Richland Hills is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 8,407 people and two associated neighborhoods, Richland Hills is the 274th largest community in Texas.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.23% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The percentage of adults in Richland Hills who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.31% of the adults in Richland Hills have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Richland Hills in 2022 was $36,312, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,248 for a family of four. However, Richland Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Richland Hills is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richland Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richland Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Richland Hills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.29% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Richland Hills include English, German, Irish, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Richland Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.