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. Much of the housing stock in Richlands was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Richlands economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Richlands, where the median household income is $65,163.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Richlands is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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 quite a few people in the armed forces living in Richlands, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. 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 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.
