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Language Spoken At Home in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,182,400 | 100% |
English only | 1,074,091 | 90.8% |
Language other than English | 108,309 | 9.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 44,653 | 3.8% |
Spanish | 50,458 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 24,284 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 26,227 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,292 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 22,881 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,192 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 8,743 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,885 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,260,202 | 100% |
American | 111,487 | 8.8% |
Arab | 7,634 | 0.6% |
Czech | 3,984 | 0.3% |
Danish | 2,245 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 10,579 | 0.8% |
English | 162,767 | 12.9% |
French (except Basque) | 24,959 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 4,586 | 0.4% |
German | 133,019 | 10.6% |
Greek | 5,504 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 4,360 | 0.3% |
Irish | 117,281 | 9.3% |
Italian | 44,495 | 3.5% |
Lithuanian | 1,446 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 6,551 | 0.5% |
Polish | 22,492 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 1,806 | 0.1% |
Russian | 6,738 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 22,836 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 29,504 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 2,108 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 15,378 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 7,780 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 2,040 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 2,715 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 8,853 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 6,190 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 477,123 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 315,655 | 66.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 141,840 | 29.7% |
Married-couple family | 227,210 | 47.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 94,128 | 19.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 20,001 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,182 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 68,444 | 14.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 38,530 | 8.1% |
Nonfamily households | 161,468 | 33.8% |
Householder living alone | 132,288 | 27.7% |
65 years and over | 43,236 | 9.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 157,515 | 33.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 111,840 | 23.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,220,957 | 100% |
Householder | 477,123 | 39.1% |
Spouse | 226,972 | 18.6% |
Child | 367,478 | 30.1% |
Other relatives | 78,975 | 6.5% |
Nonrelatives | 70,409 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 25,637 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 487,088 | 100% |
Never married | 174,900 | 35.9% |
Now married, except separated | 244,288 | 50.2% |
Separated | 12,414 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 12,435 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 43,051 | 8.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 532,280 | 100% |
Never married | 164,172 | 30.8% |
Now married, except separated | 240,788 | 45.2% |
Separated | 16,462 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 47,057 | 8.8% |
Divorced | 63,801 | 12.0% |
Fertility in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 16,118 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 5,754 | 35.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 95 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 25,730 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 9,766 | 38.0% |
Less than 1 year | 1,945 | 7.6% |
1 or 2 years | 2,277 | 8.8% |
3 or 4 years | 1,506 | 5.9% |
5 or more years | 4,038 | 15.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 9,766 | 100% |
Who are female | 6,147 | 62.9% |
Who are married | 6,427 | 65.8% |
School Enrollment in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 325,225 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 19,069 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 16,784 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 128,323 | 39.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 69,158 | 21.3% |
College or graduate school | 91,891 | 28.3% |
Educational Attainment in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 843,347 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 42,425 | 5.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 74,641 | 8.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 229,211 | 27.2% |
Some college, no degree | 176,629 | 20.9% |
Associate's degree | 53,389 | 6.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 170,172 | 20.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 96,880 | 11.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.7% |
Veteran Status in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 961,729 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 102,260 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,231,048 | 100% |
With a disability | 144,985 | 11.8% |
Under 18 years | 291,827 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,837 | 4.4% |
18 to 64 years | 788,954 | 100% |
With a disability | 78,753 | 10.0% |
65 years and over | 150,267 | 100% |
With a disability | 53,395 | 35.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,245,674 | 100% |
Same house | 1,061,755 | 85.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 177,576 | 14.3% |
Same county | 85,817 | 6.9% |
Different county | 91,759 | 7.4% |
Same state | 64,762 | 5.2% |
Different state | 26,997 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 6,343 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,260,202 | 100% |
Native | 1,172,818 | 93.1% |
Born in United States | 1,158,618 | 91.9% |
State of residence | 772,007 | 61.3% |
Different state | 386,611 | 30.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 14,200 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 87,384 | 6.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 87,384 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 34,880 | 39.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 52,504 | 60.1% |
Year of Entry in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 101,584 | 100% |
Native | 14,200 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 232 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 13,968 | 98.4% |
Foreign born | 87,384 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3,092 | 3.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 84,292 | 96.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Richmond
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 87,372 | 100% |
Europe | 12,881 | 14.7% |
Asia | 31,389 | 35.9% |
Africa | 7,377 | 8.4% |
Oceania | 315 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 33,310 | 38.1% |
Northern America | 2,100 | 2.4% |