Ridgefield vs Salmon Creek

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

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

Salmon Creek has the higher population (19,594 vs 12,576 in Ridgefield). Ridgefield has the higher median household income ($117,550 vs $100,534 in Salmon Creek). Ridgefield has the higher median home value ($590,200 vs $497,000 in Salmon Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Ridgefield	Salmon Creek
Population	12,576	19,594
Median age	34.9 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$117,550	$100,534
Median home value	$590,200	$497,000
Median gross rent	$2,324	$1,612
Housing units	4,407	8,018
Homeownership rate	83.3%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ridgefield	Salmon Creek
Population	7,767 → 12,576 (+61.9%)	20,956 → 19,594 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$96,836 → $117,550 (+21.4%)	$79,593 → $100,534 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$398,600 → $590,200 (+48.1%)	$332,100 → $497,000 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,746 → $2,324 (+33.1%)	$1,210 → $1,612 (+33.2%)

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

Salmon Creek

Population

20,95619,594

Median household income

$79,593$100,534

Median home value

$332,100$497,000

Median gross rent

$1,210$1,612

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ridgefield	Salmon Creek
Under 5	9.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	20.1%	13.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	5.7%
25 to 34	15.6%	12.5%
35 to 44	15.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	12.7%
75 and over	3.9%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ridgefield	Salmon Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	74.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.8%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.2%	1.4%
Two or more races	7.2%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ridgefield	Salmon Creek
No high school diploma	3.3%	5.4%
High school graduate	15.5%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ridgefield	Salmon Creek
Drove alone	73.1%	66.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	3.5%
Public transit	0.9%	0.6%
Walked	0.4%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	16.3%	23.7%
Other means	0.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ridgefield	Salmon Creek
1-unit, detached	83.0%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	5.8%
20 or more units	3.8%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Ridgefield	Salmon Creek
Poverty rate	6.0%	6.9%
Average household size	2.91	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	2011	1988