Deerfield vs Richards

A side-by-side comparison of Deerfield and Richards: population, income, housing, and more.

Deerfield and Richards are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Richards has the higher population (44 vs 39 in Deerfield). Deerfield has the higher median home value ($108,300 vs $65,000 in Richards). Since 2019, Deerfield's population has grown faster (-18.8% vs -70.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Deerfield	Richards
Population	39	44
Median age	65.9 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$42,969
Median home value	$108,300	$65,000
Housing units	27	31
Homeownership rate	81.5%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deerfield	Richards
Population	48 → 39 (-18.8%)	151 → 44 (-70.9%)
Median household income	—	$58,523 → $42,969 (-26.6%)
Median home value	$84,500 → $108,300 (+28.2%)	$45,000 → $65,000 (+44.4%)
Median gross rent	$530 → $581 (+9.6%)	—

Deerfield

Population

4839

Median home value

$84,500$108,300

Median gross rent

$530$581

Richards

Population

15144

Median household income

$58,523$42,969

Median home value

$45,000$65,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Deerfield	Richards
Under 5	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	10.3%	20.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.4%
25 to 34	7.7%	20.5%
35 to 44	2.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	27.3%
55 to 64	7.7%	4.5%
65 to 74	56.4%	2.3%
75 and over	15.4%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deerfield	Richards
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	77.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	22.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deerfield	Richards
No high school diploma	0.0%	33.3%
High school graduate	85.7%	55.6%
Some college or associate's	11.4%	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deerfield	Richards
Drove alone	100.0%	94.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deerfield	Richards
1-unit, detached	88.9%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	38.7%

Poverty & households

	Deerfield	Richards
Poverty rate	12.8%	27.3%
Average household size	1.44	1.91
Median year structure built	1955	1971