Ridgeway

Population: 599
Median household income: $71,563
Median home value: $175,500

Ridgeway is a community in Iowa County, Wisconsin, home to 599 residents. Its median household income of $71,563 runs below the Iowa County figure of $83,372.

From 2019 to 2023, Ridgeway's population declined 9.8% from 664 to 599, while its median home value rose 25.2% from $140,200 to $175,500.

73.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 599
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $71,563
Median home value: $175,500
Median gross rent: $903
Housing units: 254
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

664599

Median household income

$59,861$71,563

Median home value

$140,200$175,500

Median gross rent

$800$903

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	664	$59,861	$140,200	$800
2020	642	$60,735	$148,100	$833
2021	661	$64,018	$146,700	$835
2022	626	$64,943	$160,600	$912
2023	599	$71,563	$175,500	$903

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5417.2%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	46	7.7%
5 to 17	105	17.5%
18 to 24	24	4.0%
25 to 34	89	14.9%
35 to 44	86	14.4%
45 to 54	103	17.2%
55 to 64	81	13.5%
65 to 74	37	6.2%
75 and over	28	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	535	89.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	12	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	1.2%
Two or more races	14	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23	5.4%
High school graduate	144	34.0%
Some college or associate's	149	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	96	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	295	82.2%
Carpooled	26	7.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	8.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	89	27.1%
15 to 29 min	73	22.3%
30 to 44 min	62	18.9%
45 to 59 min	89	27.1%
60+ min	15	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 17.2% (102 of 593)

	Count	Share
Family households	150	64.1%
Nonfamily households	84	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	234	92.1%
Vacant	20	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	191	81.6%
Renter-occupied	43	18.4%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units18.1%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	186	73.2%
1-unit, attached	2	0.8%
2 to 4 units	46	18.1%
5 to 19 units	17	6.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5567875
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.9984, -89.9926