Roughly 4,100 households in the Richmond region lacked air conditioning in 2023, according to new census data.
Why it matters: It’s about to be 95 degrees this weekend.
Zoom in: City households were far more likely to be without AC (central air or window units) than those in the surrounding counties.
- They also account for more than half of the region’s occupied and AC-less homes.
- About 2.2% of city households (2,247) lacked air conditioning compared with less than 1% in Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico.
- That’s lower than the national average of 6.9%.
Meanwhile, statewide, there were 371 ER visits for heat-related illness last month — which is higher than the annual average at this time of year, according to the Virginia Department of Health…