Chatmoss vs Ridgeway

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

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

Chatmoss has the higher population (1,503 vs 1,082 in Ridgeway). Chatmoss has the higher median household income ($96,339 vs $60,938 in Ridgeway). Chatmoss has the higher median home value ($223,400 vs $147,400 in Ridgeway).

Population, income & housing

	Chatmoss	Ridgeway
Population	1,503	1,082
Median age	58.0 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$96,339	$60,938
Median home value	$223,400	$147,400
Median gross rent	—	$745
Housing units	847	370
Homeownership rate	82.2%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chatmoss	Ridgeway
Population	1,544 → 1,503 (-2.7%)	922 → 1,082 (+17.4%)
Median household income	$85,600 → $96,339 (+12.5%)	$32,321 → $60,938 (+88.5%)
Median home value	$195,400 → $223,400 (+14.3%)	$104,400 → $147,400 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$391 → $535 (+36.8%)	$571 → $745 (+30.5%)

Chatmoss

Population

1,5441,503

Median household income

$85,600$96,339

Median home value

$195,400$223,400

Median gross rent

$391$535

Ridgeway

Population

9221,082

Median household income

$32,321$60,938

Median home value

$104,400$147,400

Median gross rent

$571$745

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chatmoss	Ridgeway
Under 5	0.0%	14.1%
5 to 17	8.8%	23.2%
18 to 24	13.6%	5.7%
25 to 34	1.7%	5.4%
35 to 44	9.0%	14.9%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.6%
55 to 64	17.2%	10.8%
65 to 74	27.3%	8.3%
75 and over	10.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chatmoss	Ridgeway
White (non-Hispanic)	61.5%	54.2%
Black or African American	30.3%	39.3%
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%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chatmoss	Ridgeway
No high school diploma	1.6%	12.5%
High school graduate	12.7%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	55.7%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chatmoss	Ridgeway
Drove alone	83.4%	85.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chatmoss	Ridgeway
1-unit, detached	90.7%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Chatmoss	Ridgeway
Poverty rate	6.7%	7.5%
Average household size	2.07	3.59
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1979	1979