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Virginia Eastern
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Richmond Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 899,167
Land Area (2000): 14,637.925 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 329.969 square kilometers

Richmond Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2004	1,149,560	2005	Not Available	2006	1,187,370

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	1,254,206	69.46%
Rural, Farm	22,044	1.22%
Rural, Non-farm	529,432	29.32%

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Richmond Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Richmond Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	509,262	488,510	20,752	4.07%	41
1991	521,676	491,472	30,205	5.79%	58
1992	530,590	495,654	34,936	6.58%	66
1993	530,726	503,338	27,388	5.16%	52
1994	542,244	518,337	23,907	4.41%	44
1995	548,489	527,090	21,399	3.90%	39
1996	534,844	514,190	20,654	3.86%	39
1997	545,050	526,479	18,571	3.41%	34
1998	548,908	534,238	14,670	2.67%	27
1999	555,065	542,139	12,926	2.33%	23
2000	564,832	553,197	11,635	2.06%	21
2001	574,666	556,643	18,023	3.14%	31
2002	587,095	563,040	24,055	4.10%	41
2003	596,585	571,621	24,964	4.18%	42
2004	608,225	584,525	23,700	3.90%	39
2005	619,794	596,571	23,223	3.75%	38
2006	632,101	611,876	20,225	3.20%	32
2007	641,655	621,656	19,999	3.12%	31
2008	653,345	625,647	27,698	4.24%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	498,518	479,214	19,304	3.87%	39
Feb 1990	501,754	482,476	19,278	3.84%	38
Mar 1990	505,454	486,978	18,476	3.66%	37
Apr 1990	503,718	485,553	18,165	3.61%	36
May 1990	510,942	489,738	21,204	4.15%	41
Jun 1990	517,179	494,763	22,416	4.33%	43
Jul 1990	518,049	497,635	20,414	3.94%	39
Aug 1990	517,069	494,655	22,414	4.33%	43
Sep 1990	509,964	487,830	22,134	4.34%	43
Oct 1990	508,683	489,150	19,533	3.84%	38
Nov 1990	510,068	487,248	22,820	4.47%	45
Dec 1990	509,745	486,883	22,862	4.48%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	513,152	486,317	26,835	5.23%	52
Feb 1991	515,262	486,063	29,199	5.67%	57
Mar 1991	519,417	490,721	28,696	5.52%	55
Apr 1991	519,800	493,214	26,586	5.11%	51
May 1991	521,736	491,204	30,532	5.85%	59
Jun 1991	530,426	498,380	32,046	6.04%	60
Jul 1991	530,423	499,933	30,490	5.75%	57
Aug 1991	527,773	495,457	32,316	6.12%	61
Sep 1991	520,251	488,552	31,699	6.09%	61
Oct 1991	520,173	489,611	30,562	5.88%	59
Nov 1991	521,330	489,843	31,487	6.04%	60
Dec 1991	520,374	488,367	32,007	6.15%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	523,674	488,186	35,488	6.78%	68
Feb 1992	526,145	489,107	37,038	7.04%	70
Mar 1992	527,967	492,203	35,764	6.77%	68
Apr 1992	529,432	496,175	33,257	6.28%	63
May 1992	534,525	498,462	36,063	6.75%	67
Jun 1992	540,592	502,690	37,902	7.01%	70
Jul 1992	541,191	505,026	36,165	6.68%	67
Aug 1992	534,803	499,538	35,265	6.59%	66
Sep 1992	524,710	490,523	34,187	6.52%	65
Oct 1992	527,230	494,074	33,156	6.29%	63
Nov 1992	529,080	495,611	33,469	6.33%	63
Dec 1992	527,725	496,252	31,473	5.96%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	525,813	492,565	33,248	6.32%	63
Feb 1993	526,855	495,390	31,465	5.97%	60
Mar 1993	528,082	499,569	28,513	5.40%	54
Apr 1993	525,291	498,556	26,735	5.09%	51
May 1993	530,917	502,808	28,109	5.29%	53
Jun 1993	536,925	507,304	29,621	5.52%	55
Jul 1993	539,629	512,159	27,470	5.09%	51
Aug 1993	537,422	510,014	27,408	5.10%	51
Sep 1993	525,847	500,602	25,245	4.80%	48
Oct 1993	530,973	506,256	24,717	4.66%	47
Nov 1993	530,489	506,708	23,781	4.48%	45
Dec 1993	530,464	508,123	22,341	4.21%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	533,264	506,868	26,396	4.95%	49
Feb 1994	535,518	509,765	25,753	4.81%	48
Mar 1994	538,962	514,438	24,524	4.55%	46
Apr 1994	539,575	515,903	23,672	4.39%	44
May 1994	543,002	518,920	24,082	4.43%	44
Jun 1994	545,730	520,801	24,929	4.57%	46
Jul 1994	550,915	527,370	23,545	4.27%	43
Aug 1994	549,509	524,812	24,697	4.49%	45
Sep 1994	540,774	516,513	24,261	4.49%	45
Oct 1994	545,287	522,386	22,901	4.20%	42
Nov 1994	545,177	523,281	21,896	4.02%	40
Dec 1994	539,215	518,982	20,233	3.75%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	543,970	521,425	22,545	4.14%	41
Feb 1995	546,923	525,258	21,665	3.96%	40
Mar 1995	549,830	528,862	20,968	3.81%	38
Apr 1995	548,949	527,881	21,068	3.84%	38
May 1995	548,541	526,911	21,630	3.94%	39
Jun 1995	551,613	528,443	23,170	4.20%	42
Jul 1995	557,900	535,870	22,030	3.95%	39
Aug 1995	553,590	531,733	21,857	3.95%	39
Sep 1995	546,842	524,271	22,571	4.13%	41
Oct 1995	545,082	524,563	20,519	3.76%	38
