 1,380 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $183,530.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,601 (lower quartile is $1,164, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,700
Median gross rent in Richmond, CA in 2022: $1,766
Housing units in Richmond with a mortgage: 14,932 (1,052 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,052 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 248
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $130,441
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $75,644
10,230 married couples with children.
6,342 single-parent households (1,660 men, 4,682 women).
45.8% of residents of Richmond speak English at home.
37.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
9.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 8% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 41,508 (36.3%)
(50.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 46.0% Number of people working at home: 7,087 (13.1% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 680
5 to 9 minutes: 1,471
10 to 14 minutes: 4,843
15 to 19 minutes: 5,927
20 to 24 minutes: 4,816
25 to 29 minutes: 1,729
30 to 34 minutes: 8,022
35 to 39 minutes: 2,201
40 to 44 minutes: 3,926
45 to 59 minutes: 4,340
60 to 89 minutes: 7,545
90 or more minutes: 1,427
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 31,579 (67.4%)
Carpooled: 4,526 (9.7%)
Bus: 778 (1.7%)
Subway or elevated rail: 243 (0.5%)
Long-distance train or commuter rail: 150 (0.3%)
Ferryboat: 45 (0.1%)
Taxi: 796 (1.7%)
Bicycle: 358 (0.8%)
Walked: 1,278 (2.7%)
Worked at home: 7,087 (15.1%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.6%Males
1.2%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
9.2%Males
8.4%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
3.8%Males
3.5%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
0.9%Males
10.5%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
5.6%Males
9.0%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
7.7%Males
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
6.2%Males
3.5%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Richmond, California
11,8172010 or later
9,7982000 to 2009
9,6771990 to 1999
9,1451980 to 1989
3,5321970 to 1979
2,078Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
Brazilian: 1,719 (2.1%)
European: 1,234 (1.5%)
African: 1,044 (1.3%)
Irish: 731 (0.9%)
English: 670 (0.8%)
German: 640 (0.8%)
American: 553 (0.7%)
Italian: 412 (0.5%)
Kenyan: 386 (0.5%)
Ethiopian: 365 (0.5%)
Portuguese: 288 (0.4%)
Polish: 275 (0.3%)
Arab: 246 (0.3%)
Iranian: 203 (0.3%)
Russian: 138 (0.2%)
French: 129 (0.2%)
Israeli: 110 (0.1%)
Moroccan: 83 (0.1%)
Dutch: 82 (0.1%)
Nigerian: 81 (0.1%)
Scotch-Irish: 80 (0.10%)
Scottish: 73 (0.09%)
Scandinavian: 69 (0.09%)
Norwegian: 69 (0.09%)
Finnish: 68 (0.08%)
Welsh: 64 (0.08%)
Greek: 58 (0.07%)
British: 51 (0.06%)
Northern European: 48 (0.06%)
Eastern European: 46 (0.06%)
Swedish: 43 (0.05%)
Jamaican: 34 (0.04%)
Lebanese: 30 (0.04%)
Afghan: 30 (0.04%)
Ukrainian: 29 (0.04%)
Slovak: 28 (0.03%)
Lithuanian: 26 (0.03%)
Bulgarian: 25 (0.03%)
Latvian: 21 (0.03%)
Turkish: 21 (0.03%)
Croatian: 15 (0.02%)
Luxembourger: 14 (0.02%)
Canadian: 14 (0.02%)
Albanian: 14 (0.02%)
Belgian: 13 (0.02%)
Basque: 13 (0.02%)
Swiss: 13 (0.02%)
Assyrian: 8 (0.01%)
Syrian: 8 (0.01%)
Serbian: 8 (0.01%)
Egyptian: 8 (0.01%)
French Canadian: 8 (0.01%)
Danish: 8 (0.01%)
Hungarian: 7 (0.01%)
Australian: 6 (0.01%)
Icelander: 6 (0.01%)
Czech: 5 (0.01%)
Estonian: 5 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Richmond:
34.4% (13,672)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
El Salvador
Richmond:
13.7% (5,419)
California:
4.2% (440,287)
Guatemala
Richmond:
6.2% (2,448)
California:
2.8% (290,436)
Philippines
Richmond:
5.2% (2,079)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Richmond:
5.0% (1,967)
California:
6.6% (684,672)
Brazil
Richmond:
4.7% (1,846)
California:
0.5% (53,222)
Nicaragua
Richmond:
2.6% (1,020)
California:
0.6% (58,161)
Vietnam
Richmond:
2.2% (884)
California:
4.9% (512,335)
Hong Kong
Richmond:
2.1% (815)
California:
1.0% (105,215)
Honduras
Richmond:
1.8% (733)
California:
0.6% (66,590)
India
Richmond:
1.7% (672)
California:
5.2% (539,184)
Laos
Richmond:
1.7% (656)
California:
0.5% (48,911)
Nepal
Richmond:
1.5% (612)
California:
0.2% (16,541)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 54,167
Other state: 15,986
Northeast: 3,736
Midwest: 2,762
South: 7,448
West: 2,040
91.2% of Richmond residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31.9% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 87.7% lived in California.
Richmond:
91.2%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 2,146
Nursery to 4th grade: 923
5th and 6th grade: 1,612
7th and 8th grade: 419
9th grade: 1,153
10th grade: 318
11th grade: 994
12th grade, no diploma: 866
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,984
Less than 1 year of college: 1,652
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,182
Associate degree: 3,768
Bachelor's degree: 8,049
Master's degree: 3,346
Professional school degree: 510
Doctorate degree: 357
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 1,926
Nursery to 4th grade: 928
5th and 6th grade: 893
7th and 8th grade: 649
9th grade: 1,093
10th grade: 473
11th grade: 848
12th grade, no diploma: 1,096
High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,803
Less than 1 year of college: 2,525
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,961
Associate degree: 3,042
Bachelor's degree: 8,553
Master's degree: 3,637
Professional school degree: 563
Doctorate degree: 622
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 26,333
One, attached: 2,677
Two: 1,395
3 or 4: 2,914
5 to 9: 2,685
10 to 19: 853
20 to 49: 1,497
50 or more: 2,967
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 41
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%
House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago