Richmond, KY Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Richmond home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

36,157
Population Estimate
$151,171
Median Home Value
92.8%
Employment Rate
31.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$189
Median Listing Price$379,000
Median Days on Market54
Active Listings275
New Listings96
Total Listings (Active + Pending)361
Avg Listing Price$452,131
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY4%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.98
Family Dual Income45.6
Median Household Income$36,302
Median Individual Income$16,613
Home Ownership35.8%
Home Value$151,171
Median Rent$687
Rent Burden32.7%
Poverty30.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED11.5%
  • Highschool Education25.8%
  • Some College31.6%
  • Bachelors Degree18.2%
  • Graduate Degree12.9%
  • Total College or Above31.1%
  • Stem Degree39.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.8%
  • Female53.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married27.5%
  • Divorced16.2%
  • Never Married51.1%
  • Widowed5.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityRichmond
State IDKY
Population36,157

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.4%
19–2929.5%
30–3911.4%
40–498.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–598.3%
60–698.7%
70–793.9%
80+3.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation62.8%
Unemployment Rate7.2%
Disabled16.2%

ETHNICITY

White87.3%
Black7.2%
Asian1.3%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.7%
Other0.4%
Multiple2.8%

OTHER

Hispanic2.3%
Limited English0.9%
Health Uninsured4.9%
Veteran6.1%

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