Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in zip code 06877 with a mortgage: 5,638 (365 second mortgage, 1,657 home equity loan, 144 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,612
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $3,374
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $929
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
4.2%
Whole state:
9.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 06877: Ridgefield Golf Course (A), Camp Arden (B), Commerce Park (C), Silver Spring Country Club (D), Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (E), Workshop Theatre Barn (F), Ridgefield Town Hall (G), Ridgefield Library and Historical Association (H), Ridgefield Community Center (I), Ridgefield Fire Department Station 2 (J), Ridgefield Fire Department Headquarters (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Yankee Ridge Shopping Center (1), Ridgefield Shopping Center (2), Heritage Square Shopping Center (3), Girolmetti Court Shopping Center (4), Donnelly Plaza Shopping Center (5), Copps Hill Plaza Shopping Center (6), Addessi Center Shopping Center (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 06877 include: Congregation of Notre Dame (A), First Church of Christ Scientist (B), First Congregational Church (C), Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church (D), Ridgebury Congregational Church (E), Ridgefield Christian Center Church (F), Saint Andrews Church (G), Saint Elizabeth Seton Church (H), Saint Marys Roman Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Candees Pond (A), Taylors Pond (B), Turtle Pond (C), Lake Windwing (D), Fox Hill Lake (E), Johns Pond (F), Little Pond (G), Mamanasco Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 06877 include: West Mountain Refuge (1), Ciuccoli Field (2), Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve (3), Aldrich Park (4), Ballard Green (5), Ballard Park (6), Copps Hill Common (7), East Ridge Recreation Area (8), Fitzgerald Field (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
6,539 married couples with children.
1,347 single-parent households (358 men, 989 women).
88.3% of residents of 06877 zip code speak English at home.
8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 22% well, 12% not well, 15% not at all).
11.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 17% well, 16% not well).
4.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% very well, 25% well, 7% not well).
3.5% of residents speak other language at home (68% very well, 32% well).
Foreign born population: 2,522 (10.4%) (55.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
10.4%
Whole state:
13.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
United Kingdom (13%)
Canada (12%)
Italy (8%)
Germany (6%)
Poland (5%)
Australia (4%)
India (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 992
1990 to 1999: 485
1980 to 1989: 310
Before 1980: 1,100
Races in zip code 06877:
White population: 22,000 Black population: 488 American Indian population: 98 Asian population: 941 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 450 Some other race population: 186 Two or more races population: 389 Hispanic or Latino population: 963
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 4,251
Irish: 4,213
English: 2,344
Other groups: 2,344
German: 2,186
Polish: 1,010
American: 919
Russian: 597
Scottish: 495
French (except Basque): 436
European: 415
Palestinian: 319
Arab: 310
British: 298
Norwegian: 269
Hungarian: 246
Lebanese: 230
Northern European: 214
Austrian: 208
Greek: 206
Croatian: 195
Dutch: 189
Armenian: 178
Danish: 167
Canadian: 165
Syrian: 154
Scotch-Irish: 154
Jamaican: 151
Albanian: 146
Swedish: 134
Turkish: 133
Latvian: 129
Brazilian: 128
Ukrainian: 125
French Canadian: 124
Nigerian: 105
Eastern European: 101
Portuguese: 96
South African: 95
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 91
Welsh: 87
Swiss: 84
Slovak: 79
Subsaharan African: 77
Basque: 73
Maltese: 72
Romanian: 71
Barbadian: 69
Lithuanian: 63
Iranian: 63
Czech: 56
Other Arab: 54
Guyanese: 53
Australian: 50
Yugoslavian: 45
Estonian: 43
Finnish: 43
Czechoslovakian: 39
Serbian: 37
Belgian: 35
Slovene: 32
Scandinavian: 22
Bahamian: 20
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED (900 RIDGEBURY RD. in RIDGEFIELD, CT)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2002-0213, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2002-0213, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Business SIC classification: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS Business NAICS classification: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARM INC, BOEHRINGER INGELHEM PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (10 EAST RIDGE ROAD in RIDGEFIELD, CT)
(Geographic Names Information System) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-51 Organizations: RIDGEFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BRANCHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (40 FLORIDA ROAD in RIDGEFIELD, CT)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6 Organizations: RIDGEFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FARMINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (324 FARMINGTON ROAD in RIDGEFIELD, CT)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4 Organizations: RIDGEFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HOMEBOUND (70 PROSPECT STREET in RIDGEFIELD, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-88 Organizations: RIDGEFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
PAMBY MOTORS (32-36 DANBURY RD in RIDGEFIELD, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED) Organizations: PAMBIANCHI ARMANDO (CONTACT/OWNER)