Nov 1995	545,432	525,512	19,920	3.65%	37
Dec 1995	543,194	524,352	18,842	3.47%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	524,972	504,373	20,599	3.92%	39
Feb 1996	528,786	507,639	21,147	4.00%	40
Mar 1996	532,004	512,164	19,840	3.73%	37
Apr 1996	531,618	512,438	19,180	3.61%	36
May 1996	535,740	513,819	21,921	4.09%	41
Jun 1996	538,652	516,702	21,950	4.07%	41
Jul 1996	544,069	523,079	20,990	3.86%	39
Aug 1996	538,924	517,927	20,997	3.90%	39
Sep 1996	533,400	511,957	21,443	4.02%	40
Oct 1996	536,495	516,326	20,169	3.76%	38
Nov 1996	537,054	517,321	19,733	3.67%	37
Dec 1996	536,415	516,531	19,884	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	538,112	515,298	22,814	4.24%	42
Feb 1997	539,629	517,726	21,903	4.06%	41
Mar 1997	543,450	522,923	20,527	3.78%	38
Apr 1997	543,494	525,103	18,391	3.38%	34
May 1997	547,254	527,597	19,657	3.59%	36
Jun 1997	550,597	529,716	20,881	3.79%	38
Jul 1997	553,434	535,301	18,133	3.28%	33
Aug 1997	549,623	530,693	18,930	3.44%	34
Sep 1997	541,260	523,300	17,960	3.32%	33
Oct 1997	543,915	528,707	15,208	2.80%	28
Nov 1997	545,912	531,411	14,501	2.66%	27
Dec 1997	543,920	529,974	13,946	2.56%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	545,627	529,495	16,132	2.96%	30
Feb 1998	547,345	531,141	16,204	2.96%	30
Mar 1998	550,953	535,267	15,686	2.85%	28
Apr 1998	546,036	534,233	11,803	2.16%	22
May 1998	549,907	536,085	13,822	2.51%	25
Jun 1998	552,066	535,976	16,090	2.91%	29
Jul 1998	551,600	536,271	15,329	2.78%	28
Aug 1998	548,947	533,419	15,528	2.83%	28
Sep 1998	545,955	530,560	15,395	2.82%	28
Oct 1998	549,035	534,087	14,948	2.72%	27
Nov 1998	549,867	536,579	13,288	2.42%	24
Dec 1998	549,559	537,740	11,819	2.15%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	553,818	539,870	13,948	2.52%	25
Feb 1999	555,009	540,901	14,108	2.54%	25
Mar 1999	556,256	543,535	12,721	2.29%	23
Apr 1999	551,981	540,080	11,901	2.16%	22
May 1999	554,683	541,766	12,917	2.33%	23
Jun 1999	558,645	544,854	13,791	2.47%	25
Jul 1999	561,497	547,843	13,654	2.43%	24
Aug 1999	557,876	543,640	14,236	2.55%	26
Sep 1999	549,144	535,658	13,486	2.46%	25
Oct 1999	551,241	538,873	12,368	2.24%	22
Nov 1999	556,180	544,618	11,562	2.08%	21
Dec 1999	554,444	544,025	10,419	1.88%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	563,119	550,432	12,687	2.25%	23
Feb 2000	564,340	551,152	13,188	2.34%	23
Mar 2000	564,174	551,861	12,313	2.18%	22
Apr 2000	564,634	554,662	9,972	1.77%	18
May 2000	566,492	554,490	12,002	2.12%	21
Jun 2000	568,818	555,800	13,018	2.29%	23
Jul 2000	570,333	558,420	11,913	2.09%	21
Aug 2000	567,593	554,760	12,833	2.26%	23
Sep 2000	561,163	549,548	11,615	2.07%	21
Oct 2000	560,789	550,506	10,283	1.83%	18
Nov 2000	561,873	551,967	9,906	1.76%	18
Dec 2000	564,658	554,766	9,892	1.75%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	572,339	559,468	12,871	2.25%	22
Feb 2001	573,562	560,020	13,542	2.36%	24
Mar 2001	578,489	564,122	14,367	2.48%	25
Apr 2001	569,048	554,520	14,528	2.55%	26
May 2001	572,553	556,247	16,306	2.85%	28
Jun 2001	575,388	556,920	18,468	3.21%	32
Jul 2001	581,182	562,642	18,540	3.19%	32
Aug 2001	574,772	552,907	21,865	3.80%	38
Sep 2001	571,776	550,099	21,677	3.79%	38
Oct 2001	574,367	553,619	20,748	3.61%	36
Nov 2001	575,515	553,917	21,598	3.75%	38
Dec 2001	577,002	555,239	21,763	3.77%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	579,772	555,370	24,402	4.21%	42
Feb 2002	584,824	560,409	24,415	4.17%	42
Mar 2002	587,114	563,289	23,825	4.06%	41
Apr 2002	586,255	562,973	23,282	3.97%	40
May 2002	590,417	566,610	23,807	4.03%	40
Jun 2002	591,641	566,068	25,573	4.32%	43
Jul 2002	595,176	570,570	24,606	4.13%	41
Aug 2002	591,751	566,045	25,706	4.34%	43
Sep 2002	586,026	562,358	23,668	4.04%	40
Oct 2002	584,645	562,128	22,517	3.85%	39
Nov 2002	584,024	560,486	23,538	4.03%	40
Dec 2002	583,494	560,177	23,317	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	590,799	564,068	26,731	4.52%	45
Feb 2003	592,319	566,302	26,017	4.39%	44
Mar 2003	594,795	569,446	25,349	4.26%	43
Apr 2003	597,989	574,333	23,656	3.96%	40
May 2003	599,357	574,929	24,428	4.08%	41
Jun 2003	602,694	574,820	27,874	4.62%	46
Jul 2003	603,118	576,915	26,203	4.34%	43
Aug 2003	598,027	571,934	26,093	4.36%	44
Sep 2003	592,456	567,544	24,912	4.20%	42
Oct 2003	594,220	571,321	22,899	3.85%	39
Nov 2003	597,062	573,642	23,420	3.92%	39
Dec 2003	596,182	574,196	21,986	3.69%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	603,024	577,733	25,291	4.19%	42
Feb 2004	604,500	580,362	24,138	3.99%	40
Mar 2004	606,827	582,512	24,315	4.01%	40
Apr 2004	605,116	583,219	21,897	3.62%	36
May 2004	609,306	585,971	23,335	3.83%	38
