Overview
631
Total Population
45.6
Median age
50.08%
Female population %
99.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
51.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Ridgeville's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Ridgeville is 45.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Ridgeville's population under 18 was 21.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Ridgeville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.76% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Ridgeville, 13.15% were under the age of 15, 21.24% aged 15 to 29, 44.85% aged 30 to 64, 19.02% aged 65 to 84, and 1.74% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 1 more females than males in Ridgeville:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.08% females and 49.92% males in Ridgeville, IN.
- The Ridgeville, IN gender ratio is 99.7:100 i.e. 99.7 men to 100 women (0.997).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 29.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 35.
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Race / Ethnicity
Ridgeville's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Ridgeville population: 97.46% are White and 2.54% are multiracial.
- Ridgeville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 631 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Ridgeville is White with a population of 615 (97.46% of the total population).
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Year by year
Ridgeville's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 841 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Ridgeville's population decreased by 47 (5.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Ridgeville's population decreased by 107 (13.48%), 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 2022, Ridgeville's population was lowest in year 2020 at 687.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)