Richmond, IN

Full City Profile · Indiana · Union County County

2.9 /5.0

C+ Fair

35,551 Population 1,465/sq mi density

$46,395 Median Income $27,860 per capita

$107,600 Home Value $152,229 Zillow

$815 Median Rent 29.8% income on rent

52°F Avg Temperature 293 sunny days/yr

285 Violent Crime/100K 1,425 property/100K

C+

Overall

2.9 / 5.0

Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

3.0 / 5.0

$46,395 median income, 4.1% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$107,600 home value, $815/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

285 violent crimes/100K

C+

Education

2.6 / 5.0

20.6% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2013–2023)

Population Change

-1.9%

36,235 → 35,533

over 10 years

Annual Pop. Growth

-0.2%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+54.2%

$30,096 → $46,395

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+4.42%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Richmond across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2013–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

35,039

-494 from 2023 (35,533)

Projected Median Income 2030

$62,800

+$16,405 from 2023 ($46,395)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2013	36,235	—	$30,096	—
2015	35,855	-1%	$30,357	+0.9%
2017	35,517	-0.9%	$33,381	+10%
2019	35,382	-0.4%	$39,724	+19%
2021	35,817	+1.2%	$41,569	+4.6%
2023	35,533	-0.8%	$46,395	+11.6%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.