Ridgeway is a tiny city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 265 people and just one neighborhood, Ridgeway is the 422nd largest community in Iowa.
Ridgeway real estate is some of the most expensive in Iowa, although Ridgeway house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Ridgeway is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.56% of the Ridgeway workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Ridgeway is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ridgeway who work in office and administrative support (17.22%), management occupations (14.44%), and sales jobs (10.00%).
The overall crime rate in Ridgeway is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Being a small city, Ridgeway does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Ridgeway citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.14% of adults 25 and older in Ridgeway have a college degree.
The per capita income in Ridgeway in 2022 was $35,451, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,804 for a family of four. However, Ridgeway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Ridgeway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ridgeway residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ridgeway include Norwegian, German, Irish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Ridgeway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Persian and Spanish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 10.2% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Iowa. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 40.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Ridgeway are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 59.2% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 39.2% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 35.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (12.8%), and 9.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.4% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Ridgeway, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Norwegian (40.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (30.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.5%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.1%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (1.5%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (57.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.