Goldsboro vs Ridgely

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

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

Ridgely has the higher population (1,685 vs 259 in Goldsboro). Ridgely has the higher median household income ($64,432 vs $39,643 in Goldsboro). Ridgely has the higher median home value ($236,000 vs $204,200 in Goldsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Goldsboro	Ridgely
Population	259	1,685
Median age	27.1 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,643	$64,432
Median home value	$204,200	$236,000
Median gross rent	$1,639	$1,070
Housing units	90	671
Homeownership rate	77.6%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goldsboro	Ridgely
Population	262 → 259 (-1.1%)	1,721 → 1,685 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $39,643 (+9.4%)	$51,705 → $64,432 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$116,100 → $204,200 (+75.9%)	$168,600 → $236,000 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,175 → $1,639 (+39.5%)	$1,026 → $1,070 (+4.3%)

Goldsboro

Population

262259

Median household income

$36,250$39,643

Median home value

$116,100$204,200

Median gross rent

$1,175$1,639

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)

	Goldsboro	Ridgely
Under 5	16.6%	7.3%
5 to 17	29.3%	22.1%
18 to 24	3.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	12.0%	12.6%
35 to 44	20.5%	17.8%
45 to 54	5.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	2.3%	9.6%
65 to 74	3.5%	7.7%
75 and over	6.9%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goldsboro	Ridgely
White (non-Hispanic)	36.7%	68.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.6%
Two or more races	6.2%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	57.1%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goldsboro	Ridgely
No high school diploma	50.8%	16.1%
High school graduate	33.1%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	9.2%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goldsboro	Ridgely
Drove alone	82.9%	83.7%
Carpooled	7.3%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	6.1%
Other means	1.2%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goldsboro	Ridgely
1-unit, detached	100.0%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Goldsboro	Ridgely
Poverty rate	45.9%	8.1%
Average household size	3.41	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	35	34
Median year structure built	1938	1981