The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Richmond has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Richmond a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Even though Richmond is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The population of Richmond has a very low overall level of education: only 9.73% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Richmond in 2022 was $31,329, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,316 for a family of four. However, Richmond contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Richmond is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
