Ridgeway

Population: 251
Median household income: $61,875
Median home value: $126,700

Ridgeway, a community in Hardin County, Ohio, has 251 residents. At $61,875, its median household income sits above Hardin County's $58,001.

From 2019 to 2023, Ridgeway's population declined 31.8% from 368 to 251, while its median home value rose 30.8% from $96,900 to $126,700.

14.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 89.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 251
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $61,875
Median home value: $126,700
Median gross rent: $950
Housing units: 122
Homeownership rate: 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

368251

Median household income

$60,833$61,875

Median home value

$96,900$126,700

Median gross rent

$421$950

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	368	$60,833	$96,900	$421
2020	349	$53,333	$90,400	$410
2021	341	$59,167	$88,800	$489
2022	291	$64,000	$118,800	$900
2023	251	$61,875	$126,700	$950

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	9.6%
5 to 17	39	15.5%
18 to 24	12	4.8%
25 to 34	26	10.4%
35 to 44	23	9.2%
45 to 54	34	13.5%
55 to 64	48	19.1%
65 to 74	28	11.2%
75 and over	17	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	241	96.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.8%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate60.8%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	2.8%
High school graduate	107	60.8%
Some college or associate's	39	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	11	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone87.8%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	108	87.8%
Carpooled	7	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	4.9%
Other means	2	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	17.1%
15 to 29 min	60	51.3%
30 to 44 min	22	18.8%
45 to 59 min	8	6.8%
60+ min	7	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 2.0% (5 of 251)

	Count	Share
Family households	74	73.3%
Nonfamily households	27	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	101	82.8%
Vacant	21	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	90	89.1%
Renter-occupied	11	10.9%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	111	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3967118
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.57 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5122, -83.5691