Richlands is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,446 people and five associated neighborhoods, Richlands is the 288th largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Richlands, 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 Richlands, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Richlands’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Richlands does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $65,163.00.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Richlands. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.66% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Richlands, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.55 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Richlands does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Richlands is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.07% of adults in Richlands have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Richlands in 2022 was $29,159, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,636 for a family of four. However, Richlands contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Richlands is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Richlands home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richlands residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Richlands also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.36% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Richlands include English, Irish, German, Polish, and Italian.

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