Richlands is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,355 people and five associated neighborhoods, Richlands is the 288th largest community in North Carolina. Richlands has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Richlands, where the median household income is $59,333.00.

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Richlands, employing 6.20% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Education and Wholesale industries employ 18.29% and 18.07% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

Also of interest is that Richlands has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

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 32.75 minutes, which is quite a bit 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.

In terms of college education, Richlands is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.67% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Richlands in 2022 was $24,407, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,628 for a family of four. However, Richlands contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Richlands is a very 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. Important ancestries of people in Richlands include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Russian.

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