Richfield Springs vs Worcester

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

Richfield Springs and Worcester 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 1,017 in Worcester). Worcester has the higher median household income ($76,731 vs $55,417 in Richfield Springs). Worcester has the higher median home value ($140,900 vs $132,500 in Richfield Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Richfield Springs	Worcester
Population	1,096	1,017
Median age	33.8 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$76,731
Median home value	$132,500	$140,900
Median gross rent	$759	—
Housing units	483	368
Homeownership rate	69.9%	98.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richfield Springs	Worcester
Population	1,016 → 1,096 (+7.9%)	889 → 1,017 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$40,764 → $55,417 (+35.9%)	$46,159 → $76,731 (+66.2%)
Median home value	$108,100 → $132,500 (+22.6%)	$107,100 → $140,900 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $759 (+13.3%)	$892 → $837 (-6.2%)

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

Worcester

Population

8891,017

Median household income

$46,159$76,731

Median home value

$107,100$140,900

Median gross rent

$892$837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richfield Springs	Worcester
Under 5	2.0%	9.3%
5 to 17	22.8%	15.6%
18 to 24	16.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	9.8%	15.6%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	6.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	9.6%	12.5%
65 to 74	10.8%	7.0%
75 and over	9.7%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richfield Springs	Worcester
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	77.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.3%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richfield Springs	Worcester
No high school diploma	13.3%	5.3%
High school graduate	30.0%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richfield Springs	Worcester
Drove alone	73.5%	74.4%
Carpooled	10.0%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	9.8%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richfield Springs	Worcester
1-unit, detached	68.7%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.1%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Richfield Springs	Worcester
Poverty rate	29.4%	33.6%
Average household size	2.95	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1938	1938