Ridgefield had an estimated population of 15,359 people in the 2024
American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The city had an estimated 4,702 households with an average of 2.85 persons per household. Ridgefield has a median household income of $116,389. Approximately 5.6% of the city's population lives at or below the
poverty line. Ridgefield has an estimated 59.7% employment rate, with 38.9% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 95.8% holding a high school diploma. There were 4,722 housing units at an average density of . The top five reported languages (people were allowed to report up to two languages, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (88.9%), Spanish (5.5%), Indo-European (1.8%), Asian and Pacific Islander (3.6%), and Other (0.2%).
2020 census As of the
2020 census, there were 10,319 people, 3,432 households, and 2,784 families residing in the city. The
population density was . There were 3,687 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 81.50%
White, 1.05%
African American, 0.68%
Native American, 3.48%
Asian, 0.32%
Pacific Islander, 2.70% from some other races and 10.27% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 8.14% of the population. The median age was 35.6 years. 29.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.4 males age 18 and over. 98.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.1% lived in rural areas. Of those households, 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. 67.1% were married-couple households, 10.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 15.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 3,687 housing units, of which 6.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.5%.
2010 census As of the
2010 census, there were 4,763 people, 1,591 households, and 1,258 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,695 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.42%
White, 0.88%
African American, 0.82%
Native American, 1.97%
Asian, 0.13%
Pacific Islander, 0.94% from some other races and 2.83% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 5.14% of the population. There were 1,591 households, 48.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.2% of households were one person and 6.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.34. The median age was 32.4 years. 33.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.7% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 7.7% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. ==Economy==