Coppell vs Richardson

A side-by-side comparison of Coppell and Richardson: population, income, housing, and more.

Coppell and Richardson are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Richardson has the higher population (118,269 vs 42,029 in Coppell). Coppell has the higher median household income ($139,227 vs $96,257 in Richardson). Coppell has the higher median home value ($525,300 vs $405,600 in Richardson).

Population, income & housing

	Coppell	Richardson
Population	42,029	118,269
Median age	40.5 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$139,227	$96,257
Median home value	$525,300	$405,600
Median gross rent	$1,851	$1,825
Housing units	15,974	47,827
Homeownership rate	69.1%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.1%	56.2%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coppell	Richardson
Population	41,645 → 42,029 (+0.9%)	116,432 → 118,269 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$122,340 → $139,227 (+13.8%)	$85,678 → $96,257 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$388,800 → $525,300 (+35.1%)	$274,200 → $405,600 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,450 → $1,851 (+27.7%)	$1,403 → $1,825 (+30.1%)

Coppell

Population

41,64542,029

Median household income

$122,340$139,227

Median home value

$388,800$525,300

Median gross rent

$1,450$1,851

Richardson

Population

116,432118,269

Median household income

$85,678$96,257

Median home value

$274,200$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,403$1,825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coppell	Richardson
Under 5	5.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	21.1%	14.1%
18 to 24	5.8%	13.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	18.1%
35 to 44	15.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	16.7%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.9%	10.4%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.4%
75 and over	3.0%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coppell	Richardson
White (non-Hispanic)	46.7%	49.7%
Black or African American	4.9%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	29.1%	15.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15.9%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coppell	Richardson
No high school diploma	3.1%	6.8%
High school graduate	10.4%	11.9%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	36.9%	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	31.2%	23.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coppell	Richardson
Drove alone	65.3%	63.4%
Carpooled	5.1%	6.6%
Public transit	0.1%	2.4%
Walked	0.6%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	28.4%	23.2%
Other means	0.4%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coppell	Richardson
1-unit, detached	71.9%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	10.6%
20 or more units	7.6%	25.3%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Coppell	Richardson
Poverty rate	4.0%	10.1%
Average household size	2.70	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1993	1985