How many renters in Richfield, MN pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

43.9% (±6.3 points) of renting households in Richfield, MN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
43.9% (±6.3 points)
Paying 35% or more
33.2% (±5.2 points)
Median share of income
26.8% (±3.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Richfield

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentRichfieldHennepin CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Less than 15%7.7% (±2.1 points)11.8%12.9%12.6%
15% to 19.9%20.3% (±4.5 points)13.3%12.9%12.2%
20% to 24.9%18.6% (±4.7 points)14.6%13.9%12.6%
25% to 29.9%9.6% (±3.3 points)12.8%12.1%11.5%
30% to 34.9%10.7% (±3.6 points)9.3%9.7%9.2%
35% or more33.2% (±5.2 points)38.2%38.4%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Richfield against Hennepin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
RichfieldHennepin CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Paying 30% or more43.9% (±6.3 points)47.5% (±1.1 points)48.1% (±0.6 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more33.2% (±5.2 points)38.2% (±0.9 points)38.4% (±0.5 points)41.9%
Median share of income26.8% (±3.0 points)29.0% (±0.4 points)29.2% (±0.3 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$64,035 (±$5,478)$59,890 (±$1,200)$51,080 (±$531)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,393 (±$43)$1,487 (±$14)$1,280 (±$7)$1,413

In Richfield, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Hennepin County (47.5%).

It is not measurably different from Minnesota (48.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Hennepin County, Richfield ranks 30 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 847 of 2,184.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Richfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Richfield
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Richfield—43.9% (±6.3 points)—
Bloomington3.5 mi46.3% (±4.2 points)Not measurably different
Edina4.0 mi49.3% (±6.4 points)Not measurably different
Mendota6.0 mi64.7% (±65.9 points)Not measurably different
Minneapolis6.2 mi48.1% (±1.7 points)Not measurably different
St. Louis Park6.5 mi39.8% (±4.1 points)Not measurably different
Hopkins6.9 mi47.5% (±6.7 points)Not measurably different
Eagan7.1 mi44.0% (±4.9 points)Not measurably different
Mendota Heights7.3 mi41.0% (±11.4 points)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Hennepin County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
24Maple Plain46.9% (±22.3 points)
25 (tie)Bloomington46.3% (±4.2 points)
25 (tie)Corcoran46.3% (±66.1 points)
27 (tie)Medina45.9% (±44.2 points)
27 (tie)Minnetonka45.9% (±4.6 points)
29Rogers44.8% (±18.4 points)
30Richfield43.9% (±6.3 points)
31 (tie)Osseo42.3% (±14.2 points)
31 (tie)Plymouth42.3% (±5.2 points)
33Eden Prairie42.2% (±5.7 points)
34St. Bonifacius40.9% (±32.9 points)
35St. Louis Park39.8% (±4.1 points)
36Excelsior39.7% (±15.7 points)

Showing 13 of 42 places in Hennepin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Richfield

Are renters in Richfield rent-burdened?

43.9% of renting households in Richfield pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Richfield spend on rent?

The median renting household in Richfield, MN spends 26.8% (±3.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Richfield city, Minnesota (place:54214, in state:27).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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