Denton vs Ridgely

A side-by-side comparison of Denton and Ridgely: population, income, housing, and more.

Denton and Ridgely are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Denton has the higher population (4,879 vs 1,685 in Ridgely). Ridgely has the higher median household income ($64,432 vs $63,769 in Denton). Ridgely has the higher median home value ($236,000 vs $234,700 in Denton).

Population, income & housing

	Denton	Ridgely
Population	4,879	1,685
Median age	38.3 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,769	$64,432
Median home value	$234,700	$236,000
Median gross rent	$995	$1,070
Housing units	1,751	671
Homeownership rate	55.0%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denton	Ridgely
Population	4,429 → 4,879 (+10.2%)	1,721 → 1,685 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$50,081 → $63,769 (+27.3%)	$51,705 → $64,432 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$193,800 → $234,700 (+21.1%)	$168,600 → $236,000 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $995 (+9.8%)	$1,026 → $1,070 (+4.3%)

Denton

Population

4,4294,879

Median household income

$50,081$63,769

Median home value

$193,800$234,700

Median gross rent

$906$995

Ridgely

Population

1,7211,685

Median household income

$51,705$64,432

Median home value

$168,600$236,000

Median gross rent

$1,026$1,070

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denton	Ridgely
Under 5	4.6%	7.3%
5 to 17	18.5%	22.1%
18 to 24	11.4%	6.1%
25 to 34	10.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	14.1%	17.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.0%	9.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	7.7%
75 and over	5.6%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denton	Ridgely
White (non-Hispanic)	65.8%	68.7%
Black or African American	25.4%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	2.6%
Two or more races	4.8%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denton	Ridgely
No high school diploma	20.5%	16.1%
High school graduate	37.7%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denton	Ridgely
Drove alone	78.2%	83.7%
Carpooled	8.4%	1.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	6.1%
Other means	3.7%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denton	Ridgely
1-unit, detached	55.1%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	11.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	16.4%
5 to 19 units	24.6%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Denton	Ridgely
Poverty rate	10.7%	8.1%
Average household size	2.76	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1976	1981