Jun 2004	612,715	586,827	25,888	4.23%	42
Jul 2004	614,743	590,009	24,734	4.02%	40
Aug 2004	606,792	582,145	24,647	4.06%	41
Sep 2004	605,691	583,064	22,627	3.74%	37
Oct 2004	610,007	587,783	22,224	3.64%	36
Nov 2004	610,938	588,256	22,682	3.71%	37
Dec 2004	609,041	586,419	22,622	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	610,771	586,270	24,501	4.01%	40
Feb 2005	612,891	588,012	24,879	4.06%	41
Mar 2005	616,157	592,543	23,614	3.83%	38
Apr 2005	619,801	597,448	22,353	3.61%	36
May 2005	623,991	600,925	23,066	3.70%	37
Jun 2005	626,381	601,472	24,909	3.98%	40
Jul 2005	627,484	603,880	23,604	3.76%	38
Aug 2005	619,682	595,819	23,863	3.85%	39
Sep 2005	617,666	594,080	23,586	3.82%	38
Oct 2005	622,229	600,463	21,766	3.50%	35
Nov 2005	621,430	599,445	21,985	3.54%	35
Dec 2005	619,047	598,497	20,550	3.32%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	620,501	599,161	21,340	3.44%	34
Feb 2006	621,362	599,798	21,564	3.47%	35
Mar 2006	626,623	606,436	20,187	3.22%	32
Apr 2006	626,080	607,259	18,821	3.01%	30
May 2006	631,263	612,022	19,241	3.05%	30
Jun 2006	634,438	612,901	21,537	3.39%	34
Jul 2006	643,143	621,536	21,607	3.36%	34
Aug 2006	638,284	616,547	21,737	3.41%	34
Sep 2006	631,959	611,313	20,646	3.27%	33
Oct 2006	638,816	620,321	18,495	2.90%	29
Nov 2006	637,350	618,185	19,165	3.01%	30
Dec 2006	635,389	617,028	18,361	2.89%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	635,993	615,325	20,668	3.25%	32
Feb 2007	638,687	618,458	20,229	3.17%	32
Mar 2007	639,558	620,697	18,861	2.95%	29
Apr 2007	637,169	619,579	17,590	2.76%	28
May 2007	639,825	621,667	18,158	2.84%	28
Jun 2007	646,129	625,442	20,687	3.20%	32
Jul 2007	650,459	629,706	20,753	3.19%	32
Aug 2007	644,580	623,749	20,831	3.23%	32
Sep 2007	641,048	620,875	20,173	3.15%	31
Oct 2007	641,671	621,779	19,892	3.10%	31
Nov 2007	642,867	622,418	20,449	3.18%	32
Dec 2007	641,874	620,181	21,693	3.38%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	645,233	619,819	25,414	3.94%	39
Feb 2008	644,626	619,251	25,375	3.94%	39
Mar 2008	651,437	625,130	26,307	4.04%	40
Apr 2008	650,474	627,739	22,735	3.50%	35
May 2008	655,105	628,711	26,394	4.03%	40
Jun 2008	659,845	630,485	29,360	4.45%	44
Jul 2008	665,872	634,422	31,450	4.72%	47
Aug 2008	657,891	625,209	32,682	4.97%	50
Sep 2008	649,619	620,054	29,565	4.55%	46
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Richmond Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	61,900	13.25%
2.	Public Administration	33,148	7.10%
3.	Finance and Insurance	28,676	6.14%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	25,110	5.37%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	19,392	4.15%
6.	Educational Services	16,978	3.63%
7.	Health Care	14,830	3.17%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	14,642	3.13%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	12,234	2.62%
10.	Chemical Manufacturing	11,538	2.47%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	11,280	2.41%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	10,712	2.29%
13.	Truck Transportation	9,984	2.14%
14.	Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing	9,694	2.07%
15.	Utilities	9,478	2.03%
16.	Metal Manufactuing	8,662	1.85%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	8,396	1.80%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	6,930	1.48%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	6,910	1.48%
20.	Other Transportation	6,718	1.44%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	61,074	14.10%
2.	Educational Services	49,900	11.52%
3.	Finance and Insurance	47,556	10.98%
4.	Public Administration	30,362	7.01%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	23,486	5.42%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	23,228	5.36%
7.	Social Assistance	15,118	3.49%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	12,614	2.91%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	11,884	2.74%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	10,502	2.42%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	8,922	2.06%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	8,168	1.89%
13.	Construction	7,564	1.75%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	7,446	1.72%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	6,136	1.42%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	5,834	1.35%
17.	Chemical Manufacturing	5,048	1.17%
18.	Radio, Television, and Computer Stores	4,384	1.01%
19.	Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing	3,920	0.91%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	3,724	0.86%

