McGuffey vs Ridgeway

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

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

McGuffey has the higher population (378 vs 251 in Ridgeway). Ridgeway has the higher median household income ($61,875 vs $49,792 in McGuffey). Ridgeway has the higher median home value ($126,700 vs $59,500 in McGuffey).

Population, income & housing

	McGuffey	Ridgeway
Population	378	251
Median age	46.1 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,792	$61,875
Median home value	$59,500	$126,700
Median gross rent	$807	$950
Housing units	198	122
Homeownership rate	76.2%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McGuffey	Ridgeway
Population	485 → 378 (-22.1%)	368 → 251 (-31.8%)
Median household income	$47,031 → $49,792 (+5.9%)	$60,833 → $61,875 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$60,500 → $59,500 (-1.7%)	$96,900 → $126,700 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $807 (+26.5%)	$421 → $950 (+125.7%)

McGuffey

Population

485378

Median household income

$47,031$49,792

Median home value

$60,500$59,500

Median gross rent

$638$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)

	McGuffey	Ridgeway
Under 5	6.3%	9.6%
5 to 17	11.4%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	16.4%	10.4%
35 to 44	6.6%	9.2%
45 to 54	14.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	18.3%	19.1%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.2%
75 and over	5.8%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McGuffey	Ridgeway
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	12.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McGuffey	Ridgeway
No high school diploma	21.4%	2.8%
High school graduate	48.4%	60.8%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.5%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McGuffey	Ridgeway
Drove alone	87.7%	87.8%
Carpooled	12.3%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McGuffey	Ridgeway
1-unit, detached	78.3%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	McGuffey	Ridgeway
Poverty rate	24.1%	2.0%
Average household size	2.20	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1955	1945