Federalsburg vs Ridgely

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

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

Federalsburg has the higher population (2,818 vs 1,685 in Ridgely). Ridgely has the higher median household income ($64,432 vs $35,432 in Federalsburg). Ridgely has the higher median home value ($236,000 vs $125,200 in Federalsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Federalsburg	Ridgely
Population	2,818	1,685
Median age	37.3 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$35,432	$64,432
Median home value	$125,200	$236,000
Median gross rent	$987	$1,070
Housing units	1,185	671
Homeownership rate	45.2%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Federalsburg	Ridgely
Population	2,665 → 2,818 (+5.7%)	1,721 → 1,685 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$34,028 → $35,432 (+4.1%)	$51,705 → $64,432 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$119,900 → $125,200 (+4.4%)	$168,600 → $236,000 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $987 (+37.1%)	$1,026 → $1,070 (+4.3%)

Federalsburg

Population

2,6652,818

Median household income

$34,028$35,432

Median home value

$119,900$125,200

Median gross rent

$720$987

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)

	Federalsburg	Ridgely
Under 5	5.7%	7.3%
5 to 17	22.2%	22.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	8.7%	17.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	17.8%	9.6%
65 to 74	9.7%	7.7%
75 and over	5.1%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Federalsburg	Ridgely
White (non-Hispanic)	40.4%	68.7%
Black or African American	43.7%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.6%
Two or more races	8.1%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Federalsburg	Ridgely
No high school diploma	19.7%	16.1%
High school graduate	42.4%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Federalsburg	Ridgely
Drove alone	79.0%	83.7%
Carpooled	8.7%	1.6%
Public transit	3.4%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	6.1%
Other means	1.4%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Federalsburg	Ridgely
1-unit, detached	53.2%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.9%	16.4%
5 to 19 units	15.4%	8.5%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Federalsburg	Ridgely
Poverty rate	32.7%	8.1%
Average household size	2.59	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	26	34
Median year structure built	1975	1981