Edmeston vs Richfield Springs

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

Edmeston and Richfield Springs are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Richfield Springs has the higher population (1,096 vs 592 in Edmeston). Richfield Springs has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $54,167 in Edmeston). Edmeston has the higher median home value ($136,400 vs $132,500 in Richfield Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Edmeston	Richfield Springs
Population	592	1,096
Median age	51.3 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,167	$55,417
Median home value	$136,400	$132,500
Median gross rent	$617	$759
Housing units	302	483
Homeownership rate	62.4%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edmeston	Richfield Springs
Population	559 → 592 (+5.9%)	1,016 → 1,096 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$57,222 → $54,167 (-5.3%)	$40,764 → $55,417 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$118,500 → $136,400 (+15.1%)	$108,100 → $132,500 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $617 (-9.7%)	$670 → $759 (+13.3%)

Edmeston

Population

559592

Median household income

$57,222$54,167

Median home value

$118,500$136,400

Median gross rent

$683$617

Richfield Springs

Population

1,0161,096

Median household income

$40,764$55,417

Median home value

$108,100$132,500

Median gross rent

$670$759

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edmeston	Richfield Springs
Under 5	4.1%	2.0%
5 to 17	6.6%	22.8%
18 to 24	13.0%	16.7%
25 to 34	8.4%	9.8%
35 to 44	8.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	21.1%	6.5%
55 to 64	17.4%	9.6%
65 to 74	9.3%	10.8%
75 and over	11.7%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edmeston	Richfield Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	88.9%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edmeston	Richfield Springs
No high school diploma	11.3%	13.3%
High school graduate	52.0%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edmeston	Richfield Springs
Drove alone	69.9%	73.5%
Carpooled	14.1%	10.0%
Public transit	4.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	5.8%
Other means	1.2%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edmeston	Richfield Springs
1-unit, detached	55.0%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.2%	20.1%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	6.4%
20 or more units	9.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Edmeston	Richfield Springs
Poverty rate	25.2%	29.4%
Average household size	2.62	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	17	32
Median year structure built	1938	1938