Richfield Springs vs West End

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

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

West End has the higher population (1,744 vs 1,096 in Richfield Springs). West End has the higher median household income ($72,647 vs $55,417 in Richfield Springs). West End has the higher median home value ($145,400 vs $132,500 in Richfield Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Richfield Springs	West End
Population	1,096	1,744
Median age	33.8 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$72,647
Median home value	$132,500	$145,400
Median gross rent	$759	$1,347
Housing units	483	736
Homeownership rate	69.9%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richfield Springs	West End
Population	1,016 → 1,096 (+7.9%)	2,046 → 1,744 (-14.8%)
Median household income	$40,764 → $55,417 (+35.9%)	$50,165 → $72,647 (+44.8%)
Median home value	$108,100 → $132,500 (+22.6%)	$139,000 → $145,400 (+4.6%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $759 (+13.3%)	$699 → $1,347 (+92.7%)

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

West End

Population

2,0461,744

Median household income

$50,165$72,647

Median home value

$139,000$145,400

Median gross rent

$699$1,347

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richfield Springs	West End
Under 5	2.0%	3.0%
5 to 17	22.8%	19.8%
18 to 24	16.7%	3.8%
25 to 34	9.8%	13.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	8.3%
45 to 54	6.5%	15.3%
55 to 64	9.6%	18.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	15.0%
75 and over	9.7%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richfield Springs	West End
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	81.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richfield Springs	West End
No high school diploma	13.3%	14.4%
High school graduate	30.0%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richfield Springs	West End
Drove alone	73.5%	81.4%
Carpooled	10.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	8.3%
Other means	3.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richfield Springs	West End
1-unit, detached	68.7%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	20.1%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Richfield Springs	West End
Poverty rate	29.4%	19.3%
Average household size	2.95	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	1938	1957