Richmond is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 12,520 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Richmond is the 225th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Richmond is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Richmond is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Richmond who work in office and administrative support (15.57%), teaching (8.73%), and food service (8.53%). Being a small city, Richmond does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Richmond who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.45% of the adults in Richmond have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Richmond in 2022 was $27,038, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,152 for a family of four. However, Richmond contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Richmond is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richmond home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Richmond, accounting for 48.53% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Richmond residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Richmond include English, German, African, Ugandan, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Richmond is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
