Downing vs Ridgeland

A side-by-side comparison of Downing and Ridgeland: population, income, housing, and more.

Downing and Ridgeland are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ridgeland has the higher population (288 vs 250 in Downing). Downing has the higher median household income ($60,938 vs $37,813 in Ridgeland). Downing has the higher median home value ($163,900 vs $114,000 in Ridgeland).

Population, income & housing

	Downing	Ridgeland
Population	250	288
Median age	41.0 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,938	$37,813
Median home value	$163,900	$114,000
Median gross rent	—	$575
Housing units	105	161
Homeownership rate	75.8%	54.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downing	Ridgeland
Population	199 → 250 (+25.6%)	259 → 288 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $60,938 (+9.6%)	$33,875 → $37,813 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$122,500 → $163,900 (+33.8%)	$72,500 → $114,000 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,125 → $850 (-24.4%)	$583 → $575 (-1.4%)

Downing

Population

199250

Median household income

$55,625$60,938

Median home value

$122,500$163,900

Median gross rent

$1,125$850

Ridgeland

Population

259288

Median household income

$33,875$37,813

Median home value

$72,500$114,000

Median gross rent

$583$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downing	Ridgeland
Under 5	3.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	25.2%	14.9%
18 to 24	2.4%	5.6%
25 to 34	10.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	17.2%	8.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	21.6%	18.4%
65 to 74	5.6%	13.5%
75 and over	2.8%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downing	Ridgeland
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downing	Ridgeland
No high school diploma	7.6%	4.3%
High school graduate	45.9%	54.8%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downing	Ridgeland
Drove alone	81.8%	83.9%
Carpooled	15.2%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downing	Ridgeland
1-unit, detached	86.7%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	12.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Downing	Ridgeland
Poverty rate	4.0%	20.1%
Average household size	2.63	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	1961	1962