Jackson Junction vs Ridgeway

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

Jackson Junction 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 30 in Jackson Junction). Ridgeway has the higher median home value ($136,600 vs $92,500 in Jackson Junction). Since 2019, Ridgeway's population has grown faster (+3.9% vs -51.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson Junction	Ridgeway
Population	30	266
Median age	66.2 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$56,500
Median home value	$92,500	$136,600
Median gross rent	—	$637
Housing units	17	146
Homeownership rate	100.0%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson Junction	Ridgeway
Population	62 → 30 (-51.6%)	256 → 266 (+3.9%)
Median household income	—	$58,750 → $56,500 (-3.8%)
Median home value	$308,300 → $92,500 (-70.0%)	$111,700 → $136,600 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$517 → $637 (+23.2%)

Jackson Junction

Population

6230

Median home value

$308,300$92,500

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)

	Jackson Junction	Ridgeway
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	6.7%	11.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	28.2%
25 to 34	3.3%	8.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	16.7%	8.3%
55 to 64	10.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	40.0%	11.7%
75 and over	13.3%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson Junction	Ridgeway
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	97.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	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+

	Jackson Junction	Ridgeway
No high school diploma	28.0%	2.1%
High school graduate	36.0%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson Junction	Ridgeway
Drove alone	61.5%	85.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	38.5%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson Junction	Ridgeway
1-unit, detached	58.8%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	22.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jackson Junction	Ridgeway
Poverty rate	0.0%	3.4%
Average household size	1.76	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1985	1963