Ridgefield is a city of 6,970 people in Connecticut. This is an unusually credentialed place: 69% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $843,600, having more than doubled since 2000. Households here earn about 55% more than in Connecticut as a whole. Households take in $148,279 a year at the median, 80% more than the country as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $148,279, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
69% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ridgefield
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$755,542 → $843,600(+12%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.7%(36)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.1%(14)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.8%(111)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War18.3%(62)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 338 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ridgefield, decade by decade
Ridgefield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,363
$146,728
$755,542
51.5%
12.1
2000
7,212
$147,880
$730,848
62.2%
14.8
2010
7,645
$167,733
$1,035,052
65.3%
22.4
2020
7,596
$164,951
$788,310
71.1%
34.9
2024
6,970
$148,279
$843,600
68.9%
40.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
