Demographics of Richmond County, New York

Richmond County, New York had 501,290 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +6,168 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Richmond County, in four figures

501,290
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +6,168 people.; 40.6 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $98,333 ±$2,070
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Richmond County, New York's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Richmond County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Richmond County, New York's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Richmond County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	495,122	100.0	100.0
2021	494,101	99.8	100.2
2022	492,579	99.5	100.7
2023	495,182	100.0	101.6
2024	499,572	100.9	102.5
2025	501,290	101.2	103.1

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Population of Richmond County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	495,122	−1,130	−610	+7	−590
2021	494,101	−1,021	+630	+385	−2,282
2022	492,579	−1,522	+879	+1,827	−4,130
2023	495,182	+2,603	+885	+3,610	−1,870
2024	499,572	+4,390	+1,009	+4,724	−1,360
2025	501,290	+1,718	+998	+1,558	−885

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.6 ±0.2: for men 39.2 ±0.4 and for women 42.2 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Richmond County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	26,418 ±16	5.3% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	80,371 ±1,679	16.2% ±0.3	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	40,686 ±1,107	8.2% ±0.2	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	128,228 ±1,749	25.9% ±0.4	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	133,998 ±1,814	27.1% ±0.4	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	85,255 ±1,974	17.2% ±0.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $98,333 ±$2,070, and income per person $44,071 ±$777, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Richmond County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	23,165 ±1,420	13.6% ±0.8	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	22,801 ±1,320	13.4% ±0.8	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	20,924 ±1,448	12.3% ±0.8	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	19,851 ±1,223	11.6% ±0.7	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	31,339 ±1,501	18.4% ±0.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	20,736 ±1,379	12.1% ±0.8	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	31,961 ±1,333	18.7% ±0.8	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Richmond County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	56,286 ±3,151	11.5% ±0.6	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	15,378 ±1,310	14.5% ±1.2	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	26,256 ±1,851	9.9% ±0.7	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	14,652 ±1,119	12.3% ±0.9	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Richmond County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Richmond County	New York	United States
Housing units	184,621 ±117	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.5% ±0.5	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.5% ±0.5	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.7% ±1.2	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.3% ±1.1	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$675,500 ±$5,531	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,733 ±$38	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±1	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Richmond County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	96,941 ±0	19.6% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	274,945 ±845	55.5% ±0.2	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	43,634 ±883	8.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	62,780 ±1,000	12.7% ±0.2	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	723 ±163	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,739 ±608	0.6% ±0.1	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	13,183 ±1,470	2.7% ±0.3	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Richmond County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	334,997 ±3,611	67.7% ±0.7	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,319 ±1,401	4.5% ±0.3	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10,179 ±985	2.1% ±0.2	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	127,461 ±3,424	25.8% ±0.7	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	87,262 ±2,961	17.6% ±0.6	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	40,199 ±2,332	8.1% ±0.5	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Richmond County among the counties of New York

10th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Richmond County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bronx County	1,406,332	−3.8%
Nassau County	1,398,939	+0.6%
Westchester County	1,015,743	+1.4%
Erie County	946,741	−0.6%
Monroe County	750,506	−1.0%
Richmond County	501,290	+1.2%
Onondaga County	466,584	−1.9%
Orange County	417,669	+4.2%
Rockland County	357,397	+5.9%
Albany County	321,225	+2.2%
Dutchess County	300,708	+1.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026