Overview Richfield is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 604 people and just one neighborhood, Richfield is the 469th largest community in North Carolina. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some towns, Richfield isn鈥檛 mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Richfield are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Richfield is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richfield who work in sales jobs (21.85%), teaching (15.89%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (7.51%). Setting & Lifestyle Because of many things, Richfield is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Richfield really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Richfield perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Being a small town, Richfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work. Richfield Demographics In terms of college education, Richfield is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.29% of adults in Richfield have a college degree. The per capita income in Richfield in 2022 was $31,943, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,772 for a family of four. However, Richfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Richfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Richfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Richfield include English, German, Scots-Irish, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Richfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Italian.