Richmond Heights, MO Population

Overview

9,188

Total Population

37.4

Median age

51.73%

Female population %

93.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

45.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

228

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Richmond Heights's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Richmond Heights is 37.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Richmond Heights's population under 18 was 20.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Richmond Heights's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Richmond Heights, 18.30% were under the age of 15, 18.56% aged 15 to 29, 50.21% aged 30 to 64, 11.20% aged 65 to 84, and 1.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 318 more females than males in Richmond Heights:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.73% females and 48.27% males in Richmond Heights, MO.
The Richmond Heights, MO gender ratio is 93.3:100 i.e. 93.3 men to 100 women (0.933).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 489.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 586.

Richmond Heights's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Richmond Heights population: 84.94% are White, 8.20% are Black or African American, 3.60% are Asian, 0.16% are some other race and 3.10% are multiracial.
Richmond Heights's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 228 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,96 (97.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Richmond Heights is White with a population of 7,804 (84.94% of the total population).

Richmond Heights's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 9,624 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Richmond Heights's population decreased by 1,078 (11.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Richmond Heights's population increased by 725 (8.48%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Richmond Heights's population was lowest in year 2017 at 8,353.