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06877

Ridgefield, CT · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
25,110
Median household income
$179,219
People below poverty
3.5%
Median home value
$836,200

Income

The median income of households in 06877 was $179,219. An estimated 2.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 45.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 06877 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.3
$10,000 to $14,999 1
$15,000 to $24,999 2.7
$25,000 to $34,999 3.3
$35,000 to $49,999 4.3
$50,000 to $74,999 8.2
$75,000 to $99,999 8.7
$100,000 to $149,999 13.4
$150,000 to $199,999 11
$200,000 or more 45.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 06877 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 137083
Female 89091

An estimated 79.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $32,750. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 06877 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.5
Social Security 31.3
Retirement income 28.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.3
Cash public assistance income 1.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 1.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 3.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 06877 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 1.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 3.1

In 2020-2024, 3.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 65.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 26.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 06877 in 2020-2024, 98.3% had health insurance coverage and 1.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 81.9% and public coverage was 27.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.4%.


In 2020-2024, 06877 had a total population of 25,110 - 12,773 (50.9%) females and 12,337 (49.1%) males. The median age was 45.1 years. An estimated 24.8% of the population was under 18 years, 22.5% was 19 to 44 years, 31.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 06877 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 415 689
5 to 9 1012 760
10 to 14 1057 1060
15 to 19 890 952
20 to 24 401 188
25 to 29 411 555
30 to 34 537 553
35 to 39 633 642
40 to 44 905 842
45 to 49 837 982
50 to 54 1191 1187
55 to 59 873 731
60 to 64 1106 1015
65 to 69 467 644
70 to 74 527 681
75 to 79 509 501
80 to 84 217 199
85 and over 349 592

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 83.5% were White; 2.7% were Black or African American; 5.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.1% were Asian; 0.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8% of the people in 06877 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 81.5% of the people in 06877 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,194 households in 06877. The average household size was 2.72 people.

Married-couple households made up 69% of the households in 06877 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 17.5% of all households, while 10.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 19.9% of all households.

In 06877, 35.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 06877 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 69
Cohabiting Couples 2.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 67.6% of males and 61.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 24.3 23.1
Now married, except separated 67.6 61.6
Separated 0 0.1
Widowed 2.7 6
Divorced 5.4 9.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 06877, 190 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 5.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.8% of the people living in 06877 were U.S. natives. 27.6% of the 06877 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.2% of 06877 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 65% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 79.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 06877 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 06877.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 06877 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 23.2
Asia 16.9
Europe 46.6
Africa 2.3
Northern America 9.7
Oceania 1.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 06877 in 2020-2024, 16 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.9% of people at least five years old; 2.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 06877 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.9
Other Indo-European languages 8.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 06877 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 06877 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.2
Different house, same county 5.3
Different county, same state 0.3
Different state 2.9
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 72.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 06877 was 6,922 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 565 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,216. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,141.

Educational Attainment of People in 06877 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.2
High school diploma or equivalency 9.6
Some college, no degree 11.6
Associate's degree 4.1
Bachelor's degree 39.8
Graduate or professional degree 32.8

Disability

In 06877, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.6% of people under 18 years old, to 3.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 06877, 62.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 7.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,319 84.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 904 7.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 986 8.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 06877 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 06877 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 5.6
Manufacturing 7.2
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.2
Information 5.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 14.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 17.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10
Other Services, except public administration 3.4
Public administration 0.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 06877 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,718 63.1
Service occupations 1,246 10.2
Sales and office occupations 2,321 19
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 428 3.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 520 4.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 59.8% of 06877 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 06877 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 59.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.6
Walked 0.9
Other means 1
Worked from home 29.7

In 2020-2024, 06877 had a total of 9,587 housing units. Of these housing units, 81.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 18.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 06877 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 81.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 18.5
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 06877 was 7.8 rooms, and of these housing units 74.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 06877 had 9,194 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 393 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.5% while renters occupied 16.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.91 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.76.

3.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.3% and another 26.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 06877:

House Heating Fuel Used in 06877 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 26
Electricity 10.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 61.4
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 06877 was $836,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.8 % had a mortgage. 30.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $4,000+ and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 06877 was $2,026. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.