Demographics of Richardson city, Texas

Richardson city, Texas had 118,542 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −777 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Richardson city, in four figures

118,542
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 118,731 ±141.; −0.7%
Change since July 2020: −777 people.; 33.9 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $98,111 ±$4,485
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Richardson city, Texas's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Richardson city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Richardson city, Texas's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Richardson city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	119,319	100.0	100.0
2021	118,127	99.0	100.2
2022	119,245	99.9	100.7
2023	118,734	99.5	101.6
2024	117,972	98.9	102.5
2025	118,542	99.3	103.1

Population of Richardson city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	119,319	—
2021	118,127	−1,192
2022	119,245	+1,118
2023	118,734	−511
2024	117,972	−762
2025	118,542	+570

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.9 ±0.6: for men 33.0 ±1.0 and for women 34.6 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Richardson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	7,489 ±923	6.3% ±0.8	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	16,470 ±1,133	13.9% ±1.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	16,377 ±1,119	13.8% ±0.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	36,705 ±1,737	30.9% ±1.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	26,293 ±1,372	22.1% ±1.2	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	15,397 ±826	13.0% ±0.7	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $98,111 ±$4,485, and income per person $51,863 ±$1,915, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Richardson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	4,906 ±538	10.7% ±1.2	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,649 ±692	12.3% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,638 ±731	14.5% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,044 ±777	13.2% ±1.7	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	8,989 ±757	19.6% ±1.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,475 ±562	11.9% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	8,117 ±579	17.7% ±1.2	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Richardson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	10,979 ±1,569	9.7% ±1.4	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,286 ±676	9.6% ±2.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,103 ±967	10.3% ±1.4	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,590 ±299	7.6% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Richardson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Richardson city	Texas	United States
Housing units	47,960 ±900	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±2.5	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.5% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.7% ±1.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.3% ±1.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$431,400 ±$6,608	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,857 ±$37	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Richardson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	21,693 ±1,908	18.3% ±1.6	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	58,459 ±2,579	49.2% ±2.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13,744 ±2,050	11.6% ±1.7	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	19,082 ±1,535	16.1% ±1.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	72 to 238	0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 84	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	273 to 1,303	0.2% to 1.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,774 ±804	4.0% ±0.7	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Richardson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	55,300 ±1,803	46.6% ±1.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	34,378 ±2,032	29.0% ±1.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,401 ±574	2.0% ±0.5	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	26,652 ±1,994	22.4% ±1.7	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	14,000 ±1,326	11.8% ±1.1	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	12,652 ±1,250	10.7% ±1.1	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Richardson city among the places of Texas

33rd of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Richardson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Abilene city	128,053 ±328
Round Rock city	127,786 ±621
Pearland city	127,514 ±79
College Station city	124,570 ±53
The Woodlands CDP	121,002 ±5,235
Richardson city	118,731 ±141
League City city	116,215 ±66
Odessa city	115,322 ±38
Beaumont city	113,279 ±107
Allen city	110,265 ±41
Sugar Land city	110,016 ±84

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Richardson city, Texas

Rankings this appears in

No. 35 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 37 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 46 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 51 Places in Texas by median home value
No. 71 Places in Texas by median household income
No. 152 Places in Texas by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026