Ridgeley, WV

Census Place

2024 Population

239

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

14.2%

27.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$41,477

19.7% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$151,800

9.92% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Economy

The economy of Ridgeley, WV employs 91 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ridgeley, WV were Accommodation & Food Services (19 people), Retail Trade (13 people), and Manufacturing (12 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,750), Accommodation & Food Services ($35,341), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($35,341).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 87

−34.1%

1 Year decline

± 174%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ridgeley, WV declined at a rate of −34.1%, from 138 employees to 91 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ridgeley, WV, are Sales & Related Occupations (17 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (11 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (11 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ridgeley, WV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in West Virginia (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

2024 Value

± 87

−34.1%

1 Year decline

± 174%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ridgeley, WV declined at a rate of −34.1%, from 138 employees to 91 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ridgeley, WV, are Accommodation & Food Services (19 people), Retail Trade (13 people), and Manufacturing (12 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ridgeley, WV, though some of these residents may live in Ridgeley, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ridgeley, WV was $151,800 in 2024, which is 0.456 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $138,100 to $151,800, a 9.92% increase. The homeownership rate in Ridgeley, WV is 69.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ridgeley, WV have an average commute time of 16.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ridgeley, WV is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$151,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$73,288

$100

Median Property Taxes

±$54

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 Ridgeley, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.9%

Homeownership

2024

38.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.9% of the housing units in Ridgeley, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ridgeley, WV 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.

$41,477

Median Household Income

± $16,341

143

Number of Households

± 57

In 2024, the median household income of the 143 households in Ridgeley, WV declined from $41,477 from the previous year's value of $51,667.

The following chart displays the households in Ridgeley, WV 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ridgeley, WV is from West Virginia.

0.443

2024 Wage GINI in West Virginia

0.443

2023 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0426% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in West Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (52.7%)
Carpooled (20.9%)
Worked At Home (14.3%)

In 2024, 52.7% of workers in Ridgeley, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (20.9%) and those who worked at home (14.3%).

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

16.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ridgeley, WV have a shorter commute time (16.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.56% of the workforce in Ridgeley, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ridgeley, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ridgeley, WV have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ridgeley, WV (34 out of 239 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ridgeley, WV is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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