| | People QuickFacts | Richmond County | Georgia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 201,217 | 9,815,210 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 200,549 | 9,687,660 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.3% | 1.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 200,549 | 9,687,653 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.5% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.7% | 25.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 11.6% | 11.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.6% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 40.8% | 63.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 54.4% | 31.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.8% | 3.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.4% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 4.3% | 9.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 38.0% | 55.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 77.6% | 82.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.7% | 9.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 6.4% | 12.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 82.3% | 83.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 20.3% | 27.2% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 21,044 | 708,862 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 19.5 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 86,534 | 4,102,992 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 57.0% | 67.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 25.5% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $99,300 | $161,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 74,199 | 3,468,704 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.51 | 2.66 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,604 | $25,134 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $37,882 | $49,347 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 23.3% | 15.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Richmond County | Georgia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 4,360 | 217,0991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 80,515 | 3,315,2741 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -3.9 | -4.81 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 11,774 | 771,155 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 14,147 | 901,105 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 38.1% | 20.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.3% | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.8% | 5.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.4% | 3.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 36.1% | 30.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 5,256,290 | 144,280,774 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 916,435 | 141,962,359 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,505,076 | 117,516,907 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,695 | $12,326 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 395,411 | 16,976,235 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 267 | 18,493 |