It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Richlands has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Richlands has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Richlands than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Richlands may be for you.
The citizens of Richlands are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.51% of adults in Richlands have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Richlands in 2022 was $26,915, which is low income relative to Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,660 for a family of four. However, Richlands contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Richlands also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.19% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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 English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Richlands is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Arabic.
