City safety & data profile
West RichlandWA
West Richland, WA is a 14K-resident city in Benton County with a median household income of $119,892.
Benton County, Washington. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for West Richland, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. West Richland has a population larger than 22% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $448,300, and 5 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
- 14K
- Population (place)
- Bottom 23%
- By size
- $119,892
- Median income (place)
- $448,300
- Median home (place)
- 8.5%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on West Richland
West Richland posts a median household income higher than 82% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 5 hospitals serve the West Richland area.
- Top 18%
- by median income, US cities
- 5
- hospitals in & near West Richland
Composite score · West Richland, WA
66/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
See the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where West Richland income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$119,892 Top 18% higher than 82% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
Population ranking: WA
Population among 109 WA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.
- Seattle
Seattle, WA
780,995 residents
- Spokane 229,447
Spokane, WA
229,447 residents
- Tacoma 222,906
Tacoma, WA
222,906 residents
- Vancouver 196,442
Vancouver, WA
196,442 residents
- Bellevue 139,820
Bellevue, WA
139,820 residents
- Kent 126,952
Kent, WA
126,952 residents
- Everett 108,010
Everett, WA
108,010 residents
- Renton 100,242
Renton, WA
100,242 residents
- Federal Way 95,171
Federal Way, WA
95,171 residents
- Spokane Valley 94,919
Spokane Valley, WA
94,919 residents
What this shows Seattle is the largest WA city on this list; Sammamish leads median income.
Highest median incomes in WA
The same 109-city WA pool, sorted by median household income instead of headcount. Tooltip carries the population rank.
- Sammamish
Sammamish, WA
$239,690 median
- Mercer Island
Mercer Island, WA
$219,069 median
- Snoqualmie
Snoqualmie, WA
$214,107 median
- Cottage Lake
Cottage Lake, WA
$213,106 median
- Mill Creek East
Mill Creek East, WA
$192,937 median
- Maltby
Maltby, WA
$185,457 median
- Union Hill-Novelty Hill
Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
$185,369 median
- Bainbridge Island
Bainbridge Island, WA
$172,188 median
- Bellevue
Bellevue, WA
$165,576 median
- Woodinville
Woodinville, WA
$164,398 median
What this shows Sammamish leads this pool on median income; Seattle is the population leader instead.
The quick read
Reading West Richland, WA beyond the headline numbers
West Richland sits inside Benton County, Washington, at roughly 46.30°N, -119.36°W. Population 13,746, $119,892 median household income. Median home value $448,300, median rent $1,590. Poverty rate 8.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
5 hospitals in/around West Richland (nearest 5.2 mi away), 2.8/5 avg rating, 4 with an ER. Climate: 53.6°F annual average, 7.2" precipitation.
Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 30% in West Richland, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.
16.4% of West Richland workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
39.4% of West Richland adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
At 8.5%, poverty in West Richland, WA runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.
Median rent in West Richland, WA runs $1,590/month, above the midpoint for reporting cities -- worth weighing against the income figures on this page.
The median home in West Richland costs roughly 3.7 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.
Unemployment in West Richland sits at 4.8%, below the midpoint of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for West Richland from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Benton County): West Richland's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
The clearest outlier in West Richland's numbers is median household income: $119,892, which is 34% above what's typical across the tracked-city set. Poverty rate runs 31% below average too, at 8.5%.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 8.5% -31% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 4.8% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 39.4% |
| Work From Home | 16.4% |
| Public Transit | 0.8% |
By the Numbers
Community Health 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Nearest Hospitals 5 within 25 mi
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 20240.1% above national average
Metro area: Kennewick-Richland, WA (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
Flood Claims on Record
FEMA NFIP, county-levelBenton County has recorded 15 National Flood Insurance Program claims totaling $256K in payouts since 2016.
2025-12-AtmosphericRiver alone generated 11 of those claims, the county's largest named flood event in this record.
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.
What alerts and safety updates affect West Richland?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for West Richland right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet WA-WEST-RICHLAND · West Richland
West Richland: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.
- FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
- LEAD-NONE Feed idle
- DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed
Counts reflect published articles tagged to West Richland; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Washington state hubs · Methodology
Common Questions 9
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Comparable cities by poverty or income, nationwide 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for West Richland, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside WA (8.5% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside WA ($119,892 here).
Compare West Richland with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
Nearby Cities 8
Turning this into a research checklist
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the West Richland area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
- Compare West Richland against Washington peers on any ranking lens. Explore Washington
Place-level figures for population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) come from U.S. Census ACS; health data is CDC PLACES; hospital counts cover facilities in and around the city. Any county-level trend is labeled as such.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Benton County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.