COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boulder vs Richfield
PLACE A
Boulder, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Richfield, Utah
Boulder is 97% smaller than Richfield. Richfield earns more, with a median household income $35,068 higher. Richfield has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 0%).
BOULDERRICHFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population2488,478−97% vs Richfield
Population density121,386−1,374
Population growth0.4%8.6%−8.2 pts
Median age42.431.9+10.5
Male36.7%49.2%−12.6 pts
Female63.3%50.8%+12.6 pts
Foreign-born0.6%1.0%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.2%91.8%+5.5 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.8%4.9%−2.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Median household income$39,688$74,756−$35,068
Per capita income$19,393$28,620−$9,227
Poverty rate24.2%12.5%+11.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.378+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.0%23.1%+8.9 pts
Graduate degree10.5%8.5%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation39.6%60.0%−20.5 pts
Median home value$304,300$332,500−$28,200
Median gross rent$834$915−$81
Owner-occupied66.4%65.0%+1.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate30.0%12.9%+17.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%35.5%−35.5 pts
Average commute7.213.3−6.1
Worked from home0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured2.8%7.3%−4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025