Ridgeway

Population: 2,174
Median household income: $95,000
Median home value: $305,000

Located in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Ridgeway is a community with a population of 2,174. At $95,000, its median household income sits above Kenai Peninsula Borough's $77,722.

From 2019 to 2023, Ridgeway's population declined 19.5% from 2,702 to 2,174, while its median home value rose 18.5% from $257,400 to $305,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.8% of the population. 60.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,174
Median age: 54.0 yrs
Median household income: $95,000
Median home value: $305,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,199
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7022,174

Median household income

$91,029$95,000

Median home value

$257,400$305,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,702	$91,029	$257,400	$1,564
2020	2,631	$101,466	$268,100	—
2021	2,689	$93,542	$270,900	—
2022	2,749	$101,188	$300,000	—
2023	2,174	$95,000	$305,000	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 241.9%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6421.3%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	112	5.2%
5 to 17	332	15.3%
18 to 24	42	1.9%
25 to 34	171	7.9%
35 to 44	238	10.9%
45 to 54	309	14.2%
55 to 64	463	21.3%
65 to 74	250	11.5%
75 and over	257	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,931	88.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	111	5.1%
Asian	26	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	106	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70	4.1%
High school graduate	572	33.9%
Some college or associate's	460	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	364	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	222	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone60.2%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home25.6%

Other means4.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	431	60.2%
Carpooled	37	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	31	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	183	25.6%
Other means	34	4.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	252	47.3%
15 to 29 min	175	32.8%
30 to 44 min	70	13.1%
45 to 59 min	36	6.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 9.4% (204 of 2,174)

	Count	Share
Family households	559	58.1%
Nonfamily households	403	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	962	80.2%
Vacant	237	19.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	699	72.7%
Renter-occupied	263	27.3%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,091	91.0%
1-unit, attached	15	1.3%
2 to 4 units	18	1.5%
5 to 19 units	22	1.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	53	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0265345
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.9 sq mi
Center point: 60.5308, -151.0521