Richland

Population & Demographics

Richland, WA

Richland is home to 62,753 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 28,741 resident workers commute each day.

WashingtonCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
62,753
people
Population

62,753 residents

Median age 36.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Richland population & demographics

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

Population
62,753
Median age
36.4yrs
Median household income
$95,813
Median home value
$436,700
Median gross rent
$1,468/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
46.6%
Poverty rate
9.0%

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 Richland

How Richland 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).

White72.2%
Hispanic or Latino14.8%
Asian6.4%
Two or more races4.4%
Black1.0%
Some other race0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Richland

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 Richland.

Richland at a glance
Employed Residents
28,741
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
7.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
40.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
16.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Kennewick
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Richland 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 Richland 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.

72
Commute Score

72 / 100

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

Richland

28,741 commutes, one dot at a time

Richland

Where 28,741 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Richland0.0 mi11,597
2Kennewick7.6 mi4,838
3Pasco7.2 mi2,648
4West Richland3.7 mi1,096
5Seattle171.8 mi559
6Yakima63.9 mi378
7Walla Walla48.0 mi289
8Prosser23.6 mi279

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Richland.

1Richland0.0 mi11,597
2Kennewick7.6 mi7,956
3Pasco7.2 mi6,986
4West Richland3.7 mi3,407
5Finley13.0 mi452
6Yakima63.9 mi404
7Benton City9.7 mi361
8Seattle171.8 mi306

Top industries

The sectors that employ Richland’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%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services19.2%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance19.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services17.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.1%
RTRetail Trade7.6%
COConstruction6.6%
MFManufacturing4.3%
FIFinance and Insurance2.4%
PAPublic Administration2.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Richland

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

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Richland

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).