Who is the Richmond County District Attorney?

Michael E. McMahon (Democratic) is the District Attorney of Richmond County, New York.

Who are the Richmond County commissioners?

Zohran Kwame Mamdani (Mayor); Mark D. Levine (Comptroller); Kamillah M. Hanks (Council Member, District 49); David Carr (Council Member, District 50); Frank Morano (Council Member, District 51); Jumaane D. Williams (Public Advocate); Vito Fossella (Borough President).

What is the population of Richmond County?

About 494,956 people, with a median age of 40.6; the median household income is $98,333 and 11.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Richmond County?

4.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 11,490 people unemployed in a labor force of 245,927, against 5.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

Richmond County, NY elected officials: county legislators or supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Richmond County: 8 seats on 6 elected bodies.

County Legislature or Board of Supervisors

New York City Council

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
Council Member, District 49	Kamillah M. Hanks Democratic source
Council Member, District 50	David Carr Republican source
Council Member, District 51	Frank Morano Republican source

Official website

Also elected countywide

Office	Who holds it now
Mayor	Zohran Kwame Mamdani Democratic source
Comptroller	Mark D. Levine Democratic source
Public Advocate	Jumaane D. Williams Democratic source
Borough President	Vito Fossella Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
District Attorney	Michael E. McMahon Democratic source

Who lives in Richmond County

494,956people

40.6median ageU.S.: 38.9

$98,333 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%

35.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$675,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

25.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

2.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.1%U.S.: 8.4%

56.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

42.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 19.6% · White 55.5% · Black 8.8% · Asian 12.7% · Other or more than one race 3.4% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Richmond County

4.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.3%. New York: 4.5%.

11,490people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

234,437people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

245,927in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.7%	11,490	234,437	245,927
August 2026	4.8%	11,831	234,891	246,722
July 2026	4.0%	9,942	236,416	246,358
June 2026	4.6%	11,463	235,578	247,041
May 2026	4.2%	10,400	236,894	247,294
April 2026	4.2%	10,381	237,518	247,899
March 2026	4.2%	10,594	238,991	249,585
February 2026	5.2%	13,006	237,216	250,222
January 2026	4.8%	11,796	236,386	248,182
December 2025	4.8%	11,854	237,123	248,977
November 2025	5.0%	12,551	237,053	249,604
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.3%	13,258	234,778	248,036
August 2025	5.6%	14,009	235,295	249,304
July 2025	5.5%	13,712	235,182	248,894
June 2025	4.6%	11,291	234,927	246,218
May 2025	4.1%	10,049	234,401	244,450
April 2025	4.1%	10,017	237,166	247,183
March 2025	4.1%	10,232	237,782	248,014
February 2025	4.1%	10,083	237,520	247,603
January 2025	4.2%	10,261	234,753	245,014
December 2024	4.1%	9,982	234,456	244,438
November 2024	4.4%	10,794	234,237	245,031
October 2024	4.5%	11,042	234,576	245,618

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.7%	11,574	235,998	247,572
2024	4.5%	10,975	233,706	244,681
2023	4.6%	11,024	230,032	241,056
2022	5.4%	12,740	223,506	236,246
2021	8.9%	20,379	209,575	229,954
2020	10.6%	23,247	195,492	218,739
2019	3.9%	9,061	222,305	231,366
2018	4.1%	9,546	220,619	230,165
2017	4.6%	10,574	220,097	230,671
2016	5.2%	11,845	214,531	226,376

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. New York's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.3% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Quick answers

Who is the Richmond County District Attorney?: Michael E. McMahon (Democratic) is the District Attorney of Richmond County, New York.
Who are the Richmond County commissioners?: Zohran Kwame Mamdani (Mayor); Mark D. Levine (Comptroller); Kamillah M. Hanks (Council Member, District 49); David Carr (Council Member, District 50); Frank Morano (Council Member, District 51); Jumaane D. Williams (Public Advocate); Vito Fossella (Borough President).
What is the population of Richmond County?: About 494,956 people, with a median age of 40.6; the median household income is $98,333 and 11.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Richmond County?: 4.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 11,490 people unemployed in a labor force of 245,927, against 5.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county's own website (its legislature, elected-officials and board of elections pages and rosters); in New York City, the City Council's member list and the NYC Board of Elections' certified 2023 and 2025 results; officials appointed since a page was posted may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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