Oneonta vs Richfield Springs

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

Oneonta 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.

Oneonta has the higher population (14,467 vs 1,096 in Richfield Springs). Oneonta has the higher median household income ($65,031 vs $55,417 in Richfield Springs). Oneonta has the higher median home value ($187,800 vs $132,500 in Richfield Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Oneonta	Richfield Springs
Population	14,467	1,096
Median age	23.1 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,031	$55,417
Median home value	$187,800	$132,500
Median gross rent	$986	$759
Housing units	6,053	483
Homeownership rate	51.1%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.6%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oneonta	Richfield Springs
Population	13,893 → 14,467 (+4.1%)	1,016 → 1,096 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$45,971 → $65,031 (+41.5%)	$40,764 → $55,417 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$153,200 → $187,800 (+22.6%)	$108,100 → $132,500 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$879 → $986 (+12.2%)	$670 → $759 (+13.3%)

Oneonta

Population

13,89314,467

Median household income

$45,971$65,031

Median home value

$153,200$187,800

Median gross rent

$879$986

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)

	Oneonta	Richfield Springs
Under 5	3.2%	2.0%
5 to 17	6.4%	22.8%
18 to 24	43.0%	16.7%
25 to 34	10.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	7.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	6.6%	6.5%
55 to 64	8.4%	9.6%
65 to 74	9.5%	10.8%
75 and over	5.3%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oneonta	Richfield Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	88.9%
Black or African American	6.5%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oneonta	Richfield Springs
No high school diploma	5.6%	13.3%
High school graduate	22.4%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	23.6%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oneonta	Richfield Springs
Drove alone	70.0%	73.5%
Carpooled	4.3%	10.0%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	15.8%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	5.8%
Other means	0.9%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oneonta	Richfield Springs
1-unit, detached	41.1%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	40.2%	20.1%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	6.4%
20 or more units	5.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Oneonta	Richfield Springs
Poverty rate	19.2%	29.4%
Average household size	2.07	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	15	32
Median year structure built	1938	1938