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.Unlike some towns, Richlands isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Richlands are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Richlands is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richlands who work in office and administrative support (18.68%), teaching (11.74%), and sales jobs (6.62%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.66% 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 downside of living in Richlands is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Richlands, the average commute to work is 31.55 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Richlands is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Richlands are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.
