Richardson is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 118,802 people and 33 associated neighborhoods, Richardson is the 31st largest community in Texas.

Richardson real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Richardson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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

A relatively large number of people in Richardson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing that you will notice about Richardson is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Richardson a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Richardson, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Richardson is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.47% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Richardson in 2018 was $48,231, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $192,924 for a family of four. However, Richardson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Richardson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richardson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richardson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Richardson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.14% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Richardson include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

Richardson also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.07%.

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