Ridgewood, New Jersey demographics

Ridgewood, NJ demographics: median age 41.6; 80.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Ridgewood village, New Jersey · Incorporated village · GEOID 3463000. The survey estimates a population of 26,308 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Ridgewood is 41.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 8,903 households (±400). 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	41.6 ±1.6	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 26,308
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	7,249 ±548	27.6% ±2.1 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	3,966 ±534	15.1% ±2.0 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	11,428 ±759	43.4% ±2.9 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	3,665 ±416	13.9% ±1.6 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 26,308
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	12,834 ±502	48.8% ±1.9 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	13,474 ±499	51.2% ±1.9 pp	50.8%	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: 26,308
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	17,584 ±837	66.8% ±3.2 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	768 ±432 · low precision	2.9% ±1.6 pp · low precision	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	11 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	4,170 ±537	15.9% ±2.0 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	419 ±215 · low precision	1.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,356 ±891	12.8% ±3.4 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 26,308
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,462 ±848	89.2% ±3.2 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,846 ±852	10.8% ±3.2 pp	22.5%	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: 8,903
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,902 ±381	66.3% ±3.1 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	311 ±148	3.5% ±1.7 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	859 ±302	9.6% ±3.4 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,422 ±433	16.0% ±4.8 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	409 ±220 · low precision	4.6% ±2.5 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,903
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,886 ±280	43.6% ±2.5 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,017 ±484	56.4% ±4.8 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,903
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,422 ±433	16.0% ±4.8 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,887 ±404	32.4% ±4.3 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,428 ±237	16.0% ±2.6 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,007 ±312	22.5% ±3.4 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	804 ±173	9.0% ±1.9 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	326 ±171 · low precision	3.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	29 ±35 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.6%	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: 26,308
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	20,451 ±645	77.7% ±2.4 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,857 ±647	22.3% ±2.5 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 25,019
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	18,623 ±912	74.4% ±3.6 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	1,567 ±663	6.3% ±2.6 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	131 ±120 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	135 ±99 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,152 ±493	4.6% ±2.0 pp	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,134 ±323	4.5% ±1.3 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	858 ±337	3.4% ±1.3 pp	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	962 ±411	3.8% ±1.6 pp	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	40 ±36 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	351 ±196 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	31 ±35 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	35 ±44 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 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: 16,957
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	255 ±152 · low precision	1.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,319 ±355	7.8% ±2.1 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,120 ±260	6.6% ±1.5 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	687 ±208	4.1% ±1.2 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,239 ±593	42.7% ±3.3 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,337 ±598	37.4% ±3.3 pp	17.6%	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: 26,108
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	23,919 ±685	91.6% ±2.6 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,470 ±580	5.6% ±2.2 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	331 ±170 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	330 ±163	1.3% ±0.6 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	58 ±64 · low precision	0.2% ±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

2.2% of Ridgewood residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 97.0% 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	Ridgewood	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.2% ±1.0 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	97.0% ±1.9 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.5% ±1.0 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

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 Ridgewood . 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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