Patterson vs Ridgeway

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

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

Ridgeway has the higher population (251 vs 182 in Patterson). Ridgeway has the higher median household income ($61,875 vs $49,583 in Patterson). Ridgeway has the higher median home value ($126,700 vs $73,100 in Patterson).

Population, income & housing

	Patterson	Ridgeway
Population	182	251
Median age	39.2 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,583	$61,875
Median home value	$73,100	$126,700
Median gross rent	$682	$950
Housing units	71	122
Homeownership rate	65.7%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.7%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	17.2%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patterson	Ridgeway
Population	188 → 182 (-3.2%)	368 → 251 (-31.8%)
Median household income	$39,792 → $49,583 (+24.6%)	$60,833 → $61,875 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$63,800 → $73,100 (+14.6%)	$96,900 → $126,700 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $682 (-5.9%)	$421 → $950 (+125.7%)

Patterson

Population

188182

Median household income

$39,792$49,583

Median home value

$63,800$73,100

Median gross rent

$725$682

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)

	Patterson	Ridgeway
Under 5	2.7%	9.6%
5 to 17	22.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	9.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	7.7%	10.4%
35 to 44	19.8%	9.2%
45 to 54	18.7%	13.5%
55 to 64	4.4%	19.1%
65 to 74	12.6%	11.2%
75 and over	2.2%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patterson	Ridgeway
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patterson	Ridgeway
No high school diploma	19.3%	2.8%
High school graduate	72.3%	60.8%
Some college or associate's	6.7%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	1.7%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patterson	Ridgeway
Drove alone	72.2%	87.8%
Carpooled	12.5%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	4.9%
Other means	6.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patterson	Ridgeway
1-unit, detached	74.6%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	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	21.1%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Patterson	Ridgeway
Poverty rate	37.4%	2.0%
Average household size	2.72	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1964	1945