Richfield vs Shoshone

A side-by-side comparison of Richfield and Shoshone: population, income, housing, and more.

Richfield and Shoshone are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shoshone has the higher population (1,985 vs 558 in Richfield). Richfield has the higher median household income ($59,375 vs $56,050 in Shoshone). Richfield has the higher median home value ($196,100 vs $187,800 in Shoshone).

Population, income & housing

	Richfield	Shoshone
Population	558	1,985
Median age	35.7 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,375	$56,050
Median home value	$196,100	$187,800
Median gross rent	$731	$898
Housing units	245	669
Homeownership rate	76.3%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	13.8%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richfield	Shoshone
Population	479 → 558 (+16.5%)	1,282 → 1,985 (+54.8%)
Median household income	$47,031 → $59,375 (+26.2%)	$34,512 → $56,050 (+62.4%)
Median home value	$126,500 → $196,100 (+55.0%)	$115,000 → $187,800 (+63.3%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $731 (+19.6%)	$675 → $898 (+33.0%)

Richfield

Population

479558

Median household income

$47,031$59,375

Median home value

$126,500$196,100

Median gross rent

$611$731

Shoshone

Population

1,2821,985

Median household income

$34,512$56,050

Median home value

$115,000$187,800

Median gross rent

$675$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richfield	Shoshone
Under 5	6.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	24.2%	20.4%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	18.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.7%
45 to 54	13.3%	9.0%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	7.2%	8.0%
75 and over	6.1%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richfield	Shoshone
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	53.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.3%
Asian	1.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.1%	41.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richfield	Shoshone
No high school diploma	23.7%	13.5%
High school graduate	33.8%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richfield	Shoshone
Drove alone	64.5%	79.5%
Carpooled	22.3%	14.8%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	3.5%
Other means	1.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richfield	Shoshone
1-unit, detached	72.7%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Richfield	Shoshone
Poverty rate	20.4%	9.1%
Average household size	2.70	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	31	38
Median year structure built	1974	1964