Richfield vs Rolla

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

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

Rolla has the higher population (545 vs 19 in Richfield). Since 2019, Rolla's population has grown faster (-12.4% vs -36.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Richfield	Rolla
Population	19	545
Median age	66.1 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$61,250
Median home value	—	$69,200
Median gross rent	—	$713
Housing units	20	332
Homeownership rate	100.0%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richfield	Rolla
Population	30 → 19 (-36.7%)	622 → 545 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$103,125 → $122,500 (+18.8%)	$51,488 → $61,250 (+19.0%)
Median home value	—	$76,000 → $69,200 (-8.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$735 → $713 (-3.0%)

Richfield

Population

3019

Median household income

$103,125$122,500

Rolla

Population

622545

Median household income

$51,488$61,250

Median home value

$76,000$69,200

Median gross rent

$735$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richfield	Rolla
Under 5	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.9%
18 to 24	10.5%	9.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	15.0%
45 to 54	36.8%	13.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.2%
65 to 74	21.1%	19.1%
75 and over	31.6%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richfield	Rolla
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	47.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	39.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richfield	Rolla
No high school diploma	0.0%	22.6%
High school graduate	41.2%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richfield	Rolla
Drove alone	84.6%	84.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.4%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richfield	Rolla
1-unit, detached	85.0%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Richfield	Rolla
Poverty rate	0.0%	8.4%
Average household size	1.58	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	37	23
Median year structure built	1966	1970