Richlands is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,415 people and five associated neighborhoods, Richlands is the 288th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Richlands was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Richlands economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Richlands, where the median household income is $61,607.00.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Richlands. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.55% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Richlands, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.42 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, Richlands does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Richlands is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.75% of adults in Richlands have a college degree.

The per capita income in Richlands in 2022 was $27,669, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,676 for a family of four. However, Richlands contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Richlands is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Richlands home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richlands residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Richlands also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.85% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Richlands include English, Irish, German, Italian, and British.

The most common language spoken in Richlands is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.