It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Richmond has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Richmond has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Richmond than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Richmond may be for you.
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 citizens of Richmond have a very low rate of college education: just 9.73% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
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.
