Barberton vs Ridgefield

A side-by-side comparison of Barberton and Ridgefield: population, income, housing, and more.

Barberton and Ridgefield are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ridgefield has the higher population (12,576 vs 8,213 in Barberton). Barberton has the higher median household income ($121,524 vs $117,550 in Ridgefield). Barberton has the higher median home value ($598,500 vs $590,200 in Ridgefield).

Population, income & housing

	Barberton	Ridgefield
Population	8,213	12,576
Median age	45.1 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$121,524	$117,550
Median home value	$598,500	$590,200
Median gross rent	$1,956	$2,324
Housing units	3,191	4,407
Homeownership rate	86.6%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barberton	Ridgefield
Population	6,981 → 8,213 (+17.6%)	7,767 → 12,576 (+61.9%)
Median household income	$98,911 → $121,524 (+22.9%)	$96,836 → $117,550 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$414,500 → $598,500 (+44.4%)	$398,600 → $590,200 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,408 → $1,956 (+38.9%)	$1,746 → $2,324 (+33.1%)

Barberton

Population

6,9818,213

Median household income

$98,911$121,524

Median home value

$414,500$598,500

Median gross rent

$1,408$1,956

Ridgefield

Population

7,76712,576

Median household income

$96,836$117,550

Median home value

$398,600$590,200

Median gross rent

$1,746$2,324

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barberton	Ridgefield
Under 5	4.1%	9.8%
5 to 17	12.9%	20.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	4.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	15.6%
35 to 44	13.1%	15.4%
45 to 54	16.6%	12.5%
55 to 64	10.8%	9.2%
65 to 74	16.8%	8.9%
75 and over	6.1%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barberton	Ridgefield
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	79.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	7.1%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barberton	Ridgefield
No high school diploma	2.7%	3.3%
High school graduate	25.5%	15.5%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barberton	Ridgefield
Drove alone	68.8%	73.1%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.9%
Walked	1.2%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	16.3%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barberton	Ridgefield
1-unit, detached	86.4%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.2%
20 or more units	3.5%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Barberton	Ridgefield
Poverty rate	4.7%	6.0%
Average household size	2.68	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	2002	2011