COMPARING TWO PLACES
Escalante vs Richfield
PLACE A
Escalante, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Richfield, Utah
Escalante is 90% smaller than Richfield. Richfield earns more, with a median household income $6,006 higher. Richfield has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -1%).
ESCALANTERICHFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population8178,478−90% vs Richfield
Population density2481,386−1,138
Population growth-1.4%8.6%−10.0 pts
Median age59.131.9+27.2
Male63.6%49.2%+14.3 pts
Female36.4%50.8%−14.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.5%91.8%+2.8 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other5.5%2.9%+2.6 pts
Median household income$68,750$74,756−$6,006
Per capita income$42,169$28,620+$13,549
Poverty rate27.5%12.5%+15.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.378Even
Bachelor's degree or higher30.1%23.1%+7.0 pts
Graduate degree14.5%8.5%+6.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation62.5%60.0%+2.5 pts
Median home value$351,900$332,500+$19,400
Median gross rent$1,656$915+$741
Owner-occupied65.1%65.0%+0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.9%12.9%+9.0 pts
Rent-burdened households64.2%35.5%+28.7 pts
Average commute6.513.3−6.8
Worked from home17.0%9.9%+7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured16.2%7.3%+8.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025