People QuickFacts Richmond Virginia Population, 2011 estimate 205,533 8,096,604 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 204,214 8,001,030 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.6% 1.2% Population, 2010 204,214 8,001,024 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.3% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 18.6% 23.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.1% 12.2% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.3% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 40.8% 68.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 50.6% 19.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.3% 5.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.3% 2.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 6.3% 7.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 39.1% 64.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 75.4% 83.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 7.1% 10.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 9.6% 14.1% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 80.2% 86.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 32.6% 33.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 21.4 27.1  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 44.9% 68.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 43.8% 21.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $201,800 $255,100 Households, 2006-2010 83,498 2,974,481 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.30 2.56 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $26,034 $32,145 Median household income 2006-2010 $38,266 $61,406 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 25.3% 10.3%     Business QuickFacts Richmond Virginia Total number of firms, 2007 15,148 638,643 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.9% 9.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5% 7.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2% 4.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.6% 30.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 10,192,124 92,417,797 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,843,348 60,513,396 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,922,799 105,663,299 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,583 $13,687 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 476,810 15,340,483     Geography QuickFacts Richmond Virginia Land area in square miles, 2010 59.81 39,490.09 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,414.7 202.6 FIPS Code 67000 51 Counties Richmond city (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