What is the population of Richardson city?

Richardson city has 118,269 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #32 of 1,863 in Texas.

What is the median household income in Richardson city?

Median household income in Richardson city is $96,257 a year, 22.6% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Richardson city?

Median gross rent is $1,825 a month and the median home value is $405,600, so rent absorbs about 22.8% of median household income.

Is Richardson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Richardson city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Richardson, TX population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Richardson, Texas (Richardson, TX — Census place “Richardson city”) is 118,269 residents, ranking #32 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $96,257, the median home is worth $405,600 and median gross rent runs $1,825 a month. Looking for the Richardson Texas ZIP code list? 3 ZIP codes serve Richardson, TX: 75080, 75081, 75082.

Population: 118,269Richardson city residents
Median household income: $96,257Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $405,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,825Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 50.8%Owner-occupied households

Richardson ZIP codes (Texas)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Richardson.

The Richardson TX ZIP code list below covers 3 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Richardson city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Richardson city median would spend about 22.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.1% of residents and 50.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Richardson city, TX in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Richardson city is a mid-size city in Texas, with 118,269 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #32 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 34 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Richardson city earn a median of $96,257 a year, 22.6% above the national figure of $78,538 and 49% above the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 10.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Richardson city is valued at $405,600, 33.7% above the national figure and 126% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,825 a month, 29.8% above the national figure, or roughly $21,900 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 50.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Richardson city?: Richardson city has 118,269 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #32 of 1,863 in Texas.
What is the median household income in Richardson city?: Median household income in Richardson city is $96,257 a year, 22.6% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Richardson city?: Median gross rent is $1,825 a month and the median home value is $405,600, so rent absorbs about 22.8% of median household income.
Is Richardson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Richardson city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Richardson city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.