Richland is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 7,400 people and two associated neighborhoods, Richland is the 54th largest community in Mississippi.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 sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richland who work in office and administrative support (15.31%), sales jobs (12.31%), and management occupations (9.35%). 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. The percentage of people in Richland who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.07% of adults in Richland have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Richland in 2022 was $33,666, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,664 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Richland include English, Irish, European, German, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Richland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
