Ridgefield, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

6,970

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

44.8

1.97% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.48%

3.13% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$148,279

3.48% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Ridgefield, CT is home to a population of 6.97k people, from which 95.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13.8% of Ridgefield, CT residents were born outside of the country (962 people).

In 2024, there were 16.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.67k people) in Ridgefield, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 337 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 299 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%

2024 Citizenship

95.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.1% of Ridgefield, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ridgefield, CT was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ridgefield, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ridgefield, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.67k ± 689
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
337 ± 267
Other (Hispanic)
299 ± 371

12.1%

Hispanic Population

846 people

12.1% of the people in Ridgefield, CT are hispanic (846 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ridgefield, CT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

13.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

962 people

13.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

950 people

As of 2024, 13.8% of Ridgefield, CT residents (962 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ridgefield, CT was 13.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ridgefield, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
111 ± 73
Korea
62 ± 53
Gulf War (2001-)
36 ± 59

Ridgefield, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.79 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ridgefield, CT.

Economy

The economy of Ridgefield, CT employs 3.64k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ridgefield, CT were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (575 people), Retail Trade (416 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (402 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($180,833), Finance & Insurance ($167,917), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($149,156).

Employment

Occupations

3.64k

2024 Value

± 495

5.42%

1 Year growth

± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ridgefield, CT grew at a rate of 5.42%, from 3.45k employees to 3.64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ridgefield, CT, are Management Occupations (796 people), Sales & Related Occupations (685 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (480 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ridgefield, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.64k

2024 Value

± 495

5.42%

1 Year growth

± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ridgefield, CT grew at a rate of 5.42%, from 3.45k employees to 3.64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ridgefield, CT, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (575 people), Retail Trade (416 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (402 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ridgefield, CT, though some of these residents may live in Ridgefield, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$103,438

Median earning men ± $21,788

$50,189

Median earning women ± $18,477

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Manufacturing ($199,167), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($149,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($134,333), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($99,388), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($79,091).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ridgefield, CT was $843,600 in 2024, which is 2.54 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $843,200 to $843,600, a 0.0474% increase. The homeownership rate in Ridgefield, CT is 71.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ridgefield, CT have an average commute time of 31.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ridgefield, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$843,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$64,439

$2,065

Median Property Taxes

±$274

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ridgefield, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ridgefield, CT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.9%

Homeownership

2024

54.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.9% of the housing units in Ridgefield, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ridgefield, CT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$148,279

Median Household Income

± $26,359

2.87k

Number of Households

± 407

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.87k households in Ridgefield, CT grew to $148,279 from the previous year's value of $143,286.

The following chart displays the households in Ridgefield, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ridgefield, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Connecticut across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.4%)
Worked At Home (24.2%)
Public Transit (4.47%)

In 2024, 66.4% of workers in Ridgefield, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.47%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ridgefield, CT have a longer commute time (31.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.25% of the workforce in Ridgefield, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ridgefield, CT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ridgefield, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ridgefield, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.48% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ridgefield, CT (173 out of 6.97k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ridgefield, CT is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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