Richmond Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Installation / Maintenance	24,690	5.28%
2.	Other Management Occupations	23,854	5.11%
3.	Other Production Occupations	23,756	5.08%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	21,026	4.50%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	19,312	4.13%
6.	Computer Specialists	17,978	3.85%
7.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	16,486	3.53%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	14,638	3.13%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	13,982	2.99%
10.	Top Executives	13,592	2.91%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	12,862	2.75%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	12,838	2.75%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	11,164	2.39%
14.	Other Construction Trades	10,816	2.32%
15.	Business Operations Specialists	10,706	2.29%
16.	Engineers	10,342	2.21%
17.	Other Office and Admin Support	9,804	2.10%
18.	Law Enforcement Workers	9,518	2.04%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	8,970	1.92%
20.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	8,962	1.92%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	31,926	7.37%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	26,702	6.16%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	21,172	4.89%
4.	Registered Nurses	16,794	3.88%
5.	Other Management Occupations	16,438	3.80%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	16,408	3.79%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	15,550	3.59%
8.	Business Operations Specialists	14,998	3.46%
9.	Customer Service Representatives	13,484	3.11%
10.	Cashiers	13,180	3.04%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	12,626	2.92%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	12,364	2.85%
13.	Health Technologists and Technicians	11,180	2.58%
14.	Other Production Occupations	10,944	2.53%
15.	Computer Specialists	10,222	2.36%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	9,430	2.18%
17.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	9,280	2.14%
18.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	9,176	2.12%
19.	Accountants and Auditors	8,894	2.05%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	8,138	1.88%

