Richmond, Kentucky demographics

Richmond, KY demographics: median age 28.4; 34.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Richmond city, Kentucky · Incorporated city · GEOID 2165226. The survey estimates a population of 37,111 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Richmond is 28.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.8 years. There are 15,202 households (±452). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	28.4 ±0.8	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 37,111
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Under 18	6,694 ±578	18.0% ±1.6 pp	22.6%	22.0%
18–34	15,555 ±839	41.9% ±2.3 pp	22.2%	22.8%
35–64	10,878 ±715	29.3% ±1.9 pp	37.9%	38.0%
65 and older	3,984 ±451	10.7% ±1.2 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 37,111
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Male	18,007 ±477	48.5% ±1.3 pp	49.5%	49.5%
Female	19,104 ±478	51.5% ±1.3 pp	50.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 37,111
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
White alone	31,474 ±524	84.8% ±1.4 pp	82.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,166 ±378	5.8% ±1.0 pp	7.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	33 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	511 ±162	1.4% ±0.4 pp	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	384 ±192	1.0% ±0.5 pp	1.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,543 ±460	6.9% ±1.2 pp	6.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 37,111
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	35,546 ±368	95.8% ±1.0 pp	95.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,565 ±365	4.2% ±1.0 pp	5.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,202
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,522 ±375	29.7% ±2.3 pp	46.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	458 ±160	3.0% ±1.0 pp	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,965 ±372	12.9% ±2.4 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,075 ±551	40.0% ±3.4 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,182 ±430	14.4% ±2.8 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,202
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,470 ±448	22.8% ±2.9 pp	29.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	11,732 ±663	77.2% ±3.7 pp	70.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,202
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,075 ±551	40.0% ±3.4 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,140 ±584	33.8% ±3.7 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,020 ±357	13.3% ±2.3 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,065 ±250	7.0% ±1.6 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	572 ±199	3.8% ±1.3 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	162 ±88 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	168 ±136 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 37,111
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Native	35,773 ±227	96.4% ±0.6 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,338 ±226	3.6% ±0.6 pp	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 35,015
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
English only	33,169 ±428	94.7% ±0.9 pp	93.2%	77.7%
Spanish	991 ±337	2.8% ±1.0 pp	3.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	58 ±44 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	32 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	69 ±73 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	169 ±110 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	88 ±91 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	157 ±96 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	129 ±63	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	52 ±52 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	101 ±60 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 21,114
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,088 ±388	9.9% ±1.8 pp	11.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,095 ±518	28.9% ±2.3 pp	32.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,002 ±563	19.0% ±2.6 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,565 ±346	7.4% ±1.6 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,370 ±545	20.7% ±2.5 pp	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,994 ±460	14.2% ±2.1 pp	11.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 36,743
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Same house	28,284 ±1,029	77.0% ±2.8 pp	87.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,108 ±786	11.2% ±2.1 pp	6.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,154 ±563	8.6% ±1.5 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,135 ±262	3.1% ±0.7 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	62 ±61 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.9% of Richmond residents (±1.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in Kentucky and 8.4% nationally. 88.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Richmond	Kentucky	U.S.	Compared with Kentucky
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.9% ±1.2 pp	6.0%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.3% ±2.0 pp	88.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.9% ±1.3 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Richmond . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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