With 37,111 people, Richmond is a city in Kentucky. The median age is 28.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. 38% of homes are owner-occupied. Growth has run 37% since 2000, or 9,959 more people. 77% were living in the same home a year earlier. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,870, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Richmond
What changed most since 1990
White share88.5% → 83.5%(−5.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate31.7% → 19.5%(−12.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population21,155 → 37,111(+75%)US over the same years: +35%
Richmond's population equals 39% of Madison County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 57% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 59% of the county's.
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)38.8%(810)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)39.7%(829)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era13%(271)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.1%(23)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,086 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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Over time
Richmond, decade by decade
Richmond population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
21,155
$37,412
$126,244
19.6%
25.8
2000
27,152
$46,512
$151,744
25.7%
28.3
2010
31,364
$47,753
$194,063
27.4%
32.8
2020
34,585
$47,668
$180,473
32.1%
44.6
2024
37,111
$50,870
$214,900
34.9%
36.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
