Ridgeway, New York
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Population change since 2000: -1.5%
Males: 3,341 | (49.3%) |
Females: 3,439 | (50.7%) |
Median resident age: | 40.8 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 14103.
Ridgeway: | $55,348 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,962 (it was $17,316 in 2000)
Ridgeway town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $121,106 (it was $67,500 in 2000)
Ridgeway: | $121,106 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $164,365; detached houses: $165,013; townhouses or other attached units: $491,930; in 2-unit structures: $156,438; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,294; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $274,444; mobile homes: $57,995
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ridgeway, NY
- 6,12990.4%White alone
- 2493.7%Hispanic
- 2073.1%Black alone
- 1121.7%Two or more races
- 440.6%Asian alone
- 290.4%American Indian alone
- 80.1%Other race alone
- 20.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Ridgeway detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (27.4%), English (24.7%), Irish (14.3%), Polish (10.8%), Italian (8.1%), United States (5.5%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 50.0 square miles.
Population density: 136 people per square mile (very low).
125 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.8% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Ridgeway town: | 2.8% ($1,908) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Amherst, NY (25.5 miles , pop. 116,510).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (32.9 miles , pop. 292,648).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (280.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.24 N, Longitude: 78.39 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 716
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 2 buildings, average cost: $109,500
- 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $124,500
- 2020: 5 buildings, average cost: $130,400
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $140,000
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $52,000
- 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 2014: 4 buildings, average cost: $113,800
- 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $75,500
- 2012: 7 buildings, average cost: $115,000
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $145,000
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $79,200
- 2006: 1 building, cost: $42,000
- 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $98,900
- 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $104,000
- 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $88,400
- 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $66,700
- 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $105,000
- 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $109,700
- 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $108,300
- 1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $60,500
- 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $45,200
Here: | 4.6% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Health care (13.7%)
- Educational services (7.7%)
- Public administration (6.1%)
- Construction (5.6%)
- Metal & metal products (5.3%)
- Transportation equipment (4.6%)
- Social assistance (3.4%)
- Construction (10.1%)
- Metal & metal products (7.7%)
- Transportation equipment (7.4%)
- Public administration (7.3%)
- Educational services (5.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.6%)
- Health care (5.4%)
- Health care (22.5%)
- Educational services (9.7%)
- Social assistance (6.4%)
- Public administration (4.8%)
- Finance & insurance (4.6%)
- Personal & laundry services (3.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.3%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.0%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Registered nurses (4.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.8%)
- Child care workers (3.7%)
Average climate in Ridgeway, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Ridgeway-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 158.7 miles away from Ridgeway center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 208.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 181.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 249.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 248.3 miles away from Ridgeway center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 369.5 miles away from Ridgeway center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Orleans County (21) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Snowstorms: 5, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Ridgeway:
- MEDINA MEMORIAL HLTH CARE SYS LTHHCP (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; MEDINA, NY)
- MEDINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 2 miles away; MEDINA, NY)
- ORCHARD MANOR INC (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; MEDINA, NY)
- HOSPICE OF ORLEANS , INC (Hospital, about 9 miles away; ALBION, NY)
- ARNOLD GREGORY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 10 miles away; ALBION, NY)
- ABSOLUT CTR FOR NURSING AND REHAB GASPORT L L C (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; GASPORT, NY)
- ODD FELLOW AND REBEKAH REHAB AND HLTH CARE CTR INC (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; LOCKPORT, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ridgeway:
- Genesee Community College (about 20 miles; Batavia, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,290)
- SUNY College at Brockport (about 23 miles; Brockport, NY; FT enrollment: 7,398)
- Niagara County Community College (about 26 miles; Sanborn, NY; FT enrollment: 4,757)
- University at Buffalo (about 27 miles; Buffalo, NY; FT enrollment: 25,415)
- Daemen College (about 28 miles; Amherst, NY; FT enrollment: 2,365)
- Canisius College (about 33 miles; Buffalo, NY; FT enrollment: 4,376)
- Medaille College (about 33 miles; Buffalo, NY; FT enrollment: 2,361)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Ridgeway: Shelridge Country Club (A), Kniland Dairy Farms (B), Sentiff Farms (C), George Farms (D), Rocky Haven Farm (E), Petrie Farms (F), Toussaint Farms (G), Pettit Farms (H), Stipp Farms (I), Elpay Farms (J), Giltner Farms (K), Nice Farms (L), Medina - Wildwood Lake Campground (M), Medina Waste Water Treatment Plant (N), Empire Orchards (O), Al-Lin Fruit Farm (P), Bashford's Farm (Q), Medina Village Hall (R), Diana Theatre (S), S A Ross Building (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Ridgeway include: Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (A), First Methodist Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church (D), Saint John's Episcopal Church (E), First Presbyterian Church (F), Bethel Baptist Church (G), Faith Bible Baptist Church (H), Faith Covenant Fellowship (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Knowlesville Cemetery (1), Sacred Heart Cemetery (2), Saint Marys Cemetery (3), Boxwood Cemetery (4), Bates Road Cemetery (5), West Ridgeway Cemetery (6), North Ridgeway Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Glenwood Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Fish Creek (A), Jeddo Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: John Caldwell (Michigan politician) - Politician.
