COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ridgeway vs Fitchburg
PLACE A
Ridgeway, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Ridgeway is 99% smaller than Fitchburg. Fitchburg earns more, with a median household income $42,409 higher. Fitchburg has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs -17%).
RIDGEWAYFITCHBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population25434,615−99% vs Fitchburg
Population density524983−459
Population growth-16.6%17.2%−33.8 pts
Median age55.934.4+21.5
Male47.1%54.1%−7.0 pts
Female52.9%45.9%+7.0 pts
Foreign-born0.4%13.8%−13.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.7%61.6%+8.1 pts
Black27.6%8.7%+18.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%14.4%−11.7 pts
Asian0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
Other0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Median household income$44,107$86,516−$42,409
Per capita income$33,126$59,210−$26,084
Poverty rate32.6%9.3%+23.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5500.462+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%57.7%−33.6 pts
Graduate degree11.3%23.6%−12.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%1.9%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation59.9%73.3%−13.4 pts
Median home value$169,800$417,200−$247,400
Median gross rent$635$1,373−$738
Owner-occupied62.8%47.6%+15.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.5%1.4%+26.1 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%47.1%+19.6 pts
Average commute24.918.9+6.0
Worked from home9.7%16.1%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured8.4%6.5%+1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025