Downsville vs Ridgeland

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

Downsville 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 268 in Downsville). Downsville has the higher median household income ($81,667 vs $37,813 in Ridgeland). Downsville has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $114,000 in Ridgeland).

Population, income & housing

	Downsville	Ridgeland
Population	268	288
Median age	37.7 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$81,667	$37,813
Median home value	$200,000	$114,000
Median gross rent	—	$575
Housing units	72	161
Homeownership rate	94.1%	54.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.7%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	38.7%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downsville	Ridgeland
Population	120 → 268 (+123.3%)	259 → 288 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $81,667 (+45.2%)	$33,875 → $37,813 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$130,400 → $200,000 (+53.4%)	$72,500 → $114,000 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $707 (+7.3%)	$583 → $575 (-1.4%)

Downsville

Population

120268

Median household income

$56,250$81,667

Median home value

$130,400$200,000

Median gross rent

$659$707

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)

	Downsville	Ridgeland
Under 5	2.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.7%	14.9%
18 to 24	21.6%	5.6%
25 to 34	4.1%	11.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	8.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.8%
55 to 64	7.8%	18.4%
65 to 74	2.6%	13.5%
75 and over	20.5%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downsville	Ridgeland
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downsville	Ridgeland
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.3%
High school graduate	26.5%	54.8%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	34.0%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downsville	Ridgeland
Drove alone	91.5%	83.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downsville	Ridgeland
1-unit, detached	84.7%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	12.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Downsville	Ridgeland
Poverty rate	8.6%	20.1%
Average household size	3.94	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1983	1962