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North Richmond, California.

A community in Contra Costa County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Contra Costa County’s.

Living in North Richmond, Contra Costa County, California

North Richmond, in Contra Costa County, had 4,175 people in the 2020 census. 64% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 36% are rented. Unemployment in Contra Costa County was 5.0% in August 2026, and the county had 0.1% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then construction.

People 4,175 in the 2020 census; median age 31.7
Household income Too few homes in North Richmond for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 5.0% Contra Costa County, August 2026; 5.2% a year before
Homes 64% lived in by their owners; 36% rented
  • 1,029households
  • 19%of adults have a degree
  • 4%below the poverty line
  • 31 mintypical commute
  • 11%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care24%
  • Building trades17%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment9%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities8%
  • Other services7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Contra Costa County had 374,448 jobs in 2025, 0.1% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 58° and 44°; warmest in September, 75° and 56° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° J 58° 44° F M A M J J A S 75° 56° O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 58° and 44°; warmest in September, 75° and 56° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° J 58° 44° F M A M J J A S 75° 56° O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 58° and lows near 44°; warmest in September, with highs near 75° and lows near 56°. About 24 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Richmond weather station, 3 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in North Richmond

  1. FedExCourier and express delivery services169
  2. First Student141
  3. Civic Center Auto CareEmergency road services23
  4. Electronic InnovationsFire alarm system, electric, installation only23

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 4 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 356 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. EarthquakesVery high
  2. Inland floodingRelatively high
  3. Coastal floodingRelatively moderate
  4. Heat wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in North Richmond’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Contra Costa County.