Richmond Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	850,289	61.06%
15-35 hours	149,554	10.74%
1-14 hours	37,888	2.72%
No regular hours	354,755	25.48%

Richmond Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	26,777	3.06%
5 AM-5:29 AM	19,388	2.22%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	30,119	3.45%
6 AM-6:29 AM	76,510	8.75%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	97,580	11.16%
7 AM-7:29 AM	148,146	16.95%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	155,569	17.80%
8 AM-8:29 AM	105,872	12.11%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	45,542	5.21%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	42,231	4.83%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	16,525	1.89%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	7,358	0.84%
Noon-3:59 PM	48,434	5.54%
4 PM-11:59 PM	54,014	6.18%

Richmond Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	18,253	2.09%
5-9	67,076	7.67%
10-14	109,912	12.57%
15-19	141,626	16.20%
20-24	153,404	17.55%
25-29	68,410	7.83%
30-34	138,339	15.83%
35-39	30,892	3.53%
40-44	31,231	3.57%
45-59	65,794	7.53%
60-89	29,254	3.35%
At least 90	19,874	2.27%

Richmond Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	2,865	0.33%	555,816	63.59%
30-44	1,408	0.16%	199,054	22.77%
45-59	732	0.08%	65,062	7.44%
At least 60	1,347	0.15%	47,781	5.47%

Richmond Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	646	0.07%
Car / truck / van, carpool	94,743	10.54%
Car / truck / van, solo	753,983	83.86%
Motorcycle	492	0.05%
Other	6,154	0.68%
Public transportation	6,352	0.71%
Walked	11,695	1.30%
Worked at home	25,047	2.79%

