Laurel Park vs Ridgeway

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

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

Ridgeway has the higher population (1,082 vs 843 in Laurel Park). Ridgeway has the higher median household income ($60,938 vs $38,621 in Laurel Park). Ridgeway has the higher median home value ($147,400 vs $139,500 in Laurel Park).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel Park	Ridgeway
Population	843	1,082
Median age	41.1 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$38,621	$60,938
Median home value	$139,500	$147,400
Median gross rent	—	$745
Housing units	403	370
Homeownership rate	74.0%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel Park	Ridgeway
Population	841 → 843 (+0.2%)	922 → 1,082 (+17.4%)
Median household income	$46,293 → $38,621 (-16.6%)	$32,321 → $60,938 (+88.5%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $139,500 (+25.9%)	$104,400 → $147,400 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $776 (+7.5%)	$571 → $745 (+30.5%)

Laurel Park

Population

841843

Median household income

$46,293$38,621

Median home value

$110,800$139,500

Median gross rent

$722$776

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)

	Laurel Park	Ridgeway
Under 5	0.0%	14.1%
5 to 17	30.7%	23.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	18.6%	5.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	14.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	8.3%	10.8%
65 to 74	16.1%	8.3%
75 and over	4.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel Park	Ridgeway
White (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	54.2%
Black or African American	51.5%	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	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	45.0%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel Park	Ridgeway
No high school diploma	30.1%	12.5%
High school graduate	33.9%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel Park	Ridgeway
Drove alone	43.3%	85.6%
Carpooled	17.0%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.7%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel Park	Ridgeway
1-unit, detached	48.4%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	13.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	13.9%	2.7%
20 or more units	14.9%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Laurel Park	Ridgeway
Poverty rate	3.6%	7.5%
Average household size	2.44	3.59
Mean commute (minutes)	36	35
Median year structure built	1978	1979