Ridgeway, SC Population

Overview

317

Total Population

42.3

Median age

48.90%

Female population %

104.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

65.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

37

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ridgeway is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ridgeway's population under 18 was 16.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ridgeway's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ridgeway, 14.20% were under the age of 15, 16.09% aged 15 to 29, 44.48% aged 30 to 64, 22.40% aged 65 to 84, and 2.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7 less females than males in Ridgeway:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.90% females and 51.10% males in Ridgeway, SC.
The Ridgeway, SC gender ratio is 104.5:100 i.e. 104.5 men to 100 women (1.045).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 37.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 26.

Ridgeway's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ridgeway population: 76.03% are White, 23.66% are Black or African American and 0.32% are Asian.
Ridgeway's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 37 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 28 (88.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ridgeway is White with a population of 241 (76.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 334 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Ridgeway's population decreased by 18 (5.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ridgeway's population decreased by 42 (13.64%), 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, Ridgeway's population was lowest in year 2022 at 258.