People QuickFacts Richmond Texas Population, 2011 estimate 12,067 25,631,778 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 11,679 25,145,561 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 3.3% 1.9% Population, 2010 11,679 25,145,561 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.2% 7.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 27.0% 27.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.3% 10.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 47.1% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 60.6% 70.4% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 18.0% 11.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.9% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.0% 3.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.5% 2.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 55.4% 37.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 25.3% 45.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 79.5% 82.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 22.5% 16.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 51.5% 34.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 67.0% 80.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 10.6% 26.1% Veterans, 2007-2011 527 1,618,413 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 25.2 24.8  Housing units, 2010 3,801 9,977,436 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 54.6% 64.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 27.6% 24.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $106,100 $126,400 Households, 2007-2011 3,653 8,667,807 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.91 2.79 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $20,120 $25,548 Median household income, 2007-2011 $42,023 $50,920 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 26.5% 17.0%     Business QuickFacts Richmond Texas Total number of firms, 2007 3,831 2,164,852 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 7.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.8% 20.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 28.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 593,541,502 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 15,084 424,238,194 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 113,175 311,334,781 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,418 $13,061 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) D 42,054,592     Geography QuickFacts Richmond Texas Land area in square miles, 2010 3.93 261,231.71 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,973.3 96.3 FIPS Code 61892 48 Counties Fort Bend County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts