Feb 27, 2024 - News
Richmond is getting slightly younger
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Richmond is younger than the overall U.S. population for the first time in at least a decade.
By the numbers: Richmond's median age was 38.7 in 2022 compared to the U.S.' 39, per the latest census data.
The city has slightly aged since 2012, when the median age was 38.2.
- And we're older than Atlanta (37.3), Texas' major cities (all around 35) and Salt Lake City (34).
Yes, but: We're still more youthful than residents in cities like Miami (42.1), San Francisco (40.6) and Boston (39.5) and roughly the same age as D.C. and Chicago.
Sabrina's thought bubble: Are all the people in their 30s in Richmond hiding in their homes? Because why do college kids think I'm on the verge of retirement when I tell them I'm in my mid-20s?