A city of 115,505, settled in 1905. Home to 57 notable people.
The 3 things Richmond does most differently from other towns.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 12 places on the National Register.
103,701 people in 2010; 115,505 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Ordered by what stands out in Richmond. Another town gets a different order.
67 miles of trails across 51 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wildcat Canyon Regional Park | 22.3 mi | 2,370 |
| 2. Point Pinole Regional Shoreline | 13.5 mi | 746 |
| 3. Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline | 6.4 mi | 547 |
Richmond beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| What stands out | Richmond | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 6.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.5% | 7.3% |
Richmond reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 95% report less.
The public schools Richmond’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire Richmond Technology Academy | K–5 | 586 | Not graded |
| Richmond College Preparatory | K–8 | 560 | Not graded |
| Grant Elementary | K–6 | 551 | Not graded |
| Peres Elementary | K–8 | 538 | Not graded |
| Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez | K–5 | 490 | Not graded |
| Murphy Elementary | K–6 | 460 | Not graded |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 91% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents leave Richmond for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are San Francisco (18%), Oakland (10%) and Berkeley (7%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
The typical Richmond home is worth about $602,000, down 1.7% in a year, 21% below the California typical home.
Richmond has warm winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 73°, a January night drops to 43°, and snow is almost unheard of.
1943
California shipyard workers. This woman worker pushes back her helmet during a moment's pause from her welding job at t…
Photo · Library of Congress. A different picture from Richmond’s archive appears here every day.
See all 12 archive items →12 places in Richmond on the National Register of Historic Places.
57 notable people were born in Richmond.
City in California, United States
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 3, 1905, and has a city council. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay region, Richmond borders San Pablo, Albany, El Cerrito and Pinole in addition to the unincorporated communities of North Richmond, Hasford Heights, Kensington, El Sobrante, Bayview-Montalvin Manor, Tara Hills, and East Richmond Heights, and for a short distance San Francisco on Red Rock Island in the San Francisco Bay. Richmond is one of two cities, the other being San Rafael, that sits on the shores of both San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. Its population was 116,448 as of the 2020 United State…
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10 towns share a border with Richmond.
