Richmond is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 12,816 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Richmond is the 225th largest community in Texas.Richmond is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Richmond is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richmond who work in office and administrative support (10.66%), food service (8.77%), and maintenance occupations (8.52%). One downside of living in Richmond, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.42 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small city, Richmond does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Richmond is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.30% of adults 25 and older in Richmond have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Richmond in 2022 was $32,382, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,528 for a family of four. However, Richmond contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Richmond is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richmond home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Richmond, accounting for 46.09% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Richmond residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Richmond include English, Irish, German, French, and African. The most common language spoken in Richmond is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
