Richfield, MN (Minnesota) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 32,728 (All urban)

Richfield, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 15,357 (15,073 occupied: 10,174 owner occupied, 4,899 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	25%

Housing density: 2227 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $217,729.

Median contract rent in 2008: $773 (lower quartile is $697, upper quartile is $881)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $768

Median gross rent in Richfield, MN in 2008: $813

Housing units in Richfield with a mortgage: 6,616 (738 second mortgage, 899 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,740

Richfield,MN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $234,661 (it was $127,300 in 2000)

Richfield:	$234,661
Minnesota:	$213,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $201,732 - $276,209

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $249,685
Here: $249,685
State: $263,524

Townhouses or other attached units: $216,188
Here: $216,188
State: $212,570

In 2-unit structures: $267,313
Here: $267,313
State: $229,138

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $170,677
Here: $170,677
State: $196,431

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $159,518
Here: $159,518
State: $198,256

Mobile homes: $37,250
Here: $37,250
State: $34,666

Household type by relationship

Households: 33,950

In family households: 26,307 (6,649 male householders, 2,199 female householders)
6,736 spouses, 8,493 children (8,048 natural, 178 adopted, 267 stepchildren), 318 grandchildren, 419 brothers or sisters, 204 parents, 636 other relatives, 653 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,643 (2,711 male householders (2,101 living alone)), 3,518 female householders (2,959 living alone)), 1,414 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 491 (224 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,266 2-persons, 2,010 3-persons, 1,519 4-persons, 676 5-persons, 218 6-persons, 159 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,060 1-person, 1,014 2-persons, 139 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

4,691 married couples with children.
1,726 single-parent households (344 men, 1,382 women).

86.5% of residents of Richfield speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
4.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,917 (11.4%)
(33.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.2
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Richfield, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 58 3 rooms: 390 4 rooms: 898 5 rooms: 2,185 6 rooms: 2,090 7 rooms: 2,058 8 rooms: 1,466 9 or more rooms: 1,029

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richfield, Minnesota:
	1 room: 373 2 rooms: 764 3 rooms: 1,957 4 rooms: 1,118 5 rooms: 355 6 rooms: 200 7 rooms: 96 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 23

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 32
1995 to 1998: 37
1990 to 1994: 120
1980 to 1989: 763
1970 to 1979: 1,401
1960 to 1969: 2,638
1950 to 1959: 6,658
1940 to 1949: 2,932
1939 or earlier: 776

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Richfield:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 442 2 bedrooms: 2,769 3 bedrooms: 5,300 4 bedrooms: 1,509 5 or more bedrooms: 148

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richfield:
	no bedroom: 411 1 bedroom: 2,717 2 bedrooms: 1,407 3 bedrooms: 323 4 bedrooms: 41 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Richfield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 427 1 vehicle: 3,504 2 vehicles: 4,645 3 vehicles: 1,088 4 vehicles: 388 5 or more vehicles: 122

Cars and other vehicles available in Richfield in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,035 1 vehicle: 2,735 2 vehicles: 950 3 vehicles: 147 4 vehicles: 26 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Richfield, MN:

Less than $10,000: 25
$10,000 to $14,999: 13
$15,000 to $19,999: 11
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 1
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 7
$80,000 to $89,999: 11
$90,000 to $99,999: 15
$100,000 to $124,999: 78
$125,000 to $149,999: 210
$150,000 to $174,999: 629
$175,000 to $199,999: 1422
$200,000 to $249,999: 3540
$250,000 to $299,999: 2566
$300,000 to $399,999: 983
$400,000 to $499,999: 97
$500,000 to $749,999: 29
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 11

Richfield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Richfield:

Less than $100: 10 people
$100 to $149: 30
$150 to $199: 57
$200 to $249: 46
$250 to $299: 28
$300 to $349: 34
$350 to $399: 48
$400 to $449: 65
$450 to $499: 150
$500 to $549: 230
$550 to $599: 502
$600 to $649: 683
$650 to $699: 815
$700 to $749: 650
$750 to $799: 374
$800 to $899: 347
$900 to $999: 199
$1,000 to $1,249: 186
$1,250 to $1,499: 88
$1,500 to $1,999: 10
$2,000 or more: 2
No cash rent: 104

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,420 1990 to 1994: 791 1985 to 1989: 599 1980 to 1984: 420 1975 to 1979: 289 1970 to 1974: 74 1970 to 1974: 49 1965 to 1969: 275

