Ridgefield, Connecticut Population

Overview

25,053

Total Population

45.4

Median age

50.97%

Female population %

96.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

69.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,29

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ridgefield town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ridgefield town is 45.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ridgefield town's population under 18 was 26.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ridgefield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ridgefield town, 22.45% were under the age of 15, 11.94% aged 15 to 29, 46.96% aged 30 to 64, 14.39% aged 65 to 84, and 4.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 487 more females than males in Ridgefield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.97% females and 49.03% males in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
The Ridgefield, Connecticut gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,238.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,210.

Ridgefield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ridgefield town population: 90.62% are White, 1.51% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.30% are Asian, 0.75% are some other race and 3.75% are multiracial.
Ridgefield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,29 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 23,763 (94.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ridgefield town is White with a population of 22,702 (90.62% of the total population).

Ridgefield town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 25,181 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Ridgefield town's population increased by 1,006 (4.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ridgefield town's population increased by 279 (1.13%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2021, Ridgefield town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 23,689.