FRANCES CLEANERS (145 HIGH RIDGE AVE in RIDGEFIELD, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
BOEHRINGER INGERLHEIM PHARM INC (90 EAST RD in RIDGEFIELD, CT)
CAMELOT CLEANERS (125 DANBURY RD COPPS PLZ in RIDGEFIELD, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: RICHARD CASTRO (CONTACT/OWNER)
CCC OF CT, INC (642 DANBURY RD in RIDGEFIELD, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: SKILLED NURSING CARE FACILITIES Alternative names: LAUREL RIDGE, LAURELWOOD REHAB CENTER CCC OF CT
COLONIAL CLEANERS (424R MAIN ST in RIDGEFIELD, CT)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (61%)
Utility gas (15%)
Electricity (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Population in 1990: 21,691. Population change in the 1990s: +1,995 (+9.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,667
Northeast: 10,554
Midwest: 1,697
South: 1,340
West: 904
61% of the 06877 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Connecticut.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,284
Here:
28.0%
Connecticut:
9.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 743
Here:
28.3%
Connecticut:
11.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 380
Here:
40.4%
Connecticut:
36.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (RIDGEFIELD, CT):
OWL COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES INC (38 A GROVE ST STE 101; small business) : $993,260 in 17 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Technical Representation Services -- Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment, Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), ADP Software, Blocks, Tackle, Rigging, and Slings, and moreby Army, Navy, Department of State, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $37,900; 2003: $121,000; 2004: $482,300; 2005: $250,680; 2006: $101,380.
Biggest contracts:
$182,750 with Army for Technical Representation Services -- Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2004-07-28. Completion date: 2004-09-01.
$93,000 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Taking place in NY. Signed on 2003-05-27. Completion date: 2003-07-22.
$86,300 with Department of State for ADP Software. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2004-08-27. Completion date: 2004-11-30.
$85,800 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for ADP Software. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2004-09-16. Completion date: 2004-10-31.
JETEK, INC (54 DANBURY ROAD, NO 244; small business) : $848,780 in 2 contractsfrom 2000 to 2002
$749,836 with Army for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2002-05-20. Completion date: 2003-07-14.
$98,944, same as above.Signed on 2000-06-21. Completion date: 2001-02-19.
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM CORPORATI (900 RIDGEBURY RD; small business) : $500,000 in 8 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Food Items For Resale by Defense Commissary Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $102,727; 2005: $284,918; 2006: $112,355.
Biggest contracts:
$112,355 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2006-01-01. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$102,727, same as above.Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$74,895, same as above.Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$67,359, same as above.Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
FOX-RICH TEXTILES INCORPORATED (37 DANBURY RD; small business) : $260,190 in 14 contractsfrom 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Textile Fabrics by Defense Logistics Agency, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Navy, Army, and others Signed by year:2000: $68,290; 2001: $0; 2002: $70,397; 2003: $25,782; 2004: $59,401; 2005: $36,320; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$70,397 with Defense Logistics Agency for Textile Fabrics. Taking place in MA. Signed on 2002-09-24. Completion date: 2003-02-16.
$68,290 with Defense Logistics Agency for Textile Fabrics. Taking place in SC. Signed on 2000-01-20. Completion date: 2000-12-05.
$27,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Textile Fabrics. Signed on 2003-12-05. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
$26,000 with Defense Logistics Agency for Textile Fabrics. Taking place in NC. Signed on 2005-07-28. Completion date: 2005-10-05.
DAPCO INDUSTRIES, INC (241 ETHAN ALLEN HWY; small business) : $94,579 in 3 contractsfrom 2003 to 2004
$58,455 with Navy for Physical Properties Testing and Inspection. Signed on 2003-05-15. Completion date: 2003-08-13.
$35,809 with Navy for Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments. Signed on 2003-03-31. Completion date: 2003-06-19.
$315 with Navy for Electrical and Electronic assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware. Signed on 2004-12-28. Completion date: 2005-01-19.
PHOENIX GROUP INC THE (22 GREEN LN; small business)
$74,400 with Army for Defense Studies. Signed on 2003-03-11. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
NY/NJ HARBOR PILOTS (54 DANBURY RD 231; small business) : $806 in 2 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
$806 with Navy for Technical Representation Services -- Ship and Marine Equipment. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2006-05-04. Completion date: 2006-05-01.
$0 with Navy for Navigational Aid and Pilotage Services. Signed on 2004-08-09. Completion date: 2005-07-31.
SCHWARTZ, EVAN (550 RIDGEBURY RD)
$500 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-07-29. Completion date: 2005-07-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)