93.3% of residents of Ridgeland speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English less than very well).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
96.8% of residents of Ridgeland speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English less than very well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
All residents speak only English at home
English speakers - Foreign born:
18.9% of residents of Ridgeland speak English at home.
47.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English less than very well).
33.5% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
97.4% (13,334)
Foreign born:
17.1% (86)
White - Speak another language
Native:
2.6% (351)
Foreign born:
82.9% (418)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
98.8% (5,136)
Foreign born:
65.1% (28)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
1.2% (60)
Foreign born:
34.9% (15)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
64.0% (114)
Foreign born:
18.5% (55)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
36.0% (64)
Foreign born:
81.5% (242)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
67.9% (57)
Foreign born:
13.9% (28)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
32.1% (27)
Foreign born:
86.1% (173)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
97.8% (13,301)
Foreign born:
34.5% (86)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
2.2% (295)
Foreign born:
65.5% (163)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
42.0% (55)
Foreign born:
6.2% (28)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
58.0% (76)
Foreign born:
93.8% (423)
658 residents are foreign born (2.0% Asia, 0.4% Africa).
This city:
3.3%
Mississippi:
1.4%
Median age by place of birth - Ridgeland
Place of birth - Ridgeland White
Place of birth - Ridgeland Black or African American
Place of birth - Ridgeland Asian
Place of birth - Ridgeland Other race
Place of birth - Ridgeland Two or more races
Place of birth - Ridgeland White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Ridgeland Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Ridgeland
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Ridgeland
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Ridgeland
Place of birth by age - Ridgeland
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 37.3%
Now married: 49.7%
Separated: 0.1%
Widowed: 1.8%
Divorced: 11.1%
Females:
Never married: 28.5%
Now married: 44.9%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 10.5%
Divorced: 15.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
76.0% (95)
Unmarried:
24.0% (30)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
44.1% (1,854)
Unmarried:
55.9% (2,353)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 44.8%
Now married: 35.8%
Separated: 5.3%
Widowed: 0.7%
Divorced: 13.4%
Females:
Never married: 55.5%
Now married: 23.1%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 3.6%
Divorced: 14.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
36.3% (41)
Unmarried:
63.7% (72)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
24.0% (479)
Unmarried:
76.0% (1,515)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 18.9%
Now married: 53.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 27.4%
Females:
Never married: 34.1%
Now married: 53.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 12.7%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
56.7% (93)
Unmarried:
43.3% (71)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 8.5%
Now married: 61.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 30.0%
Females:
Never married: 32.4%
Now married: 58.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 8.8%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
64.5% (40)
Unmarried:
35.5% (22)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 37.4%
Now married: 50.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 1.8%
Divorced: 10.6%
Females:
Never married: 28.2%
Now married: 45.0%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 10.7%
Divorced: 15.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
76.0% (95)
Unmarried:
24.0% (30)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
44.3% (1,823)
Unmarried:
55.7% (2,293)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 17.6%
Now married: 55.5%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 25.0%
Females:
Never married: 42.6%
Now married: 44.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.3%
Divorced: 9.3%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
45.7% (69)
Unmarried:
54.3% (82)
Ancestries in Ridgeland (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 5,433 (26.9%)
English - 2,191 (10.9%)
United States - 2,084 (10.3%)
Irish - 2,051 (10.2%)
German - 1,426 (7.1%)
Scotch-Irish - 803 (4.0%)
Scottish - 696 (3.5%)
French - 554 (2.7%)
Italian - 510 (2.5%)
Arab - 195 (1.0%)
French Canadian - 194 (1.0%)
Subsaharan African - 169 (0.8%)
Swedish - 162 (0.8%)
Dutch - 145 (0.7%)
Welsh - 137 (0.7%)
Polish - 129 (0.6%)
Norwegian - 101 (0.5%)
Danish - 67 (0.3%)
West Indian - 56 (0.3%)
Russian - 48 (0.2%)
Greek - 44 (0.2%)
Hungarian - 35 (0.2%)
Czech - 34 (0.2%)
Swiss - 18 (0.09%)
Ukrainian - 16 (0.08%)
Portuguese - 12 (0.06%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 11,429 (76.4%)
Black or African American: 3,955 (71.4%)
Asian: 450 (83.6%)
Other race: 234 (81.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 11,126 (76.6%)
Hispanic or Latino: 488 (71.7%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 1,142 (7.6%)
Black or African American: 455 (8.2%)
Other race: 24 (8.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,137 (7.8%)
Hispanic or Latino: 29 (4.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 1,622 (10.8%)
Black or African American: 966 (17.4%)
Asian: 57 (10.6%)
Two or more races: 11 (34.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,598 (11.0%)
Hispanic or Latino: 24 (3.5%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
3.3%
1.4%