CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Richmond

Indiana · 38,649 residents · 24.0 sq mi

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With 38,649 people, Richmond is a city in Indiana. Median home value sits at $38,500. Households here earn about 29% less than in Indiana as a whole. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 20.5%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

38,649

−1%vs 2000

vs 39,124 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

24.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(2,751)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(2,588)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(2,622)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(3,045)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.1%(3,145)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(5,913)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(4,939)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(3,666)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(3,599)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(3,571)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(2,121)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(689)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,585

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,210 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,975

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,096 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.5%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,500

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $439 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 58.7% in 2000

41.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.9%(33,588)

Black8.8%(3,444)

Hispanic / Latino2%(796)

Asian0.8%(304)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.8%(34,723)

Black9.2%(3,542)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(254)

Asian0.3%(112)

Other0.7%(272)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.5%(1,245)

Central American0.7%(239)

Guatemalan0.5%(188)

South American0.5%(187)

Puerto Rican0.4%(147)

Peruvian0.2%(80)

Colombian0.2%(62)

Honduran0.1%(51)

Uruguayan0.1%(45)

Cuban0.1%(29)

Dominican0%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese0.8%(292)

Asian Indian0.2%(64)

Vietnamese0.1%(52)

Filipino0.1%(51)

Burmese0.1%(42)

Cambodian0%(14)

Korean0%(9)

Japanese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(4)

Ancestry

German15.2%(5,412)

English12.5%(4,438)

Irish9%(3,200)

American7.4%(2,634)

Italian2.4%(868)

Scottish1.8%(639)

Scotch-Irish1%(360)

Dutch1%(358)

French0.8%(284)

Welsh0.8%(274)

Subsaharan African0.7%(236)

British0.4%(148)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.3%(104)

Greek0.3%(93)

Swedish0.2%(87)

Norwegian0.2%(85)

Hungarian0.2%(63)

Nigerian0.2%(59)

Belgian0.2%(58)

Canadian0.1%(53)

Lithuanian0.1%(50)

Czech0.1%(42)

French Canadian0.1%(38)

Croatian0.1%(30)

Turkish0.1%(29)

Russian0.1%(28)

West Indian0.1%(26)

Jamaican0.1%(26)

Danish0.1%(21)

Iranian0%(15)

Finnish0%(12)

Ukrainian0%(10)

Kenyan0%(8)

Austrian0%(7)

Ethiopian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.0%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.9%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.4 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 10.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.5%(5,409)

Married42.2%(5,773)

Widowed3.3%(455)

Divorced15%(2,056)

Women 15+

Never married35.1%(5,319)

Married34.7%(5,248)

Widowed11.9%(1,797)

Divorced18.3%(2,777)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.1%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 20.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 42.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.9%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.4%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11%(215)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.2%(296)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.5%(772)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.8%(191)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(26)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,953 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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