Ridgway

Population: 1,247
Median household income: $88,218
Median home value: $677,700

Ridgway is a community in Ouray County, Colorado, home to 1,247 residents. At $88,218, its median household income sits above Ouray County's $84,556.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ridgway's population grew 25.7% from 992 to 1,247, while its median home value rose 68.8% from $401,500 to $677,700.

Owners occupy 55.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,247
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $88,218
Median home value: $677,700
Median gross rent: $1,336
Housing units: 702
Homeownership rate: 55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9921,247

Median household income

$53,235$88,218

Median home value

$401,500$677,700

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,336

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	992	$53,235	$401,500	$1,120
2020	1,142	$72,628	$426,000	$1,246
2021	1,033	$63,750	$470,200	$1,150
2022	1,093	$82,903	$599,100	$1,165
2023	1,247	$88,218	$677,700	$1,336

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

Age distribution

Under 51.6%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 240.6%

25 to 3423.5%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	1.6%
5 to 17	199	16.0%
18 to 24	8	0.6%
25 to 34	293	23.5%
35 to 44	162	13.0%
45 to 54	168	13.5%
55 to 64	194	15.6%
65 to 74	145	11.6%
75 and over	58	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,059	84.9%
Black or African American	32	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	88	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	59	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate17.8%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree32.2%

Graduate or professional degree21.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	1.2%
High school graduate	182	17.8%
Some college or associate's	282	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	328	32.2%
Graduate or professional degree	216	21.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone60.7%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.7%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home20.8%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	423	60.7%
Carpooled	58	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	47	6.7%
Bicycle	6	0.9%
Worked from home	145	20.8%
Other means	18	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	204	37.0%
15 to 29 min	116	21.0%
30 to 44 min	66	12.0%
45 to 59 min	126	22.8%
60+ min	40	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 12.2% (151 of 1,241)

	Count	Share
Family households	255	39.7%
Nonfamily households	388	60.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	643	91.6%
Vacant	59	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	354	55.1%
Renter-occupied	289	44.9%

1-unit, detached51.9%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units13.7%

5 to 19 units18.2%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	364	51.9%
1-unit, attached	55	7.8%
2 to 4 units	96	13.7%
5 to 19 units	128	18.2%
20 or more units	7	1.0%
Mobile home & other	52	7.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0864200
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.1572, -107.7546