Knapp vs Ridgeland

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

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

Knapp has the higher population (504 vs 288 in Ridgeland). Knapp has the higher median household income ($59,167 vs $37,813 in Ridgeland). Ridgeland has the higher median home value ($114,000 vs $105,000 in Knapp).

Population, income & housing

	Knapp	Ridgeland
Population	504	288
Median age	43.8 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,167	$37,813
Median home value	$105,000	$114,000
Median gross rent	$950	$575
Housing units	294	161
Homeownership rate	58.3%	54.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.9%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knapp	Ridgeland
Population	556 → 504 (-9.4%)	259 → 288 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$50,694 → $59,167 (+16.7%)	$33,875 → $37,813 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $105,000 (-11.6%)	$72,500 → $114,000 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $950 (+27.2%)	$583 → $575 (-1.4%)

Knapp

Population

556504

Median household income

$50,694$59,167

Median home value

$118,800$105,000

Median gross rent

$747$950

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)

	Knapp	Ridgeland
Under 5	6.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	12.5%	14.9%
18 to 24	9.9%	5.6%
25 to 34	14.3%	11.1%
35 to 44	7.3%	8.3%
45 to 54	14.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	22.2%	18.4%
65 to 74	5.2%	13.5%
75 and over	7.1%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knapp	Ridgeland
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	8.3%	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	5.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knapp	Ridgeland
No high school diploma	7.8%	4.3%
High school graduate	38.4%	54.8%
Some college or associate's	47.9%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knapp	Ridgeland
Drove alone	90.6%	83.9%
Carpooled	3.0%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	4.8%
Other means	2.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knapp	Ridgeland
1-unit, detached	46.9%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	22.4%	12.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Knapp	Ridgeland
Poverty rate	15.9%	20.1%
Average household size	1.80	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	36	24
Median year structure built	1977	1962