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Richmond County

Georgia · 206,559 residents (2025 est.) · 324 sq mi
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Richmond County is home to 206,069 people in Georgia. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $178,500, having more than doubled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 35.2. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 28%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
206,069
+3%since 2000
from 199,775 in 2000
206,559 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
635 / sq mi
+4%since 2009
from 611 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.2
+9%since 2000
from 32.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
324 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
188K193K198K203K208K19902000201020202024Richmond County
2024206K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(13,270)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(13,140)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(12,864)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.9%(14,169)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.8%(16,120)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.9%(32,755)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.5%(25,723)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.5%(21,618)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.1%(24,840)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.6%(19,882)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.2%(8,584)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(3,104)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$55,637
−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $33,086 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$31,825
+86%since 2000
from $17,088 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
37.2%
+17.9 ptssince 2009
from 19.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
20.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 19.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.486
+5%since 2010
from 0.464 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Education & health services1.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$178,500
+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $73,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,141
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $505 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
51.2%
−6.7 ptssince 2000
from 58.0% in 2000
48.8% rent
Vacancy rate
17.7%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 13.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.57 people
+5%since 2009
from 2.45 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.9%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 27.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.9%
+6.5 ptssince 2009
from 45.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
+22%since 2009
from 2.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
43
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic44.4%(88,660)
Black49.3%(98,584)
Hispanic / Latino2.8%(5,545)
Asian1.5%(2,949)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic31.4%(64,720)
Black55.7%(114,839)
Hispanic / Latino5.8%(11,922)
Asian1.6%(3,262)
Other5.5%(11,326)
Diversity Score
73
+4%since 2009
from 70 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
38
−14%since 2020
from 45 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.2%(4,513)
Puerto Rican1.7%(3,428)
Central American0.6%(1,259)
Panamanian0.3%(631)
Dominican0.3%(536)
Spaniard0.2%(461)
Cuban0.2%(439)
Salvadoran0.1%(285)
Colombian0.1%(200)
Honduran0.1%(188)
Peruvian0.1%(168)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.1%(112)
Chilean0.1%(105)
Argentine0%(43)
Uruguayan0%(25)
Asian origin
Filipino0.5%(994)
Chinese0.4%(737)
Korean0.3%(637)
Asian Indian0.2%(505)
Vietnamese0.1%(222)
Japanese0%(73)
Laotian0%(69)
Mongolian0%(56)
Cambodian0%(25)
Thai0%(14)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(76)
Chamorro0%(43)
Ancestry
English5.6%(11,619)
American5.6%(11,467)
German4.2%(8,747)
Irish3.9%(8,113)
Scottish1.1%(2,196)
Italian1.1%(2,165)
West Indian0.7%(1,489)
French0.7%(1,487)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(1,199)
Polish0.4%(922)
Jamaican0.3%(718)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Haitian0.2%(509)
Nigerian0.2%(497)
Norwegian0.2%(484)
Welsh0.2%(436)
Dutch0.2%(421)
Russian0.1%(279)
Arab0.1%(263)
British0.1%(263)
Hungarian0.1%(214)
Greek0.1%(206)
Swedish0.1%(197)
Portuguese0.1%(182)
Ukrainian0.1%(119)
Slovak0.1%(109)
Moroccan0.1%(105)
Austrian0%(101)
Finnish0%(91)
Guyanese0%(90)
Danish0%(89)
Brazilian0%(83)
Israeli0%(83)
Czech0%(77)
Iranian0%(75)
Swiss0%(75)
Turkish0%(68)
Canadian0%(51)
Kenyan0%(43)
Lebanese0%(42)
Egyptian0%(40)
Ghanaian0%(37)
Belgian0%(18)
Croatian0%(18)
Syrian0%(16)
Serbian0%(16)
Somali0%(11)
Bulgarian0%(10)
Slovene0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.5%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 18.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.8%
+9.9 ptssince 2000
from 78.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.9%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 6.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.4 min
+56%since 2000
from 13.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 77.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.1%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.1%
+6.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.5%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.5%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 12.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2011
from 61.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.6%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 71.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.3%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 30.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.2% in 2009
Female
51.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 52.8% in 2009
Foreign born
3.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.2%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 14.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
19.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2012
from 17.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.8%
−6.3 ptssince 2013
from 18.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.6%
+18.4 ptssince 2017
from 69.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.7%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 89.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.0%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 82.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2016
from 94.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 3.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married48.8%(38,639)
Married36.7%(29,044)
Widowed2.3%(1,814)
Divorced12.3%(9,745)
Women 15+
Never married42%(36,811)
Married34.4%(30,143)
Widowed8.6%(7,536)
Divorced14.9%(13,063)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.8%
−6.3 ptssince 2013
from 18.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
43.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 43.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 17.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
26.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 25.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
5.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 5.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
58.7%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 58.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
43.7%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 41.2% 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)33.7%(5,751)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.6%(5,737)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.6%(4,367)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(482)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(35)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 17,087 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Richmond County, Georgia?

Richmond County, Georgia has about 206,069 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Richmond County, Georgia?

The typical household in Richmond County, Georgia earns about $55,637 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Richmond County, Georgia expensive?

In Richmond County, Georgia, the median home is worth about $178,500, and the typical rent is about $1,141 a month.

How educated are people in Richmond County, Georgia?

About 24.5% of adults age 25 and over in Richmond County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Richmond County, Georgia?

About 20.0% of people in Richmond County, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Richmond County, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Richmond County, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 16,350 residents, a change of about 9 percent over that period.

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