Richardson is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 91,635 people and 17 constituent neighborhoods, Richardson is the 26th largest community in Texas.

Richardson is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.68% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Richardson is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richardson who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.83%), sales jobs (13.33%), and management occupations (13.19%).

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

In addition, Richardson is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Richardson is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Richardson a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Richardson has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Richardson's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Richardson Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Richardson. 47.73% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Richardson in 2000 was $29,551, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,204 for a family of four. However, Richardson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Richardson is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richardson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Richardson is White, followed by Asian. Richardson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.19% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Richardson include German, English, Irish, Scotch-Irish, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Richardson's cultural character, accounting for 18.85% of the city's population.

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