Ridgeway town, NY

Orleans County, NY

2022 population: 6,582 ( 198 from 2010 )
Land area: 50.0 square miles
Population density: 131.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,414	82.25%	11.7%
Black:	357	5.42%	72.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	90	1.37%	95.7%
2+ races:	322	4.89%	187.5%
Hispanic:	399	6.06%	60.2%

Total non-White:	1,168	17.75%	79.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-715	-12.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	517	9.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,780
6,129	90.40%
207	3.05%
29	0.43%
46	0.68%
112	1.65%
249	3.67%
651	9.60%

2000
6,886
6,261	90.92%
306	4.44%
27	0.39%
27	0.39%
78	1.13%
180	2.61%
625	9.08%

1990
7,373
6,832	92.66%
378	5.13%
18	0.24%
14	0.19%
n/a
131	1.78%
541	7.34%

1980
7,278
6,794	93.35%
228	3.13%
76	1.04%
23	0.32%
n/a
161	2.21%
484	6.65%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-132	-1.9
26	0.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-571	-7.7
84	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

38	0.5
57	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Ridgeway town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.4
1,395	21.2%
5,187	78.8%
928	14.1%

2,723
2.37

1,762	64.7%
1,401	79.5%
128	7.3%
961	35.3%

2010
Number	Percent
40.8
1,651	24.4%
5,129	75.6%
992	14.6%

2,689
2.50

1,796	66.8%
1,258	70.0%
232	12.9%
893	33.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
1,931	28.0%
4,955	72.0%
896	13.0%

2,618
2.61

1,835	70.1%
1,351	73.6%
221	12.0%
783	29.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
2,062	28.0%
5,311	72.0%
868	11.8%

2,768
2.64

1,972	71.2%
1,631	82.7%
185	9.4%
796	28.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
2,155	29.6%
5,123	70.4%
876	12.0%

2,670
2.71

2,003	75.0%
1,699	84.8%
130	6.5%
667	25.0%

2022 Housing Data for Ridgeway town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	175	6.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	44	1.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	88	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	173	6.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	117	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	160	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	48	1.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	64	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	105	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	262	9.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	333	12.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	414	15.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	195	7.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	122	4.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	375	13.8%
$200,000 or more	48	1.8%

Median Household Income	65,950
Per Capita Income	31,461

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	224	8.2%
Public Assistance	190	7.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	341	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,810	69.4%
Unemployed	58	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,868	70.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,179	29.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,163	678	63.2%
Non-Profit	96	228	29.6%
Self-Employed	84	65	56.4%

Local Government	164	179	47.8%
State Government	126	85	59.7%
Federal Government	98	25	79.7%

Total Private + Self	1,247	743	62.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	484	517	48.4%
Total	1,731	1,260	57.9%

Pct. Govt.	22.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	430	14.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	507	17.0%
Professional, Technical	423	14.1%
Service Occupations	580	19.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17	0.6%
All others	1,051	35.1%

White Collar		45.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	588	19.7%
Retail trade	364	12.2%
Health care and social assistance	361	12.1%
Public administration	328	11.0%
Other services	293	9.8%
Educational services	252	8.4%
Accommodation and food services	176	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	114	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	108	3.6%
Construction	107	3.6%
Finance and insurance	105	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	85	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	56	1.9%
Wholesale trade	26	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	15	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	0.3%
Information	5	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	259	3.93%
Puerto Rican	128	1.94%
Cuban	6	0.09%
Dominican	4	0.06%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2	0.03%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	2	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	57	0.87%
Korean	29	0.44%
Thai	4	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,572	90.2%
Spanish	407	6.6%
German, other Germanic	112	1.8%
Tagalog	40	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	19	0.3%
Other Asian	11	0.2%
Korean	11	0.2%
Other	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,227	18.6%
English	1,032	15.7%
Irish	1,031	15.7%
Italian	781	11.9%
Polish	705	10.7%
Scottish	203	3.1%
American	191	2.9%
French Canadian	110	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	92	1.4%
French	83	1.3%
Dutch	71	1.1%
Swedish	53	0.8%
Danish	49	0.7%
British	47	0.7%
Ukrainian	44	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,566	99.8%
Not a citizen	16	0.2%

Native	6,414	97.4%
Foreign-born	168	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
220	4.7%	411	8.8%	1,459	31.3%	1,498	32.1%	702	15.0%	377	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	220	4.7%
9-12 Years	411	8.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,459	31.3%
Some College	1,498	32.1%
Bach. Degree	702	15.0%
Grad Degree	377	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +177	D +18	D + 5.5%
D +195
2020 vs. 2012	R +526	R +551	R + 17.7%
D -25
2020 vs. 2008	R +400	R +539	R + 18.4%
D -139

2016 vs. 2008	R +223	R +557	R + 24.0%
D -334
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	52%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,798	63.6%	Joe Biden (D)	954	33.7%	76	2.7%	2,828	26	17	0.03%
2016	48%	Donald Trump (R)	1,621	63.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	759	29.9%	155	6.1%	2,535	27	18	0.03%
2012	44%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,272	55.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	979	42.7%	44	1.9%	2,295	20	8	0.03%
2008	50%	John McCain (R)	1,398	55.3%	Barack Obama (D)	1,093	43.3%	35	1.4%	2,526	19	10	0.03%
2004	52%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,559	59.5%	John Kerry (D)	1,008	38.5%	53	2.0%	2,620	19	9	0.04%
2000	52%	George W. Bush (R)	1,461	56.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,024	39.4%	115	4.4%	2,600	21	8	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ridgeway town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

954

33.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,798

63.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,828

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Ridgeway town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

759

29.9%

Donald Trump (R)

1,621

63.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,535

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Ridgeway town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

979

42.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,272

55.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

2,295

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Ridgeway town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,093

43.3%

John McCain (R)

1,398

55.3%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

2,526

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Ridgeway town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,559

59.5%

John Kerry (D)

1,008

38.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,620

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Ridgeway town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,461

56.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,024

39.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,600

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ridgeway town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	37%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	1,200	61.1%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	764	38.9%	0	0.0%	1,964	28	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	38%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,360	67.9%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	535	26.7%	108 [+]	5.4%	2,003	32	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 70 (3.5%); Other (Write-in) 20 (1.0%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 18 (0.9%);
2016	S3	46%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	1,186	48.9%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	1,183	48.8%	55 [+]	2.3%	2,424	22	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 32 (1.3%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 23 (0.9%);
2014	G	28%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	1,002	69.2%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	395	27.3%	51 [+]	3.5%	1,448	29	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 38 (2.6%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 9 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,928
Median Value	$151,900

Occupied	2,723	93.0%
Vacant	205	7.0%

Owned	1,875	68.9%
Rented	848	31.1%
Median Rent	$865

Single-Family Units	2,108	72.0%
Detached	2,053	70.1%
Attached	55	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	166	5.7%
Mobile Homes	178	6.1%

Ridgeway town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ridgeway town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Ridgeway town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ridgeway town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ridgeway town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ridgeway town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ridgeway town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ridgeway town, NY