Richmond
Small city · British Columbia · Population 209,937
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 43.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.8 · 2011: 2.8 · 2016: 2.7
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 39%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 46.9% · 2016: 41.2%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.3%2016: 13.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%11.1%2016: 12.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%27.3%2016: 25.5%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.3%2016: 31%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20%2016: 17%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%28%2011: 33.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%22.3%2011: 20.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.4%2011: 9.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%25.1%2016: 22.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%15.1%2011: 14.9%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.1%2016: 7.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%23%2016: 25.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%3.9%2016: 4.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%20.9%2016: 21.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%46%2016: 41%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%85.1%2016: 83.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.4%2016: 4.9%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%10.5%2016: 11.2%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%31.3%2016: 33.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.5%2016: 0.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%68.2%2016: 66.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 43.4%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 42%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%71.3%2016: 74.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%28.7%2016: 25.7%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%30.1%2016: 33.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2%2016: 2.2%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%19.7%2016: 19.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%6.2%2016: 6.4%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%22.9%2016: 24.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%19.1%2016: 14.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%3.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%22.6%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%35.4%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%27%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%11.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%79%2016: 74.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%13.1%2016: 19.1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5%2016: 4.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.2%2016: 1.3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.7%2016: 1%
Statistics Canada, 2021