Cities / Virginia / Richmond

Richmond, VA

229,359 people

Right Now

Weather

82.9°F

Mostly Clear

Today: Sunny, high 86°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Richmond)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 6.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

RIC

8 mi — Richmond International Airport

Population & People

Population

229,359

Median age

34.7

Median household income

$64,587

Poverty rate

18.2%

Unemployment rate

5.7%

Bachelor's degree+

45.6%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

10.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$353,000

Median gross rent

$1,372/mo

Homeownership rate

43.53%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,655

HUD Fair Market Rent (Richmond city, 0 mi from Richmond), 2026. Efficiency $1442, 1BR $1507, 2BR $1655, 3BR $2072, 4BR $2553. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Virginia commercial electricity

9.55¢/kWh

Virginia industrial electricity

9.45¢/kWh

Virginia residential electricity

15.28¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

798447.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

623948.9

All-Transactions House Price Index for Virginia

768.03

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Source: FRED, Virginia-specific series.

Nearby Airports

RIC

Richmond International Airport

8 mi away

ORF

Norfolk International Airport

83 mi away

DCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

93 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Virginia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Virginia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).