Richlands is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 5,189 people and two associated neighborhoods, Richlands is the 120th largest community in Virginia.Richlands is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Richlands is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richlands who work in sales jobs (23.93%), healthcare (9.14%), and office and administrative support (8.92%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Richlands has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Richlands a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The citizens of Richlands are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.19% of adults in Richlands have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Richlands in 2022 was $27,739, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,956 for a family of four. However, Richlands contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Richlands include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Richlands is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Arabic.
