COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ridgeway vs Wasilla
PLACE A
Ridgeway, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Wasilla, Alaska
Ridgeway is 98% smaller than Wasilla. Wasilla earns more, with a median household income $23,127 higher. Wasilla has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -17%).
RIDGEWAYWASILLADIFFERENCE
Total population25410,556−98% vs Wasilla
Population density524852−328
Population growth-16.6%15.6%−32.2 pts
Median age55.934.8+21.1
Male47.1%50.0%−2.9 pts
Female52.9%50.0%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born0.4%3.0%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.7%71.0%−1.2 pts
Black27.6%2.5%+25.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%5.1%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%19.5%−19.5 pts
Median household income$44,107$67,234−$23,127
Per capita income$33,126$39,552−$6,426
Poverty rate32.6%17.5%+15.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5500.477+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%21.7%+2.3 pts
Graduate degree11.3%8.5%+2.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%8.2%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation59.9%57.3%+2.6 pts
Median home value$169,800$358,400−$188,600
Median gross rent$635$1,153−$518
Owner-occupied62.8%48.2%+14.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.5%5.7%+21.8 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%59.5%+7.1 pts
Average commute24.929.8−4.9
Worked from home9.7%8.3%+1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured8.4%9.9%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025