Ridgebury

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,949
Median household income: $207,721
Median home value: $821,100

Ridgebury is a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 1,949 residents. Its median household income of $207,721 runs above the Western Connecticut Planning Region figure of $124,553.

From 2020 to 2023, Ridgebury's population declined 12.2% from 2,219 to 1,949, while its median home value was little changed from $823,200 to $821,100.

5.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.97 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,949
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $207,721
Median home value: $821,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 735
Homeownership rate: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2191,949

Median household income

$218,750$207,721

Median home value

$823,200$821,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	2,219	$218,750	$823,200
2021	2,248	$187,333	$811,400
2022	2,187	$205,125	$840,600
2023	1,949	$207,721	$821,100

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 241.2%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7420.0%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	2.4%
5 to 17	436	22.4%
18 to 24	24	1.2%
25 to 34	186	9.5%
35 to 44	300	15.4%
45 to 54	221	11.3%
55 to 64	289	14.8%
65 to 74	390	20.0%
75 and over	56	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,504	77.2%
Black or African American	125	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.6%
Asian	157	8.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	66	3.4%
Two or more races	24	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate10.7%

Some college or associate's14.1%

Bachelor's degree45.2%

Graduate or professional degree24.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74	5.1%
High school graduate	155	10.7%
Some college or associate's	204	14.1%
Bachelor's degree	652	45.2%
Graduate or professional degree	357	24.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone65.3%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit9.2%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	478	65.3%
Carpooled	18	2.5%
Public transit	67	9.2%
Walked	9	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	160	21.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	75	13.1%
15 to 29 min	167	29.2%
30 to 44 min	93	16.3%
45 to 59 min	86	15.0%
60+ min	151	26.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 5.4% (106 of 1,949)

	Count	Share
Family households	575	87.7%
Nonfamily households	81	12.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	656	89.3%
Vacant	79	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	579	88.3%
Renter-occupied	77	11.7%

1-unit, detached97.4%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	716	97.4%
1-unit, attached	11	1.5%
2 to 4 units	8	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0963830
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.3568, -73.5359