Elkhart vs Richfield

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

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

Elkhart has the higher population (1,732 vs 19 in Richfield). Since 2019, Elkhart's population has grown faster (+13.0% vs -36.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Elkhart	Richfield
Population	1,732	19
Median age	42.7 yrs	66.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,477	—
Median home value	$99,600	—
Median gross rent	$637	—
Housing units	812	20
Homeownership rate	75.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkhart	Richfield
Population	1,533 → 1,732 (+13.0%)	30 → 19 (-36.7%)
Median household income	$41,691 → $66,477 (+59.5%)	$103,125 → $122,500 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$93,500 → $99,600 (+6.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$603 → $637 (+5.6%)	—

Elkhart

Population

1,5331,732

Median household income

$41,691$66,477

Median home value

$93,500$99,600

Median gross rent

$603$637

Richfield

Population

3019

Median household income

$103,125$122,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkhart	Richfield
Under 5	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	2.2%	10.5%
25 to 34	12.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	15.4%	36.8%
55 to 64	12.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	7.0%	21.1%
75 and over	12.5%	31.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkhart	Richfield
White (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	21.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkhart	Richfield
No high school diploma	10.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	43.4%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkhart	Richfield
Drove alone	93.8%	84.6%
Carpooled	2.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	15.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkhart	Richfield
1-unit, detached	88.7%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkhart	Richfield
Poverty rate	18.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.85	1.58
Mean commute (minutes)	16	37
Median year structure built	1967	1966