Richfield vs St. Louis Park

A side-by-side comparison of Richfield and St. Louis Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Louis Park has the higher population (49,541 vs 36,725 in Richfield). St. Louis Park has the higher median household income ($100,250 vs $84,055 in Richfield). St. Louis Park has the higher median home value ($371,600 vs $320,400 in Richfield).

Population, income & housing

	Richfield	St. Louis Park
Population	36,725	49,541
Median age	38.9 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$84,055	$100,250
Median home value	$320,400	$371,600
Median gross rent	$1,334	$1,589
Housing units	16,759	25,404
Homeownership rate	62.4%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.3%	63.9%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richfield	St. Louis Park
Population	36,063 → 36,725 (+1.8%)	48,677 → 49,541 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$66,908 → $84,055 (+25.6%)	$80,627 → $100,250 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$225,200 → $320,400 (+42.3%)	$271,600 → $371,600 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,079 → $1,334 (+23.6%)	$1,232 → $1,589 (+29.0%)

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

St. Louis Park

Population

48,67749,541

Median household income

$80,627$100,250

Median home value

$271,600$371,600

Median gross rent

$1,232$1,589

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richfield	St. Louis Park
Under 5	5.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.5%	12.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.1%
25 to 34	17.3%	23.5%
35 to 44	17.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	9.6%	10.3%
55 to 64	11.3%	10.8%
65 to 74	11.3%	9.2%
75 and over	7.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richfield	St. Louis Park
White (non-Hispanic)	61.1%	77.6%
Black or African American	9.9%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	6.2%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.5%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richfield	St. Louis Park
No high school diploma	8.6%	2.7%
High school graduate	19.6%	11.6%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richfield	St. Louis Park
Drove alone	68.1%	63.0%
Carpooled	6.8%	5.6%
Public transit	4.3%	2.6%
Walked	2.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	15.7%	25.2%
Other means	2.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richfield	St. Louis Park
1-unit, detached	59.2%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	10.8%
20 or more units	24.8%	33.2%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Richfield	St. Louis Park
Poverty rate	7.3%	7.3%
Average household size	2.24	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1959	1965