Richmond Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Richmond Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 681,214 (1,747,372 people)
: 491,138 (1,490,716 people)
: 218,261
: 936,036
Richmond Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	39,568	5.78%
$10,000-$14,999	29,094	4.25%
$15,000-$19,999	32,226	4.71%
$20,000-$24,999	37,883	5.54%
$25,000-$29,999	42,559	6.22%
$30,000-$34,999	43,597	6.37%
$35,000-$39,999	40,738	5.96%
$40,000-$44,999	39,843	5.82%
$45,000-$49,999	36,383	5.32%
$50,000-$59,999	70,314	10.28%
$60,000-$74,999	88,117	12.88%
$75,000-$99,999	88,605	12.95%
$100,000-$124,999	43,905	6.42%
$125,000-$149,999	19,838	2.90%
$150,000-$199,999	16,105	2.35%
$200,000 or more	15,265	2.23%

Richmond Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	78,730	23.12%
Family, 2 people	100,853	29.61%
Nonfamily, 2 people	14,517	4.26%
Family, 3 people	62,478	18.35%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,900	0.56%
Family, 4 people	52,403	15.39%
Nonfamily, 4 people	635	0.19%
Family, 5 people	19,866	5.83%
Nonfamily, 5 people	199	0.06%
Family, 6 people	6,063	1.78%
Nonfamily, 6 people	59	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	2,809	0.82%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	39	0.01%

Richmond Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	580,293	30.83%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	259,131	13.77%
Public Assistance	13,010	0.69%
Retirement	127,131	6.75%
Self Employment	72,494	3.85%
Social Security	158,586	8.42%
Supplemental Security	20,394	1.08%
Wage / Salary	566,015	30.07%
Other	85,364	4.53%

Richmond Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	203,982	53.01%
With children under 18	180,789	46.99%

Richmond Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	53,664	7.89%
Married	430,072	63.24%
Never Married	180,176	26.49%
Widowed	16,191	2.38%

Richmond Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	78,959	10.68%
Married	428,007	57.88%
Never Married	159,849	21.62%
Widowed	72,644	9.82%

Richmond Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Richmond Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Richmond Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	71,831	5.36%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	170,351	12.70%
High school diploma or equivalent	381,258	28.43%
Some college, no degree	307,592	22.94%
Associate degree	70,270	5.24%
Bachelors degree	232,332	17.33%
Graduate or professional degree	107,196	7.99%

Richmond Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	14,160	1.57%	19,905	2.21%	34,065	3.79%
Kindergarten	22,952	2.55%	3,382	0.38%	26,334	2.93%
Grades 1-4	102,635	11.41%	9,232	1.03%	111,867	12.44%
Grades 5-8	100,418	11.17%	8,315	0.92%	108,733	12.09%
Grades 9-12	96,701	10.75%	8,510	0.95%	105,211	11.70%
Undergrad college	53,606	5.96%	12,173	1.35%	65,779	7.32%
Graduate or professional school	13,276	1.48%	4,285	0.48%	17,561	1.95%
Total	403,748	44.90%	65,802	7.32%	469,550	52.22%

Richmond Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Richmond Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Richmond Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	3,263	2,470
2004	3,129	2,720

Richmond Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Richmond Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Richmond Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	1,633,366	93.21%
Below Poverty Level	118,952	6.79%

Richmond Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Richmond Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 10,735
Richmond Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2004	2.095	0.244	0.126	1.838	4.303	0.000	6.316	25.645	3.968	35.929
2005	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2006	1.793	0.235	0.099	1.648	3.775	0.000	5.704	21.278	2.671	29.653
2007	1.659	0.215	0.086	1.686	3.646	0.000	5.537	20.406	2.625	28.567

Richmond Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Richmond Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Richmond Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	124,735	13.87%
10-19 Years	129,162	14.36%
20-29 Years	105,269	11.71%
30-39 Years	146,176	16.26%
40-49 Years	150,627	16.75%
50-59 Years	109,881	12.22%
60-69 Years	62,726	6.98%
70-79 Years	46,931	5.22%
80-89 Years	20,021	2.23%
90+ Years	3,639	0.40%

Richmond Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	437,228	48.63%
Female	461,939	51.37%

Richmond Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	628,141	69.86%
African-American	218,662	24.32%
Hispanic/Latino	19,207	2.14%
Asian	18,166	2.02%
Multiracial	9,839	1.09%
Amerindian	3,679	0.41%
Other Race	1,194	0.13%
Pacific Islander	279	0.03%

