Demographics of Richfield city, Minnesota

Richfield city, Minnesota had 36,593 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −330 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Richfield city, in four figures

36,593
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 36,642 ±56.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −330 people.; 39.4 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,132 ±$4,429
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Richfield city, Minnesota's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Richfield city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Richfield city, Minnesota's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Richfield city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	36,923	100.0	100.0
2021	36,547	99.0	100.2
2022	36,765	99.6	100.7
2023	36,604	99.1	101.6
2024	36,633	99.2	102.5
2025	36,593	99.1	103.1

Population of Richfield city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	36,923	—
2021	36,547	−376
2022	36,765	+218
2023	36,604	−161
2024	36,633	+29
2025	36,593	−40

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±0.8: for men 38.5 ±1.3 and for women 40.0 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Richfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	1,890 ±302	5.2% ±0.8	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,791 ±498	13.1% ±1.4	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,657 ±415	7.3% ±1.1	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,655 ±843	34.5% ±2.3	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,654 ±581	20.9% ±1.6	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,995 ±576	19.1% ±1.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,132 ±$4,429, and income per person $47,856 ±$1,979, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Richfield city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	1,897 ±326	11.5% ±1.9	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,161 ±354	13.1% ±2.1	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,320 ±438	20.1% ±2.6	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,364 ±348	14.3% ±2.1	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,334 ±398	20.1% ±2.3	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,553 ±264	9.4% ±1.6	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,918 ±250	11.6% ±1.5	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Richfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	2,983 ±522	8.2% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	417 ±174	6.3% ±2.6	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,786 ±408	8.5% ±1.9	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	780 ±221	8.8% ±2.4	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Richfield city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Richfield city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	17,183 ±471	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.3% ±3.7	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.7% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.6% ±2.3	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.4% ±2.5	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$344,000 ±$4,212	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,393 ±$43	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±1	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Richfield city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,540 ±886	17.8% ±2.4	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,298 ±1,072	60.9% ±2.9	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,917 ±800	10.7% ±2.2	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,022 ±561	5.5% ±1.5	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	13 to 247	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	123 to 419	0.3% to 1.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,464 ±381	4.0% ±1.0	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Richfield city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	21,039 ±897	57.4% ±2.4	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,081 ±878	24.8% ±2.4	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	165 to 525	0.5% to 1.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,177 ±807	16.9% ±2.2	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,989 ±508	8.2% ±1.4	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,188 ±606	8.7% ±1.7	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Richfield city among the places of Minnesota

26th of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Richfield city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Shakopee city	46,012 ±33
Mankato city	45,473 ±51
Moorhead city	45,036 ±68
Cottage Grove city	40,992 ±50
Maplewood city	40,695 ±64
Richfield city	36,642 ±56
Inver Grove Heights city	35,906 ±75
Roseville city	35,802 ±56
Andover city	33,035 ±31
Savage city	32,889 ±37
Brooklyn Center city	32,479 ±43

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Richfield city, Minnesota

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Minnesota by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 6 Places in Minnesota by foreign-born share
No. 27 Places in Minnesota by median age
No. 35 Places in Minnesota by poverty rate
No. 39 Places in Minnesota by median rent
No. 42 Places in Minnesota by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026