Ridgefield, Washington demographics

Ridgefield, WA demographics: median age 35.7; 38.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Ridgefield city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5358410. The survey estimates a population of 13,408 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Ridgefield is 35.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.3 years. There are 4,702 households (±184). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.7 ±3.3	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,408
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	3,770 ±467	28.1% ±3.5 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	2,774 ±480	20.7% ±3.6 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	5,175 ±510	38.6% ±3.8 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	1,689 ±310	12.6% ±2.3 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,408
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	6,156 ±381	45.9% ±2.8 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	7,252 ±384	54.1% ±2.9 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,408
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	10,746 ±459	80.1% ±3.4 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	192 ±178 · low precision	1.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	176 ±173 · low precision	1.3% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	488 ±114	3.6% ±0.9 pp	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	4 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	306 ±207 · low precision	2.3% ±1.5 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,496 ±412	11.2% ±3.1 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,408
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,025 ±438	89.7% ±3.3 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,383 ±435	10.3% ±3.2 pp	14.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,702
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,121 ±264	66.4% ±5.0 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	142 ±89 · low precision	3.0% ±1.9 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	430 ±148	9.1% ±3.1 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	677 ±186	14.4% ±3.9 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	332 ±176 · low precision	7.1% ±3.7 pp · low precision	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,702
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,068 ±161	44.0% ±3.0 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,634 ±275	56.0% ±5.4 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,702
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	677 ±186	14.4% ±3.9 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,644 ±303	35.0% ±6.3 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,001 ±193	21.3% ±4.0 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	930 ±226	19.8% ±4.7 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	361 ±115	7.7% ±2.4 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	65 ±52 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	24 ±33 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,408
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	12,421 ±279	92.6% ±2.1 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	987 ±275	7.4% ±2.1 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,167
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	10,817 ±489	88.9% ±3.3 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	675 ±359 · low precision	5.5% ±2.9 pp · low precision	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	75 ±72 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	138 ±88 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	44 ±51 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	350 ±77	2.9% ±0.6 pp	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	36 ±58 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	4 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	28 ±50 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,964
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	375 ±230 · low precision	4.2% ±2.6 pp · low precision	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,628 ±368	18.2% ±4.0 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,412 ±409	26.9% ±4.4 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,062 ±249	11.8% ±2.7 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,503 ±360	27.9% ±3.8 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	984 ±222	11.0% ±2.4 pp	15.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 13,165
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	10,558 ±704	80.2% ±5.3 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,049 ±558 · low precision	8.0% ±4.2 pp · low precision	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	642 ±440 · low precision	4.9% ±3.3 pp · low precision	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	916 ±419	7.0% ±3.2 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.3% of Ridgefield residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 96.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ridgefield	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.3% ±1.9 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.7% ±1.3 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.7% ±2.4 pp	7.8%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Ridgefield . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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