Moving to Richmond, California

About Richmond, California
Richmond

Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 3, 1905, and has a city council. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay region, Richmond borders San Pablo, Albany, El Cerrito and Pinole in addition to the unincorporated communities of North Richmond, Hasford Heights, Kensington, El Sobrante, Bayview-Montalvin Manor, Tara Hills, and East Richmond Heights, and for a short distance San Francisco on Red Rock Island in the San Francisco Bay.

Richmond is one of two cities, the other being San Rafael, that sits on the shores of both San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. Its population was 116,448 as of the 2020 census making it the second largest city in the United States named Richmond after Richmond, Virginia.

Gender
Gender Richmond California Country
Female 50.9% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 49.1% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Richmond California Country
Less than $10,000 5.2% 4.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.7% 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 5.3% 6.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 8.3% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10.7% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.5% 15.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 15.1% 12.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 17.3% 17.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 8.5% 9.4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 7.4% 13.3% 8.3%
Education


Education Richmond California Country
< 9th Grade 13% 8% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 9% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 20% 20% 27.0%
Other College 20% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 19% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 8% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Richmond California Country
White 18.2% 36.5% 60.1%
African American 17.4% 5.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.3% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 14.7% 14.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.3% 0.2%
Other 0.7% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.2% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 44.1% 39.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity