Demographics of Ridgefield town, Connecticut

Ridgefield town, Connecticut had 25,373 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +428 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ridgefield town, in four figures

25,373
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 25,109 ±28.; +1.7%
Change since July 2020: +428 people.; 45.1 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $179,219 ±$12,450
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Ridgefield town, Connecticut's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ridgefield town, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Ridgefield town, Connecticut's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ridgefield town, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	24,945	100.0	100.0
2021	25,071	100.5	100.2
2022	25,088	100.6	100.7
2023	25,126	100.7	101.6
2024	25,298	101.4	102.5
2025	25,373	101.7	103.1

Population of Ridgefield town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	24,945	—
2021	25,071	+126
2022	25,088	+17
2023	25,126	+38
2024	25,298	+172
2025	25,373	+75

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.1 ±1.4: for men 44.6 ±2.0 and for women 45.4 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ridgefield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	1,104 ±228	4.4% ±0.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,113 ±518	20.4% ±2.1	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,207 ±285	4.8% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,078 ±531	20.2% ±2.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,921 ±569	31.5% ±2.3	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,686 ±482	18.7% ±1.9	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $179,219 ±$12,450, and income per person $92,891 ±$6,939, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ridgefield town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	555 ±211	6.0% ±2.3	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	700 ±212	7.6% ±2.3	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	753 ±277	8.2% ±3.0	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	798 ±220	8.7% ±2.4	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,231 ±244	13.4% ±2.6	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,010 ±196	11.0% ±2.1	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,147 ±302	45.1% ±2.7	19.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Ridgefield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	883 ±282	3.5% ±1.1	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	28 to 210	0.5% to 3.4%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	252 ±122	2.1% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	512 ±232	7.6% ±3.4	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ridgefield town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ridgefield town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	9,587 ±369	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.9% ±1.8	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.1% ±1.6	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.5% ±4.8	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.5% ±3.1	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$836,200 ±$25,821	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,026 ±$200	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±3	1967 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Ridgefield town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,000 ±646	8.0% ±2.6	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,468 ±766	81.5% ±3.0	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	333 to 1,027	1.3% to 4.1%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	779 ±259	3.1% ±1.0	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 72	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	23 to 285	0.1% to 1.1%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	999 ±338	4.0% ±1.3	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Ridgefield town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	6,940 ±607	27.6% ±2.4	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,658 ±789	58.4% ±3.1	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	441 ±163	1.8% ±0.6	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,070 ±586	12.2% ±2.3	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,995 ±435	7.9% ±1.7	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,075 ±393	4.3% ±1.6	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Ridgefield town among the places and towns of Connecticut

47th of 168 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Places of Connecticut near Ridgefield town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Westport town	27,528 ±55
Wethersfield CDP	27,250 ±35
Farmington town	27,134 ±31
South Windsor town	26,907 ±29
Mansfield town	25,358 ±37
Ridgefield town	25,109 ±28
Simsbury town	25,066 ±52
North Haven CDP	24,336 ±30
Windham town	23,961 ±33
Watertown town	22,253 ±28
Guilford town	22,108 ±27

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Connecticut by median household income
No. 5 Places in Connecticut by median rent
No. 12 Places in Connecticut by per capita income
No. 14 Places in Connecticut by median home value
No. 17 Places in Connecticut by homeownership rate
No. 19 Places in Connecticut by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026