Otego vs Richfield Springs

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

Otego 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 965 in Otego). Otego has the higher median household income ($76,908 vs $55,417 in Richfield Springs). Otego has the higher median home value ($173,800 vs $132,500 in Richfield Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Otego	Richfield Springs
Population	965	1,096
Median age	44.9 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$76,908	$55,417
Median home value	$173,800	$132,500
Median gross rent	$929	$759
Housing units	461	483
Homeownership rate	64.1%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Otego	Richfield Springs
Population	921 → 965 (+4.8%)	1,016 → 1,096 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$51,538 → $76,908 (+49.2%)	$40,764 → $55,417 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$140,700 → $173,800 (+23.5%)	$108,100 → $132,500 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $929 (+38.7%)	$670 → $759 (+13.3%)

Otego

Population

921965

Median household income

$51,538$76,908

Median home value

$140,700$173,800

Median gross rent

$670$929

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)

	Otego	Richfield Springs
Under 5	3.7%	2.0%
5 to 17	11.4%	22.8%
18 to 24	13.9%	16.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	6.5%
55 to 64	11.6%	9.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.8%
75 and over	13.4%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Otego	Richfield Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	88.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Otego	Richfield Springs
No high school diploma	7.9%	13.3%
High school graduate	26.7%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Otego	Richfield Springs
Drove alone	83.9%	73.5%
Carpooled	6.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Otego	Richfield Springs
1-unit, detached	65.1%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.8%	20.1%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Otego	Richfield Springs
Poverty rate	3.9%	29.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	20	32
Median year structure built	1956	1938