Richland Hills is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 8,407 people and two associated neighborhoods, Richland Hills is the 274th largest community in Texas.

A relatively large number of people in Richland Hills telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.23% 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.

In terms of college education, Richland Hills is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.31% of adults 25 and older in Richland Hills have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Richland Hills in 2018 was $36,312, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,248 for a family of four. However, Richland Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Richland Hills is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richland Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richland Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Richland Hills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.29% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Richland Hills include English, German, Irish, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Richland Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.