Ridgefield

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 7,103
Median household income: $143,286
Median home value: $843,200

Ridgefield is a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 7,103 residents. At $143,286, its median household income sits above Western Connecticut Planning Region's $124,553.

From 2019 to 2023, Ridgefield's population declined 13.8% from 8,244 to 7,103, while its median home value rose 27.1% from $663,600 to $843,200.

2.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.46 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,103
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $143,286
Median home value: $843,200
Median gross rent: $1,834
Housing units: 3,135
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2447,103

Median household income

$133,647$143,286

Median home value

$663,600$843,200

Median gross rent

$1,665$1,834

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,244	$133,647	$663,600	$1,665
2020	7,228	$136,094	$650,400	$1,832
2021	7,216	$129,919	$711,100	$1,854
2022	7,655	$139,490	$783,300	$2,032
2023	7,103	$143,286	$843,200	$1,834

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	286	4.0%
5 to 17	1,211	17.0%
18 to 24	493	6.9%
25 to 34	603	8.5%
35 to 44	853	12.0%
45 to 54	1,120	15.8%
55 to 64	987	13.9%
65 to 74	698	9.8%
75 and over	852	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,214	87.5%
Black or African American	273	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	161	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	62	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	393	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate8.9%

Some college or associate's15.7%

Bachelor's degree43.4%

Graduate or professional degree29.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	119	2.3%
High school graduate	455	8.9%
Some college or associate's	801	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,217	43.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,521	29.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone62.3%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit5.7%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,113	62.3%
Carpooled	124	3.7%
Public transit	193	5.7%
Walked	51	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	894	26.3%
Other means	18	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	607	24.3%
15 to 29 min	532	21.3%
30 to 44 min	548	21.9%
45 to 59 min	351	14.0%
60+ min	461	18.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 2.6% (182 of 7,103)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,872	65.0%
Nonfamily households	1,010	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,882	91.9%
Vacant	253	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,122	73.6%
Renter-occupied	760	26.4%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units13.0%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units8.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,042	65.1%
1-unit, attached	72	2.3%
2 to 4 units	406	13.0%
5 to 19 units	341	10.9%
20 or more units	274	8.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0963900
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.2697, -73.4926