Richfield is a somewhat small city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 8,220 people and two associated neighborhoods, Richfield is the 75th largest community in Utah.
Also of interest is that Richfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.30% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One of the benefits of Richfield is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.16 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The population of Richfield overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Richfield, 24.11% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Richfield in 2022 was $26,407, which is low income relative to Utah, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,628 for a family of four. However, Richfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Richfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Richfield include English, Danish, German, Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Richfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.