Ridgetop, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

1,995

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.1

9.73% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.53%

27.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$85,063

23.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Ridgetop, TN is home to a population of 2k people, from which 98.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.41% of Ridgetop, TN residents were born outside of the country (68 people).

In 2024, there were 32.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.86k people) in Ridgetop, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 58 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 27 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Ridgetop, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ridgetop, TN was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ridgetop, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.86k ± 499
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
58 ± 77
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
27 ± 30

1.35%

Hispanic Population

27 people

1.35% of the people in Ridgetop, TN are hispanic (27 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ridgetop, TN 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 Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

3.41%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

68 people

3.18%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

70 people

As of 2024, 3.41% of Ridgetop, TN residents (68 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 Ridgetop, TN was 3.18%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
57 ± 55
Vietnam
39 ± 33

Ridgetop, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.46 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ridgetop, TN.

Economy

The economy of Ridgetop, TN employs 952 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ridgetop, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (168 people), Retail Trade (161 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (95 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($103,514), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($93,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,857).

Employment

Occupations

952

2024 Value

± 203

−4.8%

1 Year decline

± 30.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ridgetop, TN declined at a rate of −4.8%, from 1k employees to 952 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ridgetop, TN, are Sales & Related Occupations (146 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (109 people), and Management Occupations (104 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ridgetop, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (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

952

2024 Value

± 203

−4.8%

1 Year decline

± 30.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ridgetop, TN declined at a rate of −4.8%, from 1k employees to 952 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ridgetop, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (168 people), Retail Trade (161 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (95 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ridgetop, TN, though some of these residents may live in Ridgetop, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,241

Median earning men ± $11,828

$32,500

Median earning women ± $30,991

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($145,938), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,429).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,875), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,250), and Public Administration ($45,313).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ridgetop, TN was $351,100 in 2024, which is 1.06 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $301,300 to $351,100, a 16.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Ridgetop, TN is 86.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ridgetop, TN have an average commute time of 27.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ridgetop, TN is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$351,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,989

$707

Median Property Taxes

±$145

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 Ridgetop, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

86.3%

Homeownership

2024

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 86.3% of the housing units in Ridgetop, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ridgetop, TN 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.

$85,063

Median Household Income

± $12,096

819

Number of Households

± 165

In 2024, the median household income of the 819 households in Ridgetop, TN grew to $85,063 from the previous year's value of $68,884.

The following chart displays the households in Ridgetop, TN 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ridgetop, TN is from Tennessee.

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.3%)
Worked At Home (21.8%)
Carpooled (6.17%)

In 2024, 70.3% of workers in Ridgetop, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.8%) and those who carpooled to work (6.17%).

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

27.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ridgetop, TN have a longer commute time (27.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.423% of the workforce in Ridgetop, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ridgetop, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ridgetop, TN have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.53% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ridgetop, TN (70 out of 1.98k 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 Females 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ridgetop, TN 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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