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Population
65,258
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$436,700
Owner-occupied units
Richland, WA
Washington · 46.287° N, 119.294° W · 42 sq mi
Richland is a city in Washington, with a population of 65,258 and about 1,537 residents per square mile. The median household earns $95,813 a year, and the median home is worth $436,700.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
42 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,537
People per square mile
Rank by population
#651
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#301
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$95,813
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,468
Per month
Homeownership
64.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
20.4 min
One way
People
Median age
36.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
46.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
8.6%
Households
25,216
2.48 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 58/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 97/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 21/yr
Days above 90° 69/yr
Below freezing 70/yr
Annual rainfall 10.7in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 98°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 29°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.1%
Professional & business services 22%
Retail trade 9.7%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Washington
Name
Steve Ballmer
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$118B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Hunts Point
Source of wealth
Microsoft
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Washington · private sector
Employer
Amazon
Sector
Retail & cloud
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Washington
Company
Amazon
Revenue
$638.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Seattle
Ticker
AMZN
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Washington
State bird
Willow Goldfinch
State flower
Coast Rhododendron
State capital
Olympia
Nickname
The Evergreen State
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