What share of adults in Richmond work?

60.1% of people aged 15 and over in Richmond were in the labour force in May 2021 and 53.6% were employed, a participation rate 11th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: 63.7% and 57.1%).

Economy, jobs and prices in Richmond, Canada: official figures

The median total income of households in Richmond was C$79,000 in 2020, as reported in the 2021 Census, joint 21st lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site; the median for Canada was C$84,000.

Median household income (2020)

C$79,000

2020

Unemployment rate (Census, May 2021)

10.8%

2021

What is the median after-tax household income in Richmond?

After income taxes, the median household in Richmond had C$71,000 in 2020 (joint 25th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site; Canada: C$73,000).

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What is the median salary in Richmond?

People in Richmond who worked full-year, full-time in 2020 had median employment income of C$61,600, 27th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: C$63,600).

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What was the unemployment rate in Richmond at the 2021 Census?

At the 2021 Census, taken in May 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate in Richmond was 10.8%, joint 34th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, above the national 10.3%; 11,685 people aged 15 and over were looking for work.

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What industries do people in Richmond work in?

In 2021, 9.9% of the labour force in Richmond worked in health care and social assistance, 12.6% in retail trade, 5.6% in manufacturing and 10.4% in professional, scientific and technical services (Canada: 12.7%, 11.1%, 8.0% and 8.1%).

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How do people in Richmond get to work?

Of employed residents of Richmond commuting to a usual or no fixed workplace in May 2021, 79.0% went by car, truck or van, 13.1% by public transit and 5.0% on foot; 26.3% of all employed residents worked at home (Canada: 7.7% by transit, 24.3% at home).

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What is the unemployment rate in Richmond now?

In the three months July to September 2026, the Labour Force Survey put the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Vancouver census metropolitan area, which includes Richmond, at 6.5%, joint 16th highest of 41 metropolitan areas in the survey, against 6.3% a year earlier and 6.5% for Canada; 63.5% of people aged 15 and over were employed.

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How much is a house worth in Richmond?

Owners in Richmond valued their homes at a median C$990,000 in 2021, 10th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: C$472,000); median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings were C$1,340 and 54.9% of owner households had a mortgage.

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How much is rent in Richmond?

Renter households in Richmond paid median monthly shelter costs of C$1,640 in 2021, 7th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: C$1,070); 28.7% of households rented their home (Canada: 33.1%).

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How Richmond compares with other cities in Canada

Median total household income, 2020 (2021 Census) (2020)

Richmond ranks 48 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median total household income, 2020 (2021 Census)
45	Halifax	C$81,000
46	Winnipeg	C$80,000
47	Brantford	C$79,500
48	Richmond	C$79,000
49	Kingston	C$79,000
50	Thunder Bay	C$77,500
51	St. Catharines-Niagara	C$77,000

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Median employment income of full-year, full-time workers, 2020 (2021 Census) (2020)

Richmond ranks 43 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median employment income of full-year, full-time workers, 2020 (2021 Census)
40	Victoria	C$62,400
41	Kitchener	C$62,000
42	Terrebonne	C$62,000
43	Richmond	C$61,600
44	Kelowna	C$60,800
45	London	C$60,400
46	Laval	C$60,400

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Unemployment rate, census reference week of May 2021 (2021)

Richmond ranks 34 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Unemployment rate, census reference week of May 2021
31	Kitchener	11.0%
32	Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo	10.9%
33	Saint John	10.9%
34	Richmond	10.8%
35	Guelph	10.8%
36	Burlington	10.7%
37	Chatham-Kent	10.7%

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Labour force participation rate, May 2021 (2021 Census) (2021)

Richmond ranks 59 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Labour force participation rate, May 2021 (2021 Census)
56	Saint John	60.7%
57	Nanaimo	60.3%
58	Markham	60.2%
59	Richmond	60.1%
60	Saguenay	59.9%
61	Trois-Rivières	58.8%
62	Thunder Bay	58.5%

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Median value of owned dwellings, 2021 Census (2021)

Richmond ranks 10 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median value of owned dwellings, 2021 Census
7	Coquitlam	C$1,100,000
8	Surrey	C$1,000,000
9	Langley	C$1,000,000
10	Richmond	C$990,000
11	Burnaby	C$980,000
12	Milton	C$950,000
13	Saanich	C$930,000

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Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings, 2021 Census (2021)

Richmond ranks 7 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings, 2021 Census
4	Markham	C$1,940
5	Richmond Hill	C$1,860
6	Burlington	C$1,660
7	Richmond	C$1,640
8	Mississauga	C$1,600
9	Ajax	C$1,600
10	Vancouver	C$1,570

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Sources

Statistics Canada: Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (98-316-X2021001): census subdivisions, selected characteristics (Census Profile SDMX API extract, dataflow DF_CSD, gender total, counts and rates), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 46d086943a5e…)
Statistics Canada: Table 14-10-0459-01: Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted (Web Data Service extract: unemployment and employment rates, latest 13 months; request saved as lfs-14100459-cma.request.json, geography names in lfs-14100459-metadata.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5f4399c9fdfa…)

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