Richmond Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	English	233,796	19.36%
2.	United States Or American	227,878	18.87%
3.	German	193,236	16.00%
4.	Irish	162,942	13.49%
5.	Italian	59,233	4.90%
6.	Scotch Irish	44,429	3.68%
7.	Scottish	39,098	3.24%
8.	French Non-Basque	37,034	3.07%
9.	Polish	26,056	2.16%
10.	European	19,276	1.60%

Richmond Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,577,900	93.41%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	43,494	2.57%
3.	French	9,325	0.55%
4.	German	8,164	0.48%
5.	Korean	5,654	0.33%
6.	Vietnamese	4,728	0.28%
7.	Chinese	4,624	0.27%
8.	Arabic	3,200	0.19%
9.	Mon Khmer / Cambodian	2,836	0.17%
10.	Russian	2,516	0.15%

Richmond Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	1,728,640	95.73%
Naturalized immigrant	35,024	1.94%
Not a citizen	42,018	2.33%

Richmond Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Richmond Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Richmond Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Amelia County	Goochland County	New Kent County
Caroline County	Hanover County	Petersburg City County
Charles City County	Henrico County	Powhatan County
Chesterfield County	Hopewell City County	Prince George County
Colonial Heights City County	King And Queen County	Richmond City County
Cumberland County	King William County	Sussex County
Dinwiddie County	Louisa County

Richmond Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Acquinton	Farmville	Newville
Amelia Court House	Ford	Oilville
Ammon	Fort Lee	Patrick Henry
Ashland	Glen Allen	Petersburg
Aylett	Goochland	Port Royal
Barhamsville	Gordonsville	Powhatan
Beaumont	Green Spring	Prince George
Beaverdam	Gum Spring	Providence Forge
Bellwood	Hadensville	Quinton
Bensley	Hanover	Rappahannock Academy
Bermuda	Harrison	Reedy Church
Blackwater	Henry	Richmond
Bland	Highland Springs	Rives
Bon Air	Hopewell	Rockville
Bowling Green	Jackson	Ruther Glen
Brandon	Jarratt	Ruthville
Brookland	Jetersville	Sandston
Bruington	King And Queen Court House	Sandy Hook
Buena Vista	King William	Shacklefords
Bumpass	Ladysmith	Shanghai
Carson	Lakeside	Short Pump
Cartersville	Lanexa	South Anna
Chamberlayne	Laurel	Sparta
Charles City	Little Plymouth	St. Stephens Church
Chester	Louisa	State Farm
Chesterfield	Macon	Stevensville
Chickahominy	Madison	Stony Creek
Church Road	Maidens	Studley
Clover Hill	Manakin Sabot	Sussex
Cold Harbor	Mangohick	Sutherland
Colonial Heights	Mannboro	Templeton
Columbia	Manquin	Three Chopt
Corbin	Mascot	Trevilians
Courthouse	Matoaca	Tuckahoe
Crozier	Mattaponi	Tyler
Cuckoo	Mc Kenney	University Of Richmond
Cumberland	Mechanicsville	Varina
Dale	Midlothian	Wakefield
Dewitt	Milford	Walkerton
Dinwiddie	Mineral	Waverly
Disputanta	Montpelier	West Point
Doswell	Montrose	Wilsons
Dumbarton	Moseley	Woodford
East Highland Park	Mountain Road	Wyndham
Ettrick	New Kent	Yale
Fairfield	Newtown

Henrico County (262,300)	Powhatan County (22,377)	Sussex County (12,504)
Chesterfield County (259,903)	Hopewell City County (22,354)	Amelia County (11,400)
Hanover County (86,320)	Caroline County (22,121)	Cumberland County (9,017)
Petersburg City County (33,740)	Colonial Heights City County (16,897)	Charles City County (6,926)
Prince George County (33,047)	Goochland County (16,863)	King And Queen County (6,630)
Louisa County (25,627)	New Kent County (13,462)	Richmond City County
Dinwiddie County (24,533)	King William County (13,146)