Richmond Hill, ON Demographics

There are 202,020 residents in Richmond Hill, ON, with an average age of 42.2. Males make up 48.5% of the population, while females account for 51.5%. Locals over 65 years old represent the largest age group in Richmond Hill, ON (34,665 individuals), followed by those aged 45 to 54 (33,395 people).

A total of 48,195 people in Richmond Hill, ON have never been married (which represents 28% of the population). Wedded people in Richmond Hill, ON (98,025 locals) account for 57% of the resident pool. Meanwhile, approximately 3.4% of locals live common law (that’s a total of 5,765 people).

Richmond Hill, ON has an unemployment rate of 13.1%. Regarding the most common jobs in Richmond Hill, ON, people working in Sales and service account for the largest share of the local workforce (24,935 individuals), followed by those in Business, finance and administration (23,615 individuals) and Natural and applied science (16,600 individuals).

The majority of Richmond Hill, ON residents (that’s 91.8%) speak English.

The median household income in Richmond Hill, ON is $102,000, while the median after-tax household income sits at $89,000 per year.

There is a total of 69,310 households in Richmond Hill, ON, 78.2% of which are owner-occupied and 21.8% of which have renters living in them. Meanwhile, the average household size in Richmond Hill, ON is 2.9 people. Of the total households here, those with 2 people living in them account for the largest share of the market (18,935 households), followed by establishments occupied by 3 people (15,080 households). Moreover, families whose primary maintainer is over 65 years old represent the largest percentage of the total households in Richmond Hill, ON, at 25.4%.

Single-detached houses account for 56.7% of the residential buildings in Richmond Hill, ON. Apartments make up 18.7% of the Richmond Hill, ON housing market. Meanwhile, the median home value here is $1,200,000 and the average figure sits at $1,344,000. Of all the properties in Richmond Hill, ON, 4 or more bedrooms units include 33,410 (the highest share) and 3 bedrooms units have 18,775 (second-highest share). Regarding year of construction, properties built between 2000 and 2010 and between 1991 and 2000 hold the highest counts, at 18,245 and 15,920, respectively. Notably, when it comes to the condition of these homes, most of them require regular maintenance (72.7%) and minor repairs (23.6%).

Approximately 23% of the population in Richmond Hill, ON has a high school diploma (that’s 39,335 residents). Richmond Hill, ON locals holding a college diploma (24,680 people) account for 14.4% of the resident pool. Additionally, 44.8% of them hold a university degree (76,510 people).

Most employed people in Richmond Hill, ON (17,865 individuals) travel 15 to 29 min to get to work, followed by those who commute 30 to 44 min (16,055 individuals). All in all, the average commute time in Richmond Hill, ON is 30 min. The preferred commuting mode here is by car, truck or van and most employed Richmond Hill, ON locals commute to another municipality within the same province to get to work.