Merrifield vs Riverton

A side-by-side comparison of Merrifield and Riverton: population, income, housing, and more.

Merrifield and Riverton are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Riverton has the higher population (148 vs 131 in Merrifield). Merrifield has the higher median home value ($229,700 vs $125,000 in Riverton). Since 2019, Merrifield's population has grown faster (+79.5% vs -16.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Merrifield	Riverton
Population	131	148
Median age	55.6 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$70,000
Median home value	$229,700	$125,000
Median gross rent	—	$682
Housing units	86	88
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merrifield	Riverton
Population	73 → 131 (+79.5%)	178 → 148 (-16.9%)
Median household income	—	$48,750 → $70,000 (+43.6%)
Median home value	$153,600 → $229,700 (+49.5%)	$100,000 → $125,000 (+25.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,077 → $682 (-36.7%)

Merrifield

Population

73131

Median home value

$153,600$229,700

Riverton

Population

178148

Median household income

$48,750$70,000

Median home value

$100,000$125,000

Median gross rent

$1,077$682

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merrifield	Riverton
Under 5	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	19.6%
18 to 24	12.2%	2.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	31.8%
35 to 44	16.0%	4.7%
45 to 54	14.5%	8.8%
55 to 64	46.6%	7.4%
65 to 74	6.9%	15.5%
75 and over	3.8%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merrifield	Riverton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	15.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merrifield	Riverton
No high school diploma	0.0%	17.4%
High school graduate	8.7%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	52.2%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	34.8%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merrifield	Riverton
Drove alone	100.0%	95.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merrifield	Riverton
1-unit, detached	94.2%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Merrifield	Riverton
Poverty rate	9.2%	6.8%
Average household size	1.62	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1975	1958