CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Richmond

Missouri · 5,738 residents · 6.15 sq mi

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Richmond is a city of 5,738 people in Missouri. Median home value sits at $39,500. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 19% less than in Missouri as a whole. Median household income is $21,290, under the $30,130 national median. Renters pay $322 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,738

−6%vs 2000

vs 6,116 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.3

−3%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(446)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(468)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(352)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(354)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(317)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(904)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(677)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(546)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(532)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(549)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(402)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.3%(191)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,290

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,514 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,641

−47%vs 2000

vs $18,021 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.1%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,500

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$322

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $453 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.9%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.8% in 2000

32.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(5,729)

Black3.7%(227)

Hispanic / Latino1%(63)

Asian0%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(5,460)

Black4.3%(247)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(31)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.5%(31)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(188)

Puerto Rican0.3%(18)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(20)

Chinese0.1%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(31)

Ancestry

German17%(1,016)

Irish12.3%(735)

English11.3%(674)

American11.2%(670)

French4.2%(251)

Scottish2.4%(141)

Italian2.1%(127)

Swedish1.4%(84)

Czech0.7%(41)

Welsh0.6%(33)

Polish0.5%(28)

Subsaharan African0.5%(27)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.4%(25)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(24)

Norwegian0.3%(16)

British0.2%(13)

Finnish0.2%(9)

Dutch0.1%(8)

Danish0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.6%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.1 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 26.1 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 married31.2%(744)

Married49.6%(1,185)

Widowed3%(71)

Divorced16.2%(387)

Women 15+

Never married22.1%(571)

Married43%(1,111)

Widowed14.7%(380)

Divorced20.2%(522)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2013

from 7.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.9%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 61.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.9%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.2%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.5%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 70.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.1%

+11.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.4% 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)7.4%(25)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.5%(56)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.6%(97)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 339 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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