Richmond County, New York

Richmond County is one of the 62 county of New York, located towards the Northeastern Region (Mid-Atlantic) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 443728 as per the Census data. Its population was estimated at 487407 in July 2008, It is New York's tenth most populous county. Its area is just over 102.5 miē (265.47 kmē), of which, 58.48 square miles (151.46 kmē) of it is land and 44.02 square miles (114.01 kmē) of it is water, makes it the fourth smallest by total area in New York.


As of the census of 2000, there were 443728 people, 156341 households, and 114052 families residing in the county. The population density was 7587.9 people per square mile (2929.7/kmē), making it the fifth most densely populated county in New York. There were 163993 housing units at an average density of 2804.3 per square mile (1082.75/kmē). The average household size was 2.78 people, and the average family size was 3.31 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 487407, The racial makeup of the county was 79.58% White, 11.02% Black or African American, 0.33% American Indian, 7.48% Asian, 0.07% Native Hawaiian, and 1.52% from two or more races.

Richmond County New York Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Richmond County New York School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Richmond County New York GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $55039, making it the sixth highest county by median household income in New York. The median income for a family in the county was $64333, it is New York's sixth wealthiest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $23905, it is the ninth wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 122303 pupils and students, of which 61347 are male and 60956 are female, 27.56% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 8398 nursery or pri school, 6480 kindergarten, 53088 elementary school, 26094 high school and 28243 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1New York CityBronx County, Kings County, New York County, Queens County, Richmond County468.87303.31165.56800827826402.92240238293
YearPopulation
April 2000 census443728
April 2000 Estimate443728
July 2000 Estimate445412
July 2001 Estimate453054
July 2002 Estimate460133
July 2003 Estimate466539
July 2004 Estimate471112
July 2005 Estimate475014
July 2006 Estimate478876
July 2007 Estimate482854
July 2008 Estimate487407
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school425141478398
Kindergarten323632446480
Elementary school278322525653088
High school130521304226094
College or graduate school129761526728243
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Richmond County, New York$55039$64333$23905
New York, United States$43393$51691$23389
United States$41994$50046$21587