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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Richmond is $27,860, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Richmond median household income is $41,331, which has grown by 32.81% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.81% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Richmond residents spend 21.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #235

Richmond, VA	27,860 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Richmond, VA	26,131 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Richmond, VA	28,660 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Richmond, VA	23,731 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #356

Richmond, VA	41,331 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Richmond, VA	64,040 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #160

Richmond, VA	32.81%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Richmond, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.51%	$25,192, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.66%	$15,255, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.40%	$2,889, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.56%	$22,082, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Richmond, VA	50,679 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Richmond, VA	81,235 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Richmond, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$56,299, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$29,655, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,583, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
Asian	$44,881, see rank	$94,223	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$37,000, see rank	$54,801	$37,170
One Race, Other	$31,250, see rank	$54,333	$40,300
Two or More Races	$39,375, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Richmond, VA	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$17,487, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$45,734, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,475, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$33,633, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Richmond, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	175,279, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	82,673, 47.17%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	56,114, 67.87%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	167, 0.20%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	55,947, 67.67%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	49,863, 89.13%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,084, 10.87%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	26,559, 32.13%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	92,606, 52.83%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	58,034, 62.67%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	117, 0.13%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	57,917, 62.54%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	51,774, 89.39%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,143, 10.61%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	34,572, 37.33%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Richmond, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	98,863, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	69,847, 70.65%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	11,089, 11.22%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5,545, 5.61%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	4,794, 4.85%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	3,517, 3.56%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4,071, 4.12%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Richmond, VA	21.4 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Richmond, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	101,637	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	49,863, 49.06%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18,825, 37.75%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	9,280, 18.61%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,118, 18.29%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	181, 0.36%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,863, 7.75%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,812, 13.66%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	51,774, 50.94%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21,474, 41.48%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	12,778, 24.68%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14,713, 28.42%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 0.03%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	189, 0.37%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,535, 4.90%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Richmond, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	101,637, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	227, 0.22%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	5,079, 5.00%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6,053, 5.96%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,770, 1.74%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10,672, 10.50%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,233, 4.16%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	1,989, 1.96%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8,249, 8.12%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	13,483, 13.27%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	26,960, 26.53%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	11,981, 11.79%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	5,517, 5.43%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,424, 5.34%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Richmond, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	51,295	25.55%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	8,077	19.99%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.