Richardson

Population & Demographics

Richardson, TX

Richardson is home to 118,731 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 60,841 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
118,731
people
Population

118,731 residents

Median age 33.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Richardson population & demographics

Who lives in Richardson — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
118,731
Median age
33.9yrs
Median household income
$98,111
Median home value
$431,400
Median gross rent
$1,857/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
57.0%
Poverty rate
9.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Richardson

How Richardson breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White49.2%
Hispanic or Latino18.3%
Asian16.1%
Black11.6%
Two or more races4.0%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Richardson

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Richardson.

Richardson at a glance
Employed Residents
60,841
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
15.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
24.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dallas
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Richardson proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Richardson commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

62 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Richardson

60,841 commutes, one dot at a time

Richardson

Where 60,841 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Richardson, by worker count.

1Dallas12.3 mi17,585
2Richardson0.0 mi9,377
3Plano6.2 mi6,527
4Irving16.4 mi2,609
5Garland6.5 mi1,941
6Addison7.0 mi1,732
7Frisco14.1 mi1,463
8Carrollton10.5 mi1,411

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Richardson.

1Dallas12.3 mi22,004
2Plano6.2 mi10,272
3Richardson0.0 mi9,377
4Garland6.5 mi9,135
5McKinney15.6 mi5,191
6Frisco14.1 mi4,339
7Allen10.0 mi4,059
8Fort Worth38.8 mi3,326

Top industries

The sectors that employ Richardson’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
FIFinance and Insurance19.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services15.0%
EDEducational Services11.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.0%
MFManufacturing7.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.2%
WSWholesale Trade5.1%
RTRetail Trade4.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Richardson

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps98% of homes
2 Gbps98%
5 Gbps98%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Richardson

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