Ridgefield vs Washougal

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

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

Washougal has the higher population (16,945 vs 12,576 in Ridgefield). Ridgefield has the higher median household income ($117,550 vs $100,916 in Washougal). Ridgefield has the higher median home value ($590,200 vs $492,100 in Washougal).

Population, income & housing

	Ridgefield	Washougal
Population	12,576	16,945
Median age	34.9 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$117,550	$100,916
Median home value	$590,200	$492,100
Median gross rent	$2,324	$1,592
Housing units	4,407	6,269
Homeownership rate	83.3%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ridgefield	Washougal
Population	7,767 → 12,576 (+61.9%)	15,769 → 16,945 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$96,836 → $117,550 (+21.4%)	$91,100 → $100,916 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$398,600 → $590,200 (+48.1%)	$325,500 → $492,100 (+51.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,746 → $2,324 (+33.1%)	$1,171 → $1,592 (+36.0%)

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

Washougal

Population

15,76916,945

Median household income

$91,100$100,916

Median home value

$325,500$492,100

Median gross rent

$1,171$1,592

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ridgefield	Washougal
Under 5	9.8%	4.9%
5 to 17	20.1%	17.4%
18 to 24	4.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	15.6%	14.8%
35 to 44	15.4%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	14.5%
55 to 64	9.2%	10.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.7%
75 and over	3.9%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ridgefield	Washougal
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	81.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	1.8%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	7.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ridgefield	Washougal
No high school diploma	3.3%	7.6%
High school graduate	15.5%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ridgefield	Washougal
Drove alone	73.1%	71.6%
Carpooled	8.6%	4.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.9%
Walked	0.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.3%	19.0%
Other means	0.6%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ridgefield	Washougal
1-unit, detached	83.0%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	4.2%
20 or more units	3.8%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Ridgefield	Washougal
Poverty rate	6.0%	12.6%
Average household size	2.91	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	2011	1997