Richland is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 943 people and two associated neighborhoods, Richland is the 486th largest community in Michigan. Richland real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Richland house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Richland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Richland is a village of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richland who work in healthcare (11.53%), management occupations (10.72%), and office and administrative support (8.58%). Also of interest is that Richland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.95% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Being a small village, Richland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Richland are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.44% of adults in Richland have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Richland in 2022 was $36,576, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,304 for a family of four. However, Richland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Richland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richland residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Richland include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Richland is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and West Germanic languages.
