Richfield town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,936 ( 452 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.9 square miles
Population density: 62.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,798	92.87%	22.1%
Black:	14	0.72%	133.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	6	0.31%	64.7%
2+ races:	36	1.86%	80.0%
Hispanic:	82	4.24%	272.7%

Total non-White:	138	7.13%	74.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-511	-25.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	59	3.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,388
2,309	96.69%
6	0.25%
13	0.54%
17	0.71%
20	0.84%
22	0.92%
79	3.31%

2000
2,423
2,344	96.74%
14	0.58%
8	0.33%
5	0.21%
27	1.11%
25	1.03%
79	3.26%

1990
2,711
2,696	99.45%
1	0.04%
2	0.07%
6	0.22%
n/a
0	0.00%
15	0.55%

1980
2,567
2,560	99.73%
0	0.00%
2	0.08%
5	0.19%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	0.27%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-35	-1.4
0	0.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-352	-13.0
64	2.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

136	5.3
8	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Richfield town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.2
410	21.2%
1,526	78.8%
431	22.3%

734
2.60

467	63.6%
297	63.6%
69	14.8%
267	36.4%

2010
Number	Percent
46.4
520	21.8%
1,868	78.2%
526	22.0%

1,046
2.28

650	62.1%
482	74.2%
56	8.6%
396	37.9%

2000
Number	Percent
42.2
554	22.9%
1,869	77.1%
502	20.7%

971
2.46

645	66.4%
510	79.1%
45	7.0%
326	33.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.6
766	28.3%
1,945	71.7%
427	15.8%

1,007
2.65

753	74.8%
645	85.7%
49	6.5%
254	25.2%

1980
Number	Percent
35.7
695	27.1%
1,872	72.9%
429	16.7%

917
2.74

707	77.1%
589	83.3%
55	7.8%
210	22.9%

2022 Housing Data for Richfield town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	28	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	23	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	78	10.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	77	10.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	1.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	58	7.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	40	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	54	7.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	52	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	39	5.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	78	10.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	49	6.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	51	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	50	6.8%
$200,000 or more	34	4.6%

Median Household Income	48,939
Per Capita Income	33,848

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	29	4.0%
Public Assistance	8	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	113	15.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	795	70.9%
Unemployed	23	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	818	72.9%
Not in Labor Force	304	27.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	299	247	54.8%
Non-Profit	46	116	28.4%
Self-Employed	81	14	85.3%

Local Government	34	50	40.5%
State Government	7	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	3	0.0%

Total Private + Self	380	261	59.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	87	169	34.0%
Total	467	430	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	10.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	97	10.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	139	15.5%
Professional, Technical	250	27.9%
Service Occupations	188	21.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	32	3.6%
All others	223	24.9%

White Collar		54.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	221	24.6%
Retail trade	114	12.7%
Educational services	99	11.0%
Other services	70	7.8%
Accommodation and food services	64	7.1%
Construction	61	6.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	59	6.6%
Finance and insurance	56	6.2%
Manufacturing	48	5.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	32	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	30	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	1.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	12	1.3%
Wholesale trade	12	1.3%
Information	4	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	25	1.29%
Puerto Rican	46	2.38%
Cuban	6	0.31%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2	0.10%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	2	0.10%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3	0.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	6	0.31%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,761	97.0%
Spanish	30	1.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.8%
Chinese	6	0.3%
Other Indo-European	5	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	420	21.7%
English	322	16.6%
German	248	12.8%
American	147	7.6%
Polish	94	4.9%
Italian	87	4.5%
Russian	47	2.4%
Dutch	45	2.3%
European	27	1.4%
Welsh	27	1.4%
French	25	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	24	1.2%
Ukrainian	19	1.0%
Scottish	17	0.9%
Scandinavian	14	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,928	99.6%
Not a citizen	8	0.4%

Native	1,919	99.1%
Foreign-born	17	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11	0.8%	141	10.4%	440	32.5%	415	30.7%	226	16.7%	119	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11	0.8%
9-12 Years	141	10.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	440	32.5%
Some College	415	30.7%
Bach. Degree	226	16.7%
Grad Degree	119	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +52	R +3	D + 3.3%
D +49
2020 vs. 2012	R +189	R +182	R + 12.8%
D +7
2020 vs. 2008	R +145	R +200	R + 17.0%
D -55

2016 vs. 2008	R +93	R +197	R + 20.3%
D -104
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	730	66.2%	Joe Biden (D)	350	31.8%	22	2.0%	1,102	29	19	0.01%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	678	64.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	301	28.5%	78	7.4%	1,057	28	18	0.01%
2012	50%	Mitt Romney (R)	541	60.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	343	38.2%	14	1.6%	898	25	13	0.01%
2008	54%	John McCain (R)	585	57.9%	Barack Obama (D)	405	40.1%	21	2.1%	1,011	22	12	0.01%
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	611	58.6%	John Kerry (D)	403	38.6%	29	2.8%	1,043	19	8	0.01%
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	577	54.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	427	40.6%	47	4.5%	1,051	20	7	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Richfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

350

31.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

730

66.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,102

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Richfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

301

28.5%

Donald Trump (R)

678

64.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,057

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Richfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

343

38.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

541

60.2%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

898

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Richfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

405

40.1%

John McCain (R)

585

57.9%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,011

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Richfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

611

58.6%

John Kerry (D)

403

38.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,043

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Richfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

577

54.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

427

40.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,051

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Richfield town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	50%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	495	61.2%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	314	38.8%	0	0.0%	809	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	50%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	573	70.6%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	194	23.9%	45 [+]	5.5%	812	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 23 (2.8%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 12 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 10 (1.2%);
2016	S3	59%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	513	51.8%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	458	46.2%	20 [+]	2.0%	991	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 13 (1.3%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 7 (0.7%);
2014	G	35%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	359	59.4%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	214	35.4%	31 [+]	5.1%	604	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 26 (4.3%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 3 (0.5%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 2 (0.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,200
Median Value	$149,700

Occupied	734	61.2%
Vacant	466	38.8%

Owned	545	74.3%
Rented	189	25.7%
Median Rent	$768

Single-Family Units	932	77.7%
Detached	928	77.3%
Attached	4	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	34	2.8%
Mobile Homes	117	9.8%

Richfield town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Richfield town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Richfield town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Richfield town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Richfield town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Richfield town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Richfield town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Richfield town, NY