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Richardson is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 119,469 people and 33 constituent neighborhoods, Richardson is the 31st largest community in Texas.

One thing noticeable about Richardson, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Richardson is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Richardson a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Richardson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richardson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richardson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Richardson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Richardson include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

Sources: Neighborhoodscout and Niche.com

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