Ridge

Population: 12,506
Median household income: $88,266
Median home value: $404,900

Located in Suffolk County, New York, Ridge is a community with a population of 12,506. The median household income of $88,266 is below the Suffolk County median ($128,329).

From 2019 to 2023, Ridge's population declined 2.7% from 12,854 to 12,506, while its median home value rose 35.6% from $298,600 to $404,900.

The typical home was built around 1979. 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,506
Median age: 52.9 yrs
Median household income: $88,266
Median home value: $404,900
Median gross rent: $1,984
Housing units: 6,199
Homeownership rate: 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,85412,506

Median household income

$71,738$88,266

Median home value

$298,600$404,900

Median gross rent

$1,560$1,984

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,854	$71,738	$298,600	$1,560
2020	13,537	$75,210	$305,900	$1,595
2021	12,931	$74,120	$310,600	$1,707
2022	12,987	$85,775	$373,600	$1,762
2023	12,506	$88,266	$404,900	$1,984

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7418.4%

75 and over16.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	403	3.2%
5 to 17	1,690	13.5%
18 to 24	604	4.8%
25 to 34	1,227	9.8%
35 to 44	1,301	10.4%
45 to 54	1,257	10.1%
55 to 64	1,715	13.7%
65 to 74	2,296	18.4%
75 and over	2,013	16.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,755	86.0%
Black or African American	476	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.2%
Asian	211	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	44	0.4%
Two or more races	132	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	859	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree14.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	651	6.6%
High school graduate	3,071	31.3%
Some college or associate's	2,953	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,725	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,409	14.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,402	78.6%
Carpooled	263	4.7%
Public transit	40	0.7%
Walked	11	0.2%
Bicycle	13	0.2%
Worked from home	868	15.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	934	19.8%
15 to 29 min	1,140	24.1%
30 to 44 min	1,177	24.9%
45 to 59 min	483	10.2%
60+ min	995	21.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 3.5% (440 of 12,432)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,064	54.4%
Nonfamily households	2,568	45.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,632	90.9%
Vacant	567	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,029	89.3%
Renter-occupied	603	10.7%

1-unit, detached63.0%

1-unit, attached22.8%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,904	63.0%
1-unit, attached	1,412	22.8%
2 to 4 units	368	5.9%
5 to 19 units	315	5.1%
20 or more units	150	2.4%
Mobile home & other	50	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3661665
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 40.9038, -72.8859

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