Richlands is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,355 people and five associated neighborhoods, Richlands is the 288th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Richlands was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Richlands economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Richlands, where the median household income is $59,333.00.

Richlands is a military town: the armed forces employs 6.20% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Education and Wholesale are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 18.29% and 18.07% of the civilian workforce respectively.

Also of interest is that Richlands has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One downside of living in Richlands, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.75 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Richlands doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The overall education level of Richlands is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.67% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Richlands in 2022 was $24,407, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,628 for a family of four. However, Richlands contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Richlands is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Richlands home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richlands residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Richlands include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Richlands is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.