CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Richfield

Utah · 5,593 residents · 6.12 sq mi

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With 5,593 people, Richfield is a city in Utah. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 29.8, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $56,800. There are 1,254 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 18% less than in Utah as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,593

−18%vs 2000

vs 6,847 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.8

+4%vs 2000

vs 28.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.12 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(494)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.4%(584)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1412.2%(682)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(512)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(230)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412%(669)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(642)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(524)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(462)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(410)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(272)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(112)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,259

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,024 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,436

−34%vs 2000

vs $14,320 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.8%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,800

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$330

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $493 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.0%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

25.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(6,372)

Black0.4%(26)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(161)

Asian0.3%(18)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(5,376)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(78)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other3.8%(214)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Spaniard2.6%(216)

Mexican1.8%(144)

Asian origin

Japanese0.2%(13)

Filipino0.1%(5)

Laotian0.1%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(14)

Marshallese0.1%(7)

Tongan0%(4)

Ancestry

English32.7%(2,693)

Danish15.3%(1,256)

German8.5%(696)

Irish6%(492)

American4.5%(371)

Swedish2.9%(239)

Norwegian2.4%(196)

French1.9%(160)

Scottish1.8%(146)

Russian1.5%(126)

Italian1.5%(125)

Welsh1%(80)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(43)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(37)

Lithuanian0.4%(36)

Dutch0.4%(35)

Swiss0.4%(33)

Canadian0.3%(26)

Subsaharan African0.3%(24)

Slovene0.1%(11)

Hungarian0.1%(9)

Australian0.1%(8)

Greek0.1%(8)

Slovak0.1%(5)

French Canadian0%(4)

Austrian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Danish population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.8%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.2%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 11.2 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 married28.4%(873)

Married61.4%(1,885)

Widowed1.6%(49)

Divorced8.6%(265)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(612)

Married64.5%(1,981)

Widowed5.5%(170)

Divorced10.1%(310)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.3%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.7%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.2%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.6%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.4%

+14.7 ptssince 2020

from 60.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.5%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% 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)29.1%(93)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)39.7%(127)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era15.9%(51)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.9%(38)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.4%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 320 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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