People QuickFacts Richmond California Population, 2006 estimate 102,120 36,457,549 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 2.9% 7.6% Population, 2000 99,216 33,871,648 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.7% 7.3% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.7% 27.3% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 9.9% 10.6% Female persons, percent, 2000 51.4% 50.2%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 31.4% 59.5% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 36.1% 6.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 12.3% 10.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 0.3% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 5.3% 4.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 26.5% 32.4%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 51.5% 50.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 25.8% 26.2% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 36.2% 39.5% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 75.4% 76.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 22.4% 26.6% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 34.3 27.7  Housing units, 2000 36,044 12,214,549 Homeownership rate, 2000 53.3% 56.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $171,900 $211,500  Households, 2000 34,625 11,502,870 Persons per household, 2000 2.82 2.87 Median household income, 1999 $44,210 $47,493 Per capita money income, 1999 $19,788 $22,711 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 16.2% 14.2%     Business QuickFacts Richmond California Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,733,698 655,954,708 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 858,764 359,120,365 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $8,411 $10,264 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 59,032 55,559,669 Total number of firms, 2002 6,209 2,908,758 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 14.2% 3.9% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 18.9% 12.8% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 14.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 45.8% 29.9%      Geography QuickFacts Richmond California Land area, 2000 (square miles) 29 155,959 Persons per square mile, 2000 3,309.4 217.2 FIPS Code 60620 06 Counties Contra Costa County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts