Richardson is a relatively large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 117,435 people and 33 associated neighborhoods, Richardson is the 31st largest community in Texas. Richardson real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Richardson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Richardson is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.54% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Richardson is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richardson who work in management occupations (13.21%), business and financial occupations (11.10%), and office and administrative support (10.55%). Also of interest is that Richardson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 23.17% 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. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Richardson. 56.25% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Richardson in 2022 was $50,398, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $201,592 for a family of four. However, Richardson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Richardson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richardson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richardson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Richardson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.43% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Richardson include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. In addition, Richardson has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.80%). The most common language spoken in Richardson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
