Champlin vs Richfield

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

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

Richfield has the higher population (36,725 vs 23,450 in Champlin). Champlin has the higher median household income ($115,719 vs $84,055 in Richfield). Champlin has the higher median home value ($338,400 vs $320,400 in Richfield).

Population, income & housing

	Champlin	Richfield
Population	23,450	36,725
Median age	41.1 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$115,719	$84,055
Median home value	$338,400	$320,400
Median gross rent	$1,597	$1,334
Housing units	8,932	16,759
Homeownership rate	89.5%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	44.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Champlin	Richfield
Population	24,755 → 23,450 (-5.3%)	36,063 → 36,725 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$92,858 → $115,719 (+24.6%)	$66,908 → $84,055 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$237,800 → $338,400 (+42.3%)	$225,200 → $320,400 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,227 → $1,597 (+30.2%)	$1,079 → $1,334 (+23.6%)

Champlin

Population

24,75523,450

Median household income

$92,858$115,719

Median home value

$237,800$338,400

Median gross rent

$1,227$1,597

Richfield

Population

36,06336,725

Median household income

$66,908$84,055

Median home value

$225,200$320,400

Median gross rent

$1,079$1,334

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Champlin	Richfield
Under 5	4.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	17.3%
35 to 44	14.0%	17.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	9.6%
55 to 64	18.1%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	11.3%
75 and over	4.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Champlin	Richfield
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	61.1%
Black or African American	10.7%	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.4%
Asian	4.5%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Champlin	Richfield
No high school diploma	2.0%	8.6%
High school graduate	23.1%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Champlin	Richfield
Drove alone	73.3%	68.1%
Carpooled	8.1%	6.8%
Public transit	1.3%	4.3%
Walked	0.3%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	15.6%	15.7%
Other means	1.1%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Champlin	Richfield
1-unit, detached	76.4%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	13.1%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	11.1%
20 or more units	8.5%	24.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Champlin	Richfield
Poverty rate	7.0%	7.3%
Average household size	2.69	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1988	1959