With 125,967 people, Richmond is a metro area. The foreign-born share is 2%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $205,557. The population is up 23% since 2000. Median rent is $842 a month. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,564, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Richmond
What changed most since 1990
White share95.8% → 89.6%(−6.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate24.1% → 17.1%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Among the 21 metro and micro areas based in Kentucky
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)27.2%(1,823)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.1%(1,950)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(2,125)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.4%(96)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(42)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,701 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
86,925
$46,557
$111,704
14.6%
10.0
2000
102,761
$54,513
$135,401
17.4%
13.7
2010
114,644
$54,570
$175,223
22.4%
17.6
2020
122,901
$57,927
$172,473
27.2%
27.2
2024
125,967
$59,564
$205,557
29.3%
24.2
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.
