Richland is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 62,821 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Richland is the 21st largest community in Washington. Richland has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Richland, where the median household income is $89,283.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Richland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Richland is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richland who work in management occupations (12.09%), office and administrative support (8.09%), and sales jobs (7.49%). 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 13.25% 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. The education level of Richland ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Richland, 45.69% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Richland in 2022 was $48,028, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $192,112 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 13.51% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Richland include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and European. The most common language spoken in Richland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
