Eureka vs Richland

A side-by-side comparison of Eureka and Richland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Richland has the higher population (354 vs 280 in Eureka). Eureka has the higher median household income ($85,795 vs $53,750 in Richland). Eureka has the higher median home value ($156,300 vs $60,500 in Richland).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka	Richland
Population	280	354
Median age	55.1 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$85,795	$53,750
Median home value	$156,300	$60,500
Housing units	149	182
Homeownership rate	85.8%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka	Richland
Population	323 → 280 (-13.3%)	226 → 354 (+56.6%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $85,795 (+80.6%)	$31,250 → $53,750 (+72.0%)
Median home value	$157,300 → $156,300 (-0.6%)	$65,000 → $60,500 (-6.9%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $938 (-1.3%)	—

Eureka

Population

323280

Median household income

$47,500$85,795

Median home value

$157,300$156,300

Median gross rent

$950$938

Richland

Population

226354

Median household income

$31,250$53,750

Median home value

$65,000$60,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eureka	Richland
Under 5	1.1%	2.0%
5 to 17	8.9%	24.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	9.0%
25 to 34	8.6%	7.6%
35 to 44	8.2%	4.2%
45 to 54	16.8%	20.9%
55 to 64	26.4%	16.1%
65 to 74	18.9%	10.7%
75 and over	5.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka	Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	64.1%
Black or African American	3.9%	15.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.6%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	13.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka	Richland
No high school diploma	12.3%	29.7%
High school graduate	37.4%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka	Richland
Drove alone	82.1%	94.7%
Carpooled	6.0%	1.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka	Richland
1-unit, detached	76.5%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	21.4%

Poverty & households

	Eureka	Richland
Poverty rate	15.4%	13.0%
Average household size	2.20	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1988	1967