Historical Data
Historical Data
Historical Data
Richmond
Decennial Census Data
| 1980 | ||
|---|---|---|
TOTAL POPULATION | 74,676 | 100% |
RACE | ||
White | 30,532 | 41% |
Black | 35,799 | 48% |
American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut | 527 | 1% |
Eskimo | 18 | 0% |
Aleut | 0 | 0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander | 3,807 | 5% |
Japanese | 766 | 1% |
Chinese | 1,235 | 2% |
Filipino | 1,065 | 1% |
Korean | 119 | 0% |
Asian Indian | 221 | 0% |
Vietnamese | 58 | 0% |
Hawaiian | 185 | 0% |
Samoan | 0 | 0% |
Guamanian | 22 | 0% |
Other Asian and Pacific Islander | 136 | 0% |
Race, n.e.c. | 4,011 | 5% |
SPANISH ORIGIN | 7,981 | 11% |
SEX | ||
Male | 35,505 | 48% |
Female | 39,171 | 53% |
AGE | ||
Under 5 years | 5,655 | 8% |
5 to 19 years | 18,242 | 24% |
20 to 64 years | 42,917 | 57% |
65 years and over | 7,862 | 11% |
Median age | 29 | X |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Total households | 28,218 | 100% |
Families | 19,727 | 70% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,268 | 36% |
Persons per household | 2 | X |
Persons per family | 3 | X |
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 | ||
Median household income | 15,597 | X |
Median family income | 18,232 | X |
Per capita income | 6,977 | X |
COMMUTING TO WORK | ||
Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 24 | X |
Mean travel time to work for workers traveling 45 or more minutes | 56 | X |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
Workers 16 years and over | 28,739 | 100% |
Private vehicle | 22,883 | 80% |
Drive alone car | 15,856 | 55% |
Drive alone truck or van | 2,107 | 7% |
Carpool car | 4,429 | 15% |
Carpool truck or van | 491 | 2% |
Public transportation | 3,873 | 14% |
Bus or streetcar | 3,032 | 11% |
Subway or elevated train | 744 | 3% |
Railroad | 75 | 0% |
Taxicab | 22 | 0% |
Motorcycle | 202 | 1% |
Bicycle | 179 | 1% |
Walked only | 914 | 3% |
Other means | 323 | 1% |
Worked at home | 365 | 1% |