CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Park Ridge

Wisconsin · 537 residents · 0.23 sq mi

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With 537 people, Park Ridge is a city in Wisconsin. The median age is 43.7, about 11 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 46% of adults have a four-year degree. 90% of homes are owner-occupied. That is roughly 41% ahead of the Wisconsin median. The median household earns $41,389, about 37% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

46% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

537

+10%vs 2000

vs 488 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 47.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.23 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024626

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.5%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.2%(17)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(41)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(33)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(29)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411%(59)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(76)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(68)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6418.1%(97)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(46)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.2%(44)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,389

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,031 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,842

−29%vs 2000

vs $28,074 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.8%

+7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$81,900

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $123,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$488

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $592 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

90.0%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.4% in 2000

10.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(473)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(4)

Asian1.8%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(531)

Black0.6%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(2)

Asian0.6%(3)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Spaniard0.5%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.8%(5)

Ancestry

German55.4%(347)

Polish26.8%(168)

Irish17.4%(109)

English12.8%(80)

Norwegian7%(44)

Scottish2.9%(18)

American2.4%(15)

Dutch2.4%(15)

French2.2%(14)

Italian2.1%(13)

Swedish1.3%(8)

Canadian1%(6)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1%(6)

Swiss1%(6)

Czech0.8%(5)

Brazilian0.5%(3)

British0.5%(3)

French Canadian0.5%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(2)

Slovene0.3%(2)

Austrian0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

45.5%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.6%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

17.8%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.9 min

+64%vs 2000

vs 8.5 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 married23.5%(55)

Married70.1%(164)

Widowed3%(7)

Divorced3.4%(8)

Women 15+

Never married23.8%(66)

Married57%(158)

Widowed6.1%(17)

Divorced13%(36)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2013

from 1.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.1%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 73.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.4%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.5%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.1%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 88.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% 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)5.9%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)2.9%(1)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.1%(16)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.9%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 34 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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