Castalia vs Ridgeway

A side-by-side comparison of Castalia and Ridgeway: population, income, housing, and more.

Castalia and Ridgeway are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ridgeway has the higher population (266 vs 142 in Castalia). Ridgeway has the higher median household income ($56,500 vs $50,714 in Castalia). Ridgeway has the higher median home value ($136,600 vs $96,900 in Castalia).

Population, income & housing

	Castalia	Ridgeway
Population	142	266
Median age	59.3 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,714	$56,500
Median home value	$96,900	$136,600
Median gross rent	—	$637
Housing units	82	146
Homeownership rate	93.2%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castalia	Ridgeway
Population	163 → 142 (-12.9%)	256 → 266 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$35,938 → $50,714 (+41.1%)	$58,750 → $56,500 (-3.8%)
Median home value	$78,100 → $96,900 (+24.1%)	$111,700 → $136,600 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $731 (+17.7%)	$517 → $637 (+23.2%)

Castalia

Population

163142

Median household income

$35,938$50,714

Median home value

$78,100$96,900

Median gross rent

$621$731

Ridgeway

Population

256266

Median household income

$58,750$56,500

Median home value

$111,700$136,600

Median gross rent

$517$637

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castalia	Ridgeway
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	9.2%	11.7%
18 to 24	6.3%	28.2%
25 to 34	16.9%	8.3%
35 to 44	2.8%	11.3%
45 to 54	6.3%	8.3%
55 to 64	21.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	20.4%	11.7%
75 and over	16.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castalia	Ridgeway
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castalia	Ridgeway
No high school diploma	10.0%	2.1%
High school graduate	54.2%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castalia	Ridgeway
Drove alone	83.3%	85.0%
Carpooled	4.5%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	1.1%
Other means	1.5%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castalia	Ridgeway
1-unit, detached	81.7%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	22.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Castalia	Ridgeway
Poverty rate	8.5%	3.4%
Average household size	1.92	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1938	1963