Dodgeville vs Ridgeway

A side-by-side comparison of Dodgeville and Ridgeway: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dodgeville has the higher population (5,013 vs 599 in Ridgeway). Dodgeville has the higher median household income ($72,768 vs $71,563 in Ridgeway). Dodgeville has the higher median home value ($234,000 vs $175,500 in Ridgeway).

Population, income & housing

	Dodgeville	Ridgeway
Population	5,013	599
Median age	42.3 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,768	$71,563
Median home value	$234,000	$175,500
Median gross rent	$984	$903
Housing units	2,502	254
Homeownership rate	61.7%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodgeville	Ridgeway
Population	4,730 → 5,013 (+6.0%)	664 → 599 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$59,911 → $72,768 (+21.5%)	$59,861 → $71,563 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$164,400 → $234,000 (+42.3%)	$140,200 → $175,500 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $984 (+23.8%)	$800 → $903 (+12.9%)

Dodgeville

Population

4,7305,013

Median household income

$59,911$72,768

Median home value

$164,400$234,000

Median gross rent

$795$984

Ridgeway

Population

664599

Median household income

$59,861$71,563

Median home value

$140,200$175,500

Median gross rent

$800$903

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dodgeville	Ridgeway
Under 5	6.8%	7.7%
5 to 17	11.7%	17.5%
18 to 24	10.2%	4.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	14.9%
35 to 44	14.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	13.8%	17.2%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.9%	6.2%
75 and over	10.6%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodgeville	Ridgeway
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	89.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	2.3%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodgeville	Ridgeway
No high school diploma	4.6%	5.4%
High school graduate	28.9%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodgeville	Ridgeway
Drove alone	73.4%	82.2%
Carpooled	4.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.0%	8.6%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodgeville	Ridgeway
1-unit, detached	63.7%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	18.5%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	6.7%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Dodgeville	Ridgeway
Poverty rate	8.4%	17.2%
Average household size	2.12	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1976	1979