This town: | 2.5 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 66.8% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 9.9% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
This town: | 14.4% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 4.9% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
People in group quarters in Ridgeway in 2010:
- 28 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 18 people in group homes intended for adults
- 2 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
19 people in other group homes in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Ridgeway:
- Never married: 26.1%
- Now married: 54.5%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 9.1%
For population 25 years and over in Ridgeway:
- High school or higher: 82.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes
Here: | 9.9 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Ridgeway, NY (based on Orleans County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 7,118 | 27 |
Catholic | 6,819 | 4 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,163 | 21 |
Black Protestant | 359 | 3 |
Other | 32 | 2 |
None | 26,392 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Orleans County: | 2.13 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Orleans County: | 4.73 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 5.20 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Orleans County: | 9.5% |
New York: | 8.2% |
Orleans County: | 26.2% |
New York: | 23.8% |
Orleans County: | 17.5% |
State: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Ridgeway:
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WJJL (1440 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: M.J. PHILLIPS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
- WLVL (1340 AM; 1 kW; LOCKPORT, NY; Owner: CULVER COMMUNICATIONS CORP., INC.)
- WHTK (1280 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
- WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WXXI (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ridgeway:
- W207BD (89.3 FM; MEDINA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WJCA (102.1 FM; ALBION, NY; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WGRF (96.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMJQ (105.5 FM; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: CANANDAIGUA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCOU (88.3 FM; WARSAW, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WLOF (101.7 FM; ATTICA, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ridgeway:
- WNED-TV (Channel 17; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NY PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOC.)
- WUTV (Channel 29; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WUTV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNLO (Channel 23; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
- WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
- WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
- WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
- WIVB-TV (Channel 4; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WBNF-CA (Channel 15; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WDTB-LP (Channel 39; HAMBURG, NY; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 19Number of bridges
- 164ft / 50.1mTotal length
- $26,594,000Total costs
- 24,494Total average daily traffic
- 1,615Total average daily truck traffic
- 27,244Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21900-1909
- 21910-1919
- 31930-1939
- 11940-1949
- 11960-1969
- 21980-1989
- 31990-1999
- 42010-2019
- 12020-2022
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
2- Rt 63 & Us 104 (Lat: 43.253389 Lon: -78.388639), Call Sign: KTS563,
Assigned Frequencies: 46.0800 MHz, Grant Date: 08/20/2021, Expiration Date: 10/14/2031, Registrant: County Of Orleans, 14064 W. County House Rd, Albion, NY 14411, Phone: (585) 589-4414, Fax: (585) 589-7671, Email:
- Ny 63 & Us 104 (Lat: 43.253389 Lon: -78.388639), Call Sign: KEJ84,
Assigned Frequencies: 151.085 MHz, Grant Date: 08/20/2021, Expiration Date: 08/27/2031, Registrant: County Of Orleans, 14064 W. County House Rd, Albion, NY 14411, Phone: (585) 580-4414, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- 3OLR183A, 3049 N Gravel Road (Lat: 43.265444 Lon: -78.391667), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 58 m, Overall height: 60 m, Call Sign: WRBZ777,
Assigned Frequencies: 10935.0 MHz, 10935.0 MHz, 10935.0 MHz, 10935.0 MHz, 10935.0 MHz, 10935.0 MHz, 10935.0 MHz, 10935.0 MHz, Grant Date: 08/03/2018, Expiration Date: 08/03/2028, Cancellation Date: 07/17/2023, Certifier: David Werblow, Registrant: T-Mobile Usa, Inc., 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-8401, Fax: (425) 383-4040, Email:
- 54.9%Utility gas
- 29.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.9%Wood
- 1.7%Electricity
- 60.2%Utility gas
- 25.4%Electricity
- 5.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.4%No fuel used
- 2.0%Wood
- 0.5%Other fuel
Ridgeway compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Ridgeway on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: warehousing and storage (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: plant and system operators (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: warehousing and storage (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: laborers and material movers, hand (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: personal appearance workers (population 5,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (population 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: metal workers and plastic workers (population 5,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: textile mills and textile products (population 5,000+)"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: health care (population 5,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: social assistance (population 5,000+)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: food (population 5,000+)"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (population 5,000+)"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: transportation equipment (population 5,000+)"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
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