CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ridgefield

Connecticut · 6,363 residents · 6.26 sq mi

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Ridgefield is a city of 6,363 people in Connecticut. The typical home is worth $314,800. This is an unusually credentialed place: 52% of adults have a four-year degree. Households take in $61,135 a year at the median, 103% more than the country as a whole. Renters pay $850 a month at the median. Households here earn about 47% more than in Connecticut as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

52% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,363

−12%vs 2000

vs 7,212 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.5

−8%vs 2000

vs 40.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(418)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(364)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(312)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(365)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(363)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(1,081)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.2%(1,095)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.3%(909)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(650)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(465)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(263)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(78)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$61,135

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,179 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$31,624

−32%vs 2000

vs $46,843 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$314,800

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $401,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$850

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,008 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.1%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.6% in 2000

29.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(6,767)

Black0.5%(39)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(163)

Asian2.4%(176)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(6,119)

Black1.4%(86)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(74)

Asian2.3%(145)

Other0.2%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American4%(278)

Ecuadorian3.4%(239)

Mexican3.3%(228)

Puerto Rican2.2%(153)

Dominican2.2%(153)

Venezuelan0.4%(30)

Spaniard0.3%(24)

Cuban0.1%(10)

Peruvian0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(19)

Pakistani0.2%(12)

Ancestry

Irish22.9%(1,594)

Italian20.7%(1,442)

English13.5%(944)

German8.3%(577)

Swedish3.6%(248)

Polish3%(212)

Scottish2.6%(180)

Russian2.5%(177)

Norwegian2.5%(176)

Greek2.1%(147)

American1.9%(132)

French Canadian1.5%(107)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

French1.4%(99)

Hungarian1.4%(97)

Finnish1.2%(82)

Portuguese0.8%(54)

Canadian0.7%(51)

Austrian0.7%(49)

Armenian0.7%(46)

Lithuanian0.6%(45)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(45)

Slovak0.6%(44)

Dutch0.5%(38)

Welsh0.5%(33)

Belgian0.4%(26)

Iranian0.3%(24)

West Indian0.3%(18)

Jamaican0.3%(18)

Danish0.2%(13)

Arab0.1%(10)

Egyptian0.1%(10)

British0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

51.5%

−10.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.4%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

20.6%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.1 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 22.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.8%(771)

Married62.1%(1,664)

Widowed2%(53)

Divorced7.1%(190)

Women 15+

Never married26.3%(843)

Married51.3%(1,644)

Widowed9.5%(304)

Divorced12.9%(413)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2013

from 4.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.9%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 67.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.7%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.7%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 82.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.9%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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