Ramsey vs Ridgefield Park

A side-by-side comparison of Ramsey and Ridgefield Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Ramsey and Ridgefield Park are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ramsey has the higher population (14,722 vs 13,167 in Ridgefield Park). Ramsey has the higher median household income ($164,767 vs $98,184 in Ridgefield Park). Ramsey has the higher median home value ($665,700 vs $459,400 in Ridgefield Park).

Population, income & housing

	Ramsey	Ridgefield Park
Population	14,722	13,167
Median age	41.1 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$164,767	$98,184
Median home value	$665,700	$459,400
Median gross rent	$2,009	$1,633
Housing units	5,267	5,389
Homeownership rate	83.7%	57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.3%	35.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ramsey	Ridgefield Park
Population	14,940 → 14,722 (-1.5%)	12,922 → 13,167 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$147,875 → $164,767 (+11.4%)	$86,923 → $98,184 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$598,900 → $665,700 (+11.2%)	$349,100 → $459,400 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,646 → $2,009 (+22.1%)	$1,368 → $1,633 (+19.4%)

Ramsey

Population

14,94014,722

Median household income

$147,875$164,767

Median home value

$598,900$665,700

Median gross rent

$1,646$2,009

Ridgefield Park

Population

12,92213,167

Median household income

$86,923$98,184

Median home value

$349,100$459,400

Median gross rent

$1,368$1,633

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ramsey	Ridgefield Park
Under 5	3.3%	8.7%
5 to 17	22.8%	14.4%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	7.3%	15.8%
35 to 44	15.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	15.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.6%
75 and over	6.7%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ramsey	Ridgefield Park
White (non-Hispanic)	74.1%	33.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.8%	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	49.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ramsey	Ridgefield Park
No high school diploma	4.0%	9.9%
High school graduate	11.6%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	15.1%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	41.2%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	28.1%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ramsey	Ridgefield Park
Drove alone	64.2%	62.5%
Carpooled	2.5%	10.5%
Public transit	8.4%	11.2%
Walked	2.5%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	21.9%	9.9%
Other means	0.5%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ramsey	Ridgefield Park
1-unit, detached	70.2%	41.2%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	27.8%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	11.3%
20 or more units	4.8%	17.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Ramsey	Ridgefield Park
Poverty rate	3.0%	13.0%
Average household size	2.79	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	34	27
Median year structure built	1968	1947