Richmond Hill is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 19,839 people and five associated neighborhoods, Richmond Hill is the 68th largest community in Georgia. Richmond Hill has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Richmond Hill, where the median household income is $92,824.00.

Richmond Hill real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Richmond Hill house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Richmond Hill. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Also of interest is that Richmond Hill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One of the nice things about Richmond Hill is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Richmond Hill, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.01 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Richmond Hill citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.84% of adults in Richmond Hill have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Richmond Hill in 2022 was $37,021, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,084 for a family of four. However, Richmond Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Richmond Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richmond Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richmond Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Richmond Hill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.59% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Richmond Hill include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Richmond Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.