CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Richfield

Idaho · 351 residents · 0.66 sq mi

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With 351 people, Richfield is a city in Idaho. Median home value sits at $32,500. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 32 minutes on average. Households here earn about 22% less than in Idaho as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

351

−15%vs 2000

vs 412 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

+5%vs 2000

vs 31.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.66 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024586

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(27)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(31)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(32)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(22)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.4%(33)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.8%(38)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.5%(37)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(27)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(36)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.5%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(21)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,625

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,846 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,914

−38%vs 2000

vs $12,759 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.8%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,500

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$269

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $286 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.1%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

23.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.8%(366)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino8.5%(35)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(351)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican16.9%(99)

South American1.7%(10)

Peruvian1.7%(10)

Asian origin

Chinese1.2%(7)

Filipino0.5%(3)

Ancestry

American14.5%(85)

English14.3%(84)

German9.2%(54)

Scottish6.3%(37)

Swedish2.2%(13)

Irish2%(12)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(8)

Danish1.2%(7)

Italian1.2%(7)

Portuguese1.2%(7)

Subsaharan African1.2%(7)

Ghanaian1.2%(7)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

French0.9%(5)

Norwegian0.2%(1)

Swiss0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.3%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.7%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.0 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 30.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.8%(70)

Married54%(127)

Widowed3%(7)

Divorced13.2%(31)

Women 15+

Never married7.3%(13)

Married68.9%(122)

Widowed12.4%(22)

Divorced11.3%(20)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.6%

−10.3 ptssince 2013

from 21.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.5%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.9%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)70.8%(17)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25%(6)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 24 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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