Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Richmond is worth considering.
Despite being a small city, Richmond has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other 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.
