Latest news about poverty in Ridgefield, CT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
1.9% of Ridgefield, CT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 419.3% less than the poverty level of 9.8% across the entire state of Connecticut. 1.9% of high school graduates and 12.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 4.9% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Ridgefield, CT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ridgefield:
1.9%
Whole state:
9.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ridgefield:
1.4%
Whole state:
5.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ridgefield:
4.9%
Connecticut:
18.2%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 9.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ridgefield:
24.8%
Connecticut:
23.0%
Poverty by age in Ridgefield, CT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ridgefield,CT (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
8.9%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.4%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
3.4%55 to 64 years
11.4%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ridgefield,CT (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.6%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
1.7%55 to 64 years
7.6%65 to 74 years
6.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ridgefield,CT (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
6.9%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.2%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
1.0%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
1.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ridgefield, CT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ridgefield, CT (%)
2.2%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Asian
3.3%Other race
0.8%2+ races
0.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ridgefield, CT (absolute numbers)
145White
1.8%Below poverty level
98.2%Above poverty level
1.5%Below poverty level
98.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ridgefield, CT
Children below poverty level:
Ridgefield, Connecticut:
0.0%
State:
12.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ridgefield:
1.9%
Connecticut:
7.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ridgefield:
12.0%
Connecticut:
23.9%
53.3%Married-couple family
46.7%Male, no wife present
0.0%Female, no husband present
29.4%Worked full-time, year-round
1.2%Worked part-time
69.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
9.1%1980 to 1989
64.9%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
7.8%1940 to 1949
18.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
3.7%1995 to 1998
2.0%1990 to 1994
13.8%1980 to 1989
13.2%1970 to 1979
27.8%1960 to 1969
11.2%1950 to 1959
4.1%1940 to 1949
23.5%1939 or earlier
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