| | People QuickFacts | Richmond city | Virginia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 205,533 | 8,096,604 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 204,214 | 8,001,030 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.6% | 1.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 204,214 | 8,001,024 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.6% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 19.2% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 10.9% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 52.3% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 44.1% | 71.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 50.4% | 19.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.6% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.4% | 5.8% |
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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 | 2.1% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 6.3% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 39.8% | 64.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 75.4% | 83.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.1% | 10.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 9.6% | 14.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 80.2% | 86.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 32.6% | 33.8% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 13,258 | 749,609 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 21.4 | 27.1 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 98,974 | 3,387,654 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 44.9% | 68.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 43.8% | 21.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $201,800 | $255,100 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 83,498 | 2,974,481 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.30 | 2.56 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $26,034 | $32,145 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $38,266 | $61,406 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 25.3% | 10.3% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Richmond city | Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 6,073 | 193,0421 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 110,547 | 2,998,2781 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -31.9 | 3.31 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 11,900 | 510,297 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 15,141 | 638,643 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 20.9% | 9.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.5% | 7.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.2% | 4.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.6% | 30.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 10,192,124 | 92,417,797 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,843,348 | 60,513,396 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,922,799 | 105,663,299 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,583 | $13,687 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 476,810 | 15,340,483 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 343 | 23,297 |