Richlands is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,355 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 $59,333.00.

6.20% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Richlands. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Education and Wholesale industries respectively employ 18.29% and 18.07% of the civilian workforce.

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

In Richlands, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.75 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Richlands doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of people in Richlands who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.67% of adults in Richlands have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Richlands in 2018 was $24,407, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,628 for a family of four. However, Richlands contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Richlands is a very 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. Important ancestries of people in Richlands include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Russian.

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