For census purposes, the New York City Department of City Planning classifies Richmondtown as part of a larger Neighborhood Tabulation Area called Oakwood-Richmondtown SI0301. This neighborhood had 22,388 inhabitants based on data from the 2020 United States Census. This was an increase of 339 persons (1.5%) from the 22,049 counted in 2010. The neighborhood had a population density of 17.0 inhabitants per acre (14,500/sq mi; 5,600/km2). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 72.9% (16,322)
White (Non-Hispanic), 2.6% (581)
Black (Non-Hispanic), 10.6% (2,366)
Asian, 2.7% (596) from some other race or from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.3% (2,523) of the population. According to the 2020 United States Census, this area has many cultural communities of over 1,000 inhabitants. These groups are residents who identify as
Puerto Rican,
Chinese,
German,
Irish, and
Italian. Most inhabitants are higher-aged adults: 23.1% are between 50-64 years old. 72.4% of the households had at least one family present. Out of the 8,202 households, 51.3% had a married couple (19.9% with a child under 18), 3.9% had a cohabiting couple (1.5% with a child under 18), 16.0% had a single male (1.4% with a child under 18), and 28.8% had a single female (3.8% with a child under 18). 30.3% of households had children. In this neighborhood, 34.3% of non-vacant housing units are renter-occupied. ==Education==