With 62,753 people, Richland is a city in Washington. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 24,045 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. About 47% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Density works out to 1,574 people per square mile. The average commute runs 20 minutes.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $95,813, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 95%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Richland
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$165,605 → $436,700(+164%)US over the same years: +67%
Population32,354 → 62,753(+94%)US over the same years: +35%
Richland's population equals 29% of Benton County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 43% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 23% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)36.6%(1,411)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.9%(842)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30%(1,154)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(196)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(30)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,850 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Richland, decade by decade
Richland population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
32,354
$87,905
$165,605
34.7%
20.7
2000
38,708
$96,715
$224,064
38.9%
29.4
2010
48,058
$94,229
$272,034
39.5%
37.7
2020
60,560
$94,516
$343,249
43.5%
55.0
2024
62,753
$95,813
$436,700
46.6%
56.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
