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Ridgefield Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Ridgefield Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

25,007

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.0%
5 - 17:
20.9%
18 - 24:
5.1%
25 - 34:
5.9%
35 - 54:
29.4%
55 - 64:
15.1%
Over 65 Years:
18.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.7%
3.7%
97.2%
97.2%
72.2%
72.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Ridgefield
USA
$93,429
$93,429
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Ridgefield
USA
$169,363
$169,363
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

3.7%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Healthcare
Education
Manufacturing
Retail
Accommodation
Construction
Information Technology
Real estate
Other
Arts
Administration
Transportation
Wholesale
15.8%
15.8%
12.8%
12.8%
11.1%
11.1%
9.6%
9.6%
8.2%
8.2%
7.3%
7.3%
5.6%
5.6%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
3.5%
3.5%
3.3%
3.3%
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
2.4%
2.4%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
83.4%
83.4%
6.2%
6.2%
4.0%
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
2.5%
2.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
English
German
Polish
French
Swedish
Eastern European
Norwegian
Scottish
British
Portuguese
Greek
Hungarian
Russian
European
Scots-Irish
Brazilian
French Canadian
Canadian
22.3%
22.3%
22.1%
22.1%
12.2%
12.2%
11.2%
11.2%
4.6%
4.6%
2.7%
2.7%
2.4%
2.4%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Chinese
French
Italian
African languages
Korean
Polish
German/Yiddish
Portuguese
Slavic languages
Other Indo-European
Scandinavian languages
West Germanic languages
Serbo-Croatian
Arabic
Hungarian
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
85.1%
85.1%
3.3%
3.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Ridgefield Residents

12.3%