Highland vs Ridgeway

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

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

Highland has the higher population (934 vs 599 in Ridgeway). Ridgeway has the higher median household income ($71,563 vs $65,179 in Highland). Ridgeway has the higher median home value ($175,500 vs $146,200 in Highland).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Ridgeway
Population	934	599
Median age	42.0 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,179	$71,563
Median home value	$146,200	$175,500
Median gross rent	$657	$903
Housing units	428	254
Homeownership rate	78.1%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Ridgeway
Population	966 → 934 (-3.3%)	664 → 599 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$57,250 → $65,179 (+13.8%)	$59,861 → $71,563 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$111,800 → $146,200 (+30.8%)	$140,200 → $175,500 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $657 (+8.4%)	$800 → $903 (+12.9%)

Highland

Population

966934

Median household income

$57,250$65,179

Median home value

$111,800$146,200

Median gross rent

$606$657

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)

	Highland	Ridgeway
Under 5	6.0%	7.7%
5 to 17	20.9%	17.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	4.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	14.9%
35 to 44	8.5%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	17.2%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.8%	6.2%
75 and over	9.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Ridgeway
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	89.3%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Ridgeway
No high school diploma	3.5%	5.4%
High school graduate	41.3%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Ridgeway
Drove alone	82.1%	82.2%
Carpooled	10.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Ridgeway
1-unit, detached	82.0%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Ridgeway
Poverty rate	13.7%	17.2%
Average household size	2.38	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1969	1979