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Richardson, TX
118,221 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 4861796 · Census profile · mayors: being verified · the council picks the mayor (0 of 20 years on record)
Overall in 2023, Richardson ranked #137 of 340 cities and 10th of 14 in its peer group, on 9 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Richardson and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Sandy Springs GA, Carrollton TX, Westminster CO, Coral Springs FL, Arvada CO, Woodbridge NJ, Olathe KS, Round Rock TX, Orange CA, Concord CA, Fullerton CA, Antioch CA, Torrance CA · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #137 of 340 cities · 10th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #124 | #165 | #58 | #141 | #144 | #22 | #88 | #89 | #89 | #42 | #26 | #77 | #72 | #30 | #76 | #208 | #144 | #149 | #137 | #73 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 94,073 | 95,483 | 96,391 | 97,329 | 98,494 | 99,581 | 101,660 | 103,695 | 105,166 | 109,134 | 110,883 | 113,910 | 116,237 | 119,878 | 121,323 | 119,308 | 118,134 | 119,192 | 118,626 | 118,221 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #336 of 340 cities · 14th of 14 in its peer group | -1.5 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -0.3 | — | +0.0 | +0.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -1.6 | -0.7 | -1.4 | -1.8 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #56 of 271 cities with data · 2nd of 13 in its peer group with data | — | — | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 12.4 | 5.7 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 17.9 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 6.7 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #85 of 340 cities · 6th of 14 in its peer group | 17.2% | 17.4% | 16.1% | 18.0% | 21.0% | 17.9% | 18.4% | 16.9% | 18.6% | 19.8% | 19.0% | 18.4% | 21.4% | 18.8% | 20.2% | — | 21.4% | 24.0% | 23.1% | 21.8% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #49 of 304 cities with data · 4th of 10 in its peer group with data | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 1.7 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #97 of 295 cities with data · 8th of 13 in its peer group with data | 26.6 | 19.9 | 23.9 | 25.7 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.0 | 27.7 | 35.6 | 20.1 | 24.4 | 29.6 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 86,196 | 86,908 | 93,128 | 94,300 | 92,250 | 95,532 | 94,855 | 90,549 | 92,821 | 96,986 | 101,484 | 104,364 | 107,089 | 112,719 | 119,163 | 118,291 | 117,674 | 127,183 | 134,939 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #60 of 329 cities with data · 5th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | -0.9 | -3.2 | +4.2 | -1.4 | -0.0 | +3.0 | -4.3 | -7.2 | -0.6 | +1.2 | +1.5 | -0.7 | -0.2 | +3.3 | +3.5 | +1.2 | -2.8 | +0.7 | +1.9 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54,496 | 50,450 | 53,065 | 57,887 | 56,812 | 59,676 | 55,635 | 62,079 | 64,323 | — | 61,212 | 64,150 | 65,776 | 64,018 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #128 of 340 cities · 9th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 2.9% | — | 7.0% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 4.4% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #15 of 314 cities with data · 2nd of 11 in its peer group with data | 11% | 6% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 17% | 24% | 25% | 25% | 22% | 31% | 33% | 45% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #238 of 314 cities with data · 11th of 11 in its peer group with data | $3,388 | $3,425 | $4,117 | $3,894 | $3,890 | $3,740 | $4,342 | $4,109 | $3,799 | $3,153 | $2,657 | $2,885 | $2,631 | $2,763 | $3,087 | $3,245 | $2,806 | $3,999 | $3,811 | $4,287 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Richardson. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.