Richfield, MN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.5%
Number of people working at home: 509 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 431
5 to 9 minutes: 2183
10 to 14 minutes: 3559
15 to 19 minutes: 3514
20 to 24 minutes: 3511
25 to 29 minutes: 1406
30 to 34 minutes: 2325
35 to 39 minutes: 321
40 to 44 minutes: 301
45 to 59 minutes: 569
60 to 89 minutes: 316
90 or more minutes: 242

Richfield mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 14,813 (77%)
Carpooled: 1,882 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,207 (6%)
Taxi: 17 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 172 (1%)
Walked: 512 (3%)
Other means: 72 (0%)
Worked at home: 509 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 888
$10,000 to $14,999: 647
$15,000 to $19,999: 783
$20,000 to $24,999: 1124
$25,000 to $29,999: 1172
$30,000 to $34,999: 992
$35,000 to $39,999: 962
$40,000 to $44,999: 885
$45,000 to $49,999: 719
$50,000 to $59,999: 1585
$60,000 to $74,999: 1993
$75,000 to $99,999: 1891
$100,000 to $124,999: 770
$125,000 to $149,999: 279
$150,000 to $199,999: 185
$200,000 or more: 202

First ancestries reported:

German: 6781

Other groups: 5877

Norwegian: 4355

Swedish: 3089

Irish: 2427

English: 1166

United States or American: 864

Polish: 712

French (except Basque): 671

Subsaharan African:: 539

Italian: 432

Scandinavian: 378

Scottish: 340

Finnish: 331

African: 306

Danish: 284

Scotch-Irish: 255

French Canadian: 248

Dutch: 232

Czech: 201

Greek: 173

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 128

Russian: 128

Ethiopian: 122

European: 121

Czechoslovakian: 98

Yugoslavian: 92

Jamaican: 88

British: 87

Swiss: 77

Canadian: 72

Ukrainian: 68

Northern European: 62

Slovak: 61

Austrian: 57

Latvian: 48

Croatian: 44

Belgian: 44

Guyanese: 44

Lithuanian: 36

West Indian: 33

Welsh: 28

Ghanian: 28

Liberian: 28

Luxemburger: 27

German Russian: 24

Hungarian: 22

Slovene: 22

Arab:: 20

Romanian: 19

Icelander: 19

Somalian: 18

Bulgarian: 16

South African: 16

Nigerian: 14

Armenian: 10

Brazilian: 9

Lebanese: 9

Iranian: 8

Portuguese: 7

Other Subsaharan African: 7

Bahamian: 7

Australian: 6

Palestinian: 6

Serbian: 6

Eastern European: 5

Egyptian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (23%)
Vietnam (8%)
Laos (8%)
India (7%)
El Salvador (5%)
Canada (4%)
Ethiopia (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 22126
Northeast: 653
Midwest: 5323
South: 1099
West: 1109

59% of Richfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Minnesota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 155
Nursery to 4th grade: 29
5th and 6th grade: 151
7th and 8th grade: 122
9th grade: 137
10th grade: 175
11th grade: 196
12th grade, no diploma: 266
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,045
Less than 1 year of college: 992
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,084
Associate degree: 816
Bachelor's degree: 2,525
Master's degree: 549
Professional school degree: 245
Doctorate degree: 70

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 198
Nursery to 4th grade: 28
5th and 6th grade: 36
7th and 8th grade: 208
9th grade: 145
10th grade: 158
11th grade: 190
12th grade, no diploma: 317
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,751
Less than 1 year of college: 1,185
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,249
Associate degree: 1,050
Bachelor's degree: 2,542
Master's degree: 488
Professional school degree: 149
Doctorate degree: 57

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 12.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 18.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 1.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.2%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $60,443
Black householders: $31,357
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $19,661
Asian householders: $68,819
Some other race householders: $38,052
Two or more races householders: $48,511
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,983

Richfield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Richfield household income for Black householders

Richfield household income for Asian householders

Richfield household income for Some other race householders

Richfield household income for Two or more races householders

Richfield household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Richfield marital status for males

Richfield marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $236,873
Black or African American householders: $243,693
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $154,659
Asian householders: $237,795
Some other race householders: $243,509
Two or more races householders: $213,831
Hispanic or Latino householders: $241,297

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,996
One, attached: 222
Two: 185
3 or 4: 126
5 to 9: 343
10 to 19: 1,681
20 to 49: 1,239
50 or more: 1,495
Mobile homes: 70

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,309

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Richfield:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Electricity (27%) Other fuel (5%) No fuel used (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 443

Here:	15.6%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 153

Here:	9.7%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 279

Here:	23.3%
Minnesota:	24.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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