Richland is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 62,821 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Richland is the 21st largest community in Washington. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Richland, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Richland, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Richland’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Richland does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $89,283.00.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Richland has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.25% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One thing that you will notice about Richland is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Richland a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

The education level of Richland ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Richland, 45.69% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Richland in 2018 was $48,028, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $192,112 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 Asian. Richland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.51% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Richland include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and European.

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