Richland is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 63,757 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Richland is the 21st largest community in Washington. Much of the housing stock in Richland was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Richland economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Richland, where the median household income is $92,550.00.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Richland has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that Richland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Richland telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.34% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 thing noticeable about Richland, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Richland is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Richland a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Richland is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.96% of adults in Richland have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Richland in 2022 was $50,656, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $202,624 for a family of four. However, Richland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Richland is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richland residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Richland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.14% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Richland include German, English, Irish, European, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Richland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.