Ridgway, PA Population

Overview

4,036

Total Population

42.3

Median age

48.02%

Female population %

108.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

48.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ridgway is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ridgway's population under 18 was 21.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ridgway's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ridgway, 17.24% were under the age of 15, 18.95% aged 15 to 29, 48.61% aged 30 to 64, 11.50% aged 65 to 84, and 3.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 160 less females than males in Ridgway:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.02% females and 51.98% males in Ridgway, PA.
The Ridgway, PA gender ratio is 108.3:100 i.e. 108.3 men to 100 women (1.083).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 217.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 256.

Ridgway's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ridgway population: 94.82% are White, 2.45% are Black or African American, 0.22% are some other race and 2.50% are multiracial.
Ridgway's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,006 (99.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ridgway is White with a population of 3,827 (94.82% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,080 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ridgway's population decreased by 1,013 (19.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ridgway's population decreased by 37 (0.91%), 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, Ridgway's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,749.