Ridley Park, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

7,261

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

5.36%

0.643% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$93,594

0.943% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$281,700

7.56% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,917

Population & Diversity

Ridley Park, PA is home to a population of 7.26k people, from which 98.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.57% of Ridley Park, PA residents were born outside of the country (477 people).

In 2024, there were 11.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.03k people) in Ridley Park, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 542 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 197 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Ridley Park, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ridley Park, PA was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ridley Park, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.03k ± 352
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
542 ± 304
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
197 ± 104

4.66%

Hispanic Population

338 people

4.66% of the people in Ridley Park, PA are hispanic (338 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ridley Park, PA 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 Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

6.57%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

477 people

5.69%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

412 people

As of 2024, 6.57% of Ridley Park, PA residents (477 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 Ridley Park, PA was 5.69%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
119 ± 62
World War II
55 ± 84
Gulf War (1990s)
44 ± 69

Ridley Park, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.16 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ridley Park, PA.

Economy

The economy of Ridley Park, PA employs 3.92k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ridley Park, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (848 people), Construction (665 people), and Manufacturing (367 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($80,208), Finance & Insurance ($78,924), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,517).

Employment

Occupations

3.92k

2024 Value

± 465

0.902%

1 Year growth

± 16.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ridley Park, PA grew at a rate of 0.902%, from 3.88k employees to 3.92k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ridley Park, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (718 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (479 people), and Management Occupations (414 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ridley Park, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (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

3.92k

2024 Value

± 465

0.902%

1 Year growth

± 16.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ridley Park, PA grew at a rate of 0.902%, from 3.88k employees to 3.92k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ridley Park, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (848 people), Construction (665 people), and Manufacturing (367 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ridley Park, PA, though some of these residents may live in Ridley Park, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,500

Median earning men ± $10,265

$51,875

Median earning women ± $8,657

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($125,288), Other Services Except Public Administration ($97,639), and Manufacturing ($86,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,953), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,536), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,710).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ridley Park, PA was $281,700 in 2024, which is 0.847 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $261,900 to $281,700, a 7.56% increase. The homeownership rate in Ridley Park, PA is 63.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ridley Park, PA have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ridley Park, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$281,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,466

$1,926

Median Property Taxes

±$252

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 Ridley Park, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

63.6%

Homeownership

2024

56.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.6% of the housing units in Ridley Park, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ridley Park, PA 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.

$93,594

Median Household Income

± $15,312

3.03k

Number of Households

± 386

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.03k households in Ridley Park, PA declined from $93,594 from the previous year's value of $94,485.

The following chart displays the households in Ridley Park, PA 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ridley Park, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.5%)
Worked At Home (14%)
Carpooled (9.86%)

In 2024, 70.5% of workers in Ridley Park, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14%) and those who carpooled to work (9.86%).

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

27.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ridley Park, PA have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.14% of the workforce in Ridley Park, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.36% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ridley Park, PA (388 out of 7.24k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ridley Park, PA is White, followed by Two Or More 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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