East Waterford vs Richfield

A side-by-side comparison of East Waterford and Richfield: population, income, housing, and more.

East Waterford and Richfield are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Richfield has the higher population (355 vs 127 in East Waterford). East Waterford has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $61,875 in Richfield). East Waterford has the higher median home value ($141,700 vs $133,900 in Richfield).

Population, income & housing

	East Waterford	Richfield
Population	127	355
Median age	50.5 yrs	61.7 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$61,875
Median home value	$141,700	$133,900
Median gross rent	—	$488
Housing units	63	209
Homeownership rate	80.0%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Waterford	Richfield
Population	189 → 127 (-32.8%)	499 → 355 (-28.9%)
Median household income	$38,036 → $63,750 (+67.6%)	$34,196 → $61,875 (+80.9%)
Median home value	$117,800 → $141,700 (+20.3%)	$95,000 → $133,900 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$806 → $488 (-39.5%)

East Waterford

Population

189127

Median household income

$38,036$63,750

Median home value

$117,800$141,700

Richfield

Population

499355

Median household income

$34,196$61,875

Median home value

$95,000$133,900

Median gross rent

$806$488

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Waterford	Richfield
Under 5	5.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	3.9%	4.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	0.3%
25 to 34	8.7%	7.6%
35 to 44	18.9%	8.2%
45 to 54	15.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	19.7%	18.3%
65 to 74	16.5%	15.8%
75 and over	4.7%	28.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Waterford	Richfield
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Waterford	Richfield
No high school diploma	1.9%	18.2%
High school graduate	60.7%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	16.8%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Waterford	Richfield
Drove alone	75.3%	84.7%
Carpooled	12.3%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.3%
Worked from home	4.1%	8.6%
Other means	8.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Waterford	Richfield
1-unit, detached	92.1%	56.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	34.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	East Waterford	Richfield
Poverty rate	6.3%	14.2%
Average household size	2.12	1.61
Mean commute (minutes)	49	28
Median year structure built	1938	1944