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Population (year 2000): 38,708. Estimated
population in July 2005: 44,317 (+14.5% change)
Males: 18,960 (49.0%), Females: 19,748 (51.0%)
Benton County
Zip code:
99352
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $53,092 (year 2000)
Median house value: $128,400 (year 2000)
Races in Richland:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.2%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Chinese (1.2%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- Vietnamese (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (19.6%), English (15.5%),
Irish (10.8%), United States (6.9%), Norwegian (5.0%), French
(3.7%).
Elevation: 359 feet
Land area: 34.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Richland
- High school or higher: 92.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 16.4%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Richland city
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 60.6%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 10.7%
7.2% Foreign born (2.9% Asia, 2.7% Europe, 1.0%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +5,496 (+16.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Richland:
- KADLEC MEDICAL CENTER (888 SWIFT BLVD)
- LOURDES COUNSELING CENTER (1175 CARONDELET
DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Richland:
- KENNEWICK GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
KENNEWICK, WA)
- LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; PASCO, WA)
- GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles;
HERMISTON, OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Richland:
- TRI-CITIES (about 12 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)
- EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 52
miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
- GRANT CO INTL (about 64 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID:
MWH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Richland:
- RICHLAND (about 2 miles; RICHLAND, WA; ID: RLD)
- VISTA FIELD (about 8 miles; KENNEWICK, WA; ID: S98)
- HERMISTON MUNI (about 32 miles; HERMISTON, OR; ID:
HRI)
Amtrak station:
RICHLAND (DENNY'S REST., G. WASH. WAY AT WILLIAMS) - Bus
Station. Services: public restrooms, public payphones,
full-service food facilities.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Richland:
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PASCO, WA;
Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; WALLA
WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles;
YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles;
ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
- EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; LA
GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 107 miles;
WENATCHEE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
Public high schools in Richland:
- RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,935;
Location: 930 LONG AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HANFORD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,256;
Location: 450 HANFORD STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RIVERS EDGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 213;
Location: 975 GILLESPIE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TWIN RIVERS GROUP HOME (Students: 3;
Location: 605 MCMURRAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Richland:
- LIBERTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 541;
Location: 1104 RICHMOND BLVD; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Richland:
- CARMICHAEL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 831;
Location: 620 THAYER DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CHIEF JOSEPH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 761;
Location: 504 WILSON; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HANFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 741;
Location: 300 HANFORD STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JASON LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 674;
Location: 1702 VAN GIESEN; Grades: KG - 06)
- BADGER MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 670;
Location: 1515 ELEMENTARY STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
425; Location: 800 DOWNING; Grades: KG - 06)
- MARCUS WHITMAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 415;
Location: 1704 GRAY; Grades: KG - 06)
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 406;
Location: 1525 HUNT AVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- SACAJAWEA ELEMENTARY (Students: 396;
Location: 518 CATSKILL; Grades: KG - 06)
- BENTON-FRANKLIN DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER
(Students: 56; Location: 1549 GEORGIA ST; Grades: PK -
PK)
Private primary/middle schools in Richland:
- CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL (Students: 435;
Location: 1122 LONG AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- CHILDREN'S GARDEN MONTESSORI (Students: 14;
Location: 2440 GARLICK DR; Grades: 1 - 2)
Library in Richland:
- RICHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,470,700; Location: 955 NORTHGATE DR.; 131,770 books;
4,472 audio materials; 5,428 video materials; 583 serial
subscriptions)
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