Richfield, Minnesota demographics

Richfield, MN demographics: median age 39.4; 43.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Richfield city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2754214. The survey estimates a population of 36,642 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Richfield is 39.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.8 years. There are 16,547 households (±450). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.4 ±0.8	38.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 36,642
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Under 18	6,681 ±582	18.2% ±1.6 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	8,917 ±759	24.3% ±2.1 pp	21.8%	22.8%
35–64	14,049 ±803	38.3% ±2.2 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	6,995 ±576	19.1% ±1.6 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 36,642
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Male	18,286 ±595	49.9% ±1.6 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	18,356 ±599	50.1% ±1.6 pp	49.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 36,642
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
White alone	22,803 ±1,097	62.2% ±3.0 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,966 ±805	10.8% ±2.2 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	233 ±125 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,029 ±558	5.5% ±1.5 pp	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,104 ±813	8.5% ±2.2 pp	2.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,507 ±812	12.3% ±2.2 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 36,642
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,102 ±878	82.2% ±2.4 pp	93.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6,540 ±886	17.8% ±2.4 pp	6.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,547
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,389 ±428	44.7% ±2.3 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	729 ±198	4.4% ±1.2 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,470 ±276	8.9% ±1.7 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,645 ±495	34.1% ±2.8 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,314 ±263	7.9% ±1.6 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,547
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,660 ±299	22.1% ±1.7 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	12,887 ±600	77.9% ±2.9 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,547
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,645 ±495	34.1% ±2.8 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	6,285 ±576	38.0% ±3.3 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,133 ±294	12.9% ±1.7 pp	13.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,039 ±158	6.3% ±0.9 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	929 ±224	5.6% ±1.3 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	439 ±182	2.7% ±1.1 pp	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	77 ±50 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 36,642
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Native	30,465 ±807	83.1% ±2.2 pp	91.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	6,177 ±807	16.9% ±2.2 pp	8.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 34,752
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
English only	26,431 ±956	76.1% ±2.7 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	5,076 ±855	14.6% ±2.5 pp	4.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	165 ±92 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	103 ±67 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	69 ±62 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	550 ±262	1.6% ±0.8 pp	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	3 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	184 ±163 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	105 ±81 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	78 ±61 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	804 ±514 · low precision	2.3% ±1.5 pp · low precision	2.4%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,184 ±482	3.4% ±1.4 pp	2.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 27,304
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,379 ±400	8.7% ±1.4 pp	6.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,374 ±604	19.7% ±2.2 pp	23.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,171 ±546	18.9% ±1.9 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,459 ±352	9.0% ±1.3 pp	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	8,500 ±747	31.1% ±2.6 pp	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,421 ±432	12.5% ±1.6 pp	13.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 36,328
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Same house	31,911 ±689	87.8% ±1.9 pp	87.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,522 ±595	6.9% ±1.6 pp	5.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	952 ±264	2.6% ±0.7 pp	4.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	784 ±305	2.2% ±0.8 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	159 ±92 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.4% of Richfield residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 91.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Richfield	Minnesota	U.S.	Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.4% ±1.1 pp	4.7%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.6% ±0.8 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.5% ±0.7 pp	5.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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