Dunkirk vs Ridgeway

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

Dunkirk and Ridgeway are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dunkirk has the higher population (806 vs 251 in Ridgeway). Ridgeway has the higher median household income ($61,875 vs $47,031 in Dunkirk). Ridgeway has the higher median home value ($126,700 vs $101,200 in Dunkirk).

Population, income & housing

	Dunkirk	Ridgeway
Population	806	251
Median age	31.9 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$47,031	$61,875
Median home value	$101,200	$126,700
Median gross rent	$807	$950
Housing units	387	122
Homeownership rate	66.8%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunkirk	Ridgeway
Population	714 → 806 (+12.9%)	368 → 251 (-31.8%)
Median household income	$36,667 → $47,031 (+28.3%)	$60,833 → $61,875 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$69,800 → $101,200 (+45.0%)	$96,900 → $126,700 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $807 (+34.9%)	$421 → $950 (+125.7%)

Dunkirk

Population

714806

Median household income

$36,667$47,031

Median home value

$69,800$101,200

Median gross rent

$598$807

Ridgeway

Population

368251

Median household income

$60,833$61,875

Median home value

$96,900$126,700

Median gross rent

$421$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunkirk	Ridgeway
Under 5	6.3%	9.6%
5 to 17	18.2%	15.5%
18 to 24	11.3%	4.8%
25 to 34	16.4%	10.4%
35 to 44	18.5%	9.2%
45 to 54	7.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	7.6%	19.1%
65 to 74	9.7%	11.2%
75 and over	5.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunkirk	Ridgeway
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunkirk	Ridgeway
No high school diploma	8.3%	2.8%
High school graduate	54.2%	60.8%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunkirk	Ridgeway
Drove alone	84.2%	87.8%
Carpooled	8.5%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	4.9%
Other means	1.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunkirk	Ridgeway
1-unit, detached	85.8%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Dunkirk	Ridgeway
Poverty rate	10.9%	2.0%
Average household size	2.23	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1948	1945