Richmond, VA Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 54,048 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 3,408 | 6.3 |
| Kindergarten | 2,610 | 4.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 20,092 | 37.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 8,822 | 16.3 |
| College or graduate school | 19,116 | 35.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 128,555 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 9,859 | 7.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 22,048 | 17.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 30,314 | 23.6 |
| Some college, no degree | 24,224 | 18.8 |
| Associate degree | 4,249 | 3.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 23,951 | 18.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 13,910 | 10.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 75.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 29.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 160,809 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 65,838 | 40.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 55,793 | 34.7 |
| Separated | 6,803 | 4.2 |
| Widowed | 13,853 | 8.6 |
Female | 11,343 | 7.1 |
| Divorced | 18,522 | 11.5 |
Female | 10,877 | 6.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,971 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,272 | 45.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 154,222 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 17,936 | 11.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 42,153 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,971 | 11.8 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 114,487 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 26,981 | 23.6 |
Percent employed | 54.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 87,506 | 76.4 |
Percent employed | 76.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 25,532 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 12,275 | 48.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 185,379 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 88,927 | 48.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 92,197 | 49.7 |
Same county | 46,847 | 25.3 |
Different county | 45,350 | 24.5 |
Same state | 29,174 | 15.7 |
Different state | 16,176 | 8.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 4,255 | 2.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 197,790 | 100.0 |
| Native | 190,147 | 96.1 |
Born in United States | 188,271 | 95.2 |
State of residence | 132,899 | 67.2 |
Different state | 55,372 | 28.0 |
Born outside United States | 1,876 | 0.9 |
| Foreign born | 7,643 | 3.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 4,238 | 2.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,715 | 1.4 |
Not a citizen | 4,928 | 2.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 7,643 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,288 | 16.9 |
| Asia | 1,993 | 26.1 |
| Africa | 649 | 8.5 |
| Oceania | 30 | 0.4 |
| Latin America | 3,513 | 46.0 |
| Northern America | 170 | 2.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 185,379 | 100.0 |
| English only | 172,876 | 93.3 |
| Language other than English | 12,503 | 6.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 5,219 | 2.8 |
Spanish | 6,483 | 3.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,223 | 1.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,595 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,104 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,507 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 710 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 197,790 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 177,556 | 89.8 |
| Arab | 639 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 404 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 248 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 1,156 | 0.6 |
| English | 16,881 | 8.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,580 | 1.3 |
| French Canadian1 | 625 | 0.3 |
| German | 12,006 | 6.1 |
| Greek | 409 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 482 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 10,769 | 5.4 |
| Italian | 3,838 | 1.9 |
| Lithuanian | 211 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 619 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 1,841 | 0.9 |
| Portuguese | 157 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 937 | 0.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,371 | 1.7 |
| Scottish | 3,861 | 2.0 |
| Slovak | 196 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,833 | 1.4 |
| Swedish | 823 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 226 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 277 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 7,575 | 3.8 |
| Welsh | 1,131 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 933 | 0.5 |
| Other ancestries | 102,528 | 51.8 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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