Ridgway, CO Demographic Data
Ridgway, CO Summary
Ridgway is located in Ouray County in Colorado
- Population: 905
- Area: 2.34 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.34 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 387.58 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6,959.65 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ridgway, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
530
52%
50.8
Male
482
48%
49.2
Total Population
1,012
323,128,000
Ridgway, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
25
2.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
44
4.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
68
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
36
3.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
35
3.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
133
13.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
126
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
205
20.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
72
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
70
6.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
150
14.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
48
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
0
0.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
862
85.2%
77.2
Female
445
51.6%
51.3
Male
417
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
825
81.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
242
23.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
198
19.6%
15.2
Female
93
47.0%
55.8
Male
105
53.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Ridgway, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
979
96.7%
96.8
White
964
95.3%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
15
1.5%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
33
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
87
8.6%
17.8
Mexican
79
7.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
8
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
925
91.4%
82.2
Ridgway, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4
0.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6
0.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
141
17.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
171
21.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
44
5.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
306
38.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
132
16.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
10
1.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
794
98.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
438
54.5%
31.2
Ridgway, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
238
27.2%
33.7%
Now Married
445
50.9%
47.5
Divorced
163
18.6%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
29
3.3
5.8%
Ridgway, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
875
88.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
112
11.3%
21.6%
Spanish
73
7.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
39
4.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Ridgway, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
65
12.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
21
4.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
35
7.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
46
9.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
65
12.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
110
21.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
74
14.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
52
10.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
22
4.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
13
2.6%
6.4
Median household income
55,368
57,617
Per capita income
32,029
31,128
Ridgway, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
26
4.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
198
35.4%
9.8
Construction
28
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
67
12.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7
1.3%
6.6
Information
5
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
16
2.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
26
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
78
14.0%
11.4
Public administration
63
11.3%
4.6
Retail trade
35
6.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
10
1.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
32
5.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
246
44.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8
1.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
79
14.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
194
34.7%
18.1%
Ridgway, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
505
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
293
58.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
56
11.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
78
15.4%
2.7
Other means
28
5.5%
1.8
Worked at home
50
9.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.1
26.6
Ridgway, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
37
7.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
155
30.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
229
45.5%
37.1
3 or more
82
16.3%
21.0
Ridgway, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
503
85.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
279
55.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
224
44.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
86
14.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Ridgway, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
589
1 room
8
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
13
2.2%
2.7
3 rooms
26
4.4%
9.1
4 rooms
125
21.2%
16.5
5 rooms
205
34.8%
19.8
6 rooms
93
15.8%
17.8
7 rooms
55
9.3%
12.0
8 rooms
49
8.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
15
2.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Ridgway, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
589
1-unit, detached
398
67.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
50
8.5%
5.9
2-units
39
6.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
75
12.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
21
3.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
6
1.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ridgway, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
92
15.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3
0.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
0
0.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
43
7.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
22
3.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
92
15.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
289
49.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
48
8.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ridgway, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
282
56.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
90
17.9%
4.7
Electricity
76
15.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
49
9.7%
1.9
Solar energy
6
1.2%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Ridgway, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
216
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
13
6.0%
10.3%
$500 to $999
18
8.3%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
23
10.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
29
13.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
62
28.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
71
32.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
29
13.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
31
14.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
26
12.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
27
12.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
98
46.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Ridgway, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
217
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
26
12.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
26
12.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
82
37.8%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
83
38.2%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
7
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,114
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
13
6.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
65
30.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
6.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
8
3.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
29
13.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
89
41.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Ridgway, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
279
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
0
0.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3
1.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
9
3.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
68
24.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
171
61.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
28
10.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
368,400
205,000