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Richmond Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Richmond Area is $30,944, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Richmond Area median household income is $59,677. On average Richmond Area residents spend 24.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #67

Richmond Area	30,944 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Richmond Area	33,708 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Richmond Area	39,075 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Richmond Area	29,514 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #65

Richmond Area	59,677 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Richmond Area	79,385 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Richmond Area	4.00%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Richmond Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Virginia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Richmond Area		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.08%	$15,825, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.79%	$18,254, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.03%	$3,243, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.48%	$24,262, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Richmond Area	74,349 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Richmond Area	93,473 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Richmond Area	Virginia	U.S.
White	$69,673, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$41,608, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$45,150, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
Asian	$79,533, see rank	$94,223	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$49,444, see rank	$54,801	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$157,621, see rank	$95,446	$53,370
One Race, Other	$42,870, see rank	$54,333	$40,300
Two or More Races	$52,876, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Richmond Area	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$24,814, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,999, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$72,986, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$43,247, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Richmond Area	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	985,742, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	471,453, 47.83%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	330,692, 70.14%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,855, 0.82%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	326,837, 69.33%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	299,132, 91.52%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	27,705, 8.48%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	140,761, 29.86%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	514,289, 52.17%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	322,804, 62.77%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,030, 0.20%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	321,774, 62.57%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	296,115, 92.03%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	25,659, 7.97%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	191,485, 37.23%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Richmond Area	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	587,512, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	480,750, 81.83%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	53,059, 9.03%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	9,820, 1.67%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	9,028, 1.54%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	8,525, 1.45%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	26,330, 4.48%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Richmond Area	24.2 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Richmond Area	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	595,247	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	299,132, 50.25%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	108,152, 36.16%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	44,521, 14.88%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	55,590, 18.58%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,392, 0.47%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	26,319, 8.80%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44,679, 14.94%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	296,115, 49.75%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	131,318, 44.35%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	57,001, 19.25%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	93,795, 31.68%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	285, 0.10%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	960, 0.32%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,102, 4.09%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Richmond Area	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	595,247, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,601, 0.60%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	37,620, 6.32%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	44,264, 7.44%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	15,277, 2.57%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	67,918, 11.41%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	30,257, 5.08%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	9,793, 1.65%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	57,852, 9.72%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	68,073, 11.44%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	137,557, 23.11%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	51,385, 8.63%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	42,547, 7.15%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	29,103, 4.89%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Richmond Area	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	147,359	12.33%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	26,961	8.85%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.