Richmond is a medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 35,425 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Richmond is the 27th largest community in Indiana.Richmond is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Richmond is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richmond who work in office and administrative support (11.71%), management occupations (7.56%), and food service (7.23%). Overall, Richmond’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. One of the benefits of Richmond is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.50 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The percentage of adults in Richmond who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.15% of the adults in Richmond have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Richmond in 2022 was $25,714, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,856 for a family of four. However, Richmond contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Richmond is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richmond home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richmond residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Richmond include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Richmond is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
