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Richmond County

New York · 501,290 residents (2025 est.) · 57.523 sq mi
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#12Most densely populatedof 3,1448,715#54Most foreign-born residentsof 3,14425.8%#58Most expensive homesof 3,139$675,500#125Highest median rentof 3,137$1,733
The short version

Richmond County is wealthier than most US places, with a median household income of $98,333. Population has held roughly steady since 2000. Median home value has roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $675,500. It ranks in the top 1% of US counties for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
494,956
+12%since 2000
from 443,728 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
8,604 / sq mi
+2%since 2009
from 8,400 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.6
+13%since 2000
from 35.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9

PEP 2025 EST:501,290 residents (Census Bureau Vintage 2025, released March 2026)

Population, 1990 – 2024
367K402K437K472K507K1990201020202024Richmond County
2024495K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(26,418)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(28,344)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(32,306)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(30,950)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(29,457)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.1%(64,933)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.8%(63,295)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.2%(65,281)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.9%(68,717)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.3%(51,049)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(24,962)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(9,244)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$98,333
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $55,039 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,071
+84%since 2000
from $23,905 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
60.8%
+13.4 ptssince 2009
from 47.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 10.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.449
+5%since 2010
from 0.429 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance7.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade6.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration6%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade2.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$675,500
+71%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $216,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,733
+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $742 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.7%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 63.8% in 2000
32.3% rent
Vacancy rate
7.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
34.7%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 39.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.9
+6%since 2009
from 6.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
34
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Richmond County on RentDataNow
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic71.3%(316,316)
Black8.9%(39,704)
Hispanic / Latino12.1%(53,550)
Asian5.6%(24,786)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic55.5%(274,945)
Black8.8%(43,634)
Hispanic / Latino19.6%(96,941)
Asian12.7%(62,780)
Other3.4%(16,656)
Diversity Score
79
+22%since 2009
from 64 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
40
−3%since 2020
from 42 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
Puerto Rican8.2%(40,379)
Mexican3.9%(19,466)
South American2.4%(11,744)
Dominican1.8%(8,826)
Central American1.5%(7,596)
Ecuadorian0.9%(4,407)
Colombian0.7%(3,301)
Cuban0.7%(3,286)
Honduran0.5%(2,572)
Guatemalan0.5%(2,383)
Peruvian0.5%(2,253)
Spaniard0.4%(1,924)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Salvadoran0.2%(1,035)
Costa Rican0.1%(696)
Chilean0.1%(646)
Panamanian0.1%(614)
Venezuelan0.1%(479)
Argentine0.1%(423)
Nicaraguan0.1%(284)
Bolivian0%(112)
Uruguayan0%(95)
Asian origin
Chinese7.8%(38,376)
Asian Indian1.2%(6,111)
Filipino1%(4,779)
Pakistani0.7%(3,657)
Korean0.5%(2,511)
Sri Lankan0.5%(2,265)
Bangladeshi0.2%(1,086)
Vietnamese0.1%(742)
Thai0.1%(591)
Singaporean0.1%(378)
Japanese0%(240)
Burmese0%(193)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(161)
Cambodian0%(79)
Taiwanese0%(54)
Malaysian0%(44)
Kazakh0%(30)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(11)
Ancestry
Italian22.9%(113,548)
Irish8.8%(43,684)
American4.5%(22,476)
Arab3.4%(16,796)
German3.2%(15,656)
Polish3%(14,954)
Russian2.5%(12,216)
West Indian1.8%(8,752)
Egyptian1.6%(7,960)
Ukrainian1.5%(7,652)
English1.4%(6,795)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Greek0.7%(3,609)
Norwegian0.6%(3,213)
Jamaican0.6%(2,791)
Nigerian0.5%(2,296)
Israeli0.4%(2,107)
French0.4%(2,006)
Palestinian0.4%(1,982)
Scottish0.4%(1,929)
Macedonian0.4%(1,881)
Swedish0.3%(1,678)
Hungarian0.3%(1,627)
Turkish0.3%(1,608)
Syrian0.3%(1,400)
Lebanese0.3%(1,284)
Haitian0.2%(1,191)
Romanian0.2%(1,071)
Portuguese0.2%(1,014)
Austrian0.2%(1,006)
Moroccan0.2%(827)
Ghanaian0.2%(786)
Czech0.2%(768)
Guyanese0.2%(767)
Lithuanian0.2%(759)
Iranian0.1%(673)
Slovak0.1%(644)
Dutch0.1%(624)
British0.1%(615)
Armenian0.1%(483)
Danish0.1%(402)
Canadian0.1%(333)
Jordanian0.1%(278)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(277)
Croatian0.1%(248)
Brazilian0%(245)
Finnish0%(222)
Barbadian0%(208)
Ethiopian0%(168)
Bulgarian0%(156)
Belgian0%(152)
Latvian0%(151)
Welsh0%(146)
Australian0%(138)
Swiss0%(85)
Somali0%(71)
Serbian0%(32)
Slovene0%(32)
Iraqi0%(24)
Kenyan0%(11)
RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Chinese population · Largest American population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.7%
+12.5 ptssince 2000
from 23.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.4%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 82.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.1%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 9.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
43.1 min
+27%since 2000
from 33.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
51.6%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 54.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
23.3%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.7%
+8.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
15.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 15.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.6%
−1.3 ptssince 2011
from 6.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2011
from 60.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
21.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 20.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.3%
−18.7 ptssince 2009
from 62.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
51.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
25.8%
+5.5 ptssince 2009
from 20.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
2.7%
−45.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 9.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.1%
−88.0 ptssince 2013
from 92.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.1%
+11.2 ptssince 2017
from 79.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
63.1%
−5.9 ptssince 2016
from 69.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 10.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.3%(75,652)
Married52.9%(104,512)
Widowed2.7%(5,329)
Divorced6.1%(12,042)
Women 15+
Never married33.2%(69,909)
Married47.6%(100,182)
Widowed9.1%(19,116)
Divorced10.1%(21,146)
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Richmond County, New York?

Richmond County, New York has about 494,956 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Richmond County, New York?

The typical household in Richmond County, New York earns about $98,333 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Richmond County, New York expensive?

In Richmond County, New York, the median home is worth about $675,500, and the typical rent is about $1,733 a month.

How educated are people in Richmond County, New York?

About 35.7% of adults age 25 and over in Richmond County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Richmond County, New York?

About 11.5% of people in Richmond County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Richmond County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Richmond County, New York has grown since 1990. The population has added about 115,979 residents, a change of about 31 percent over that period.

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