What is the population of Ridgely town?

Ridgely town has 1,685 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #296 of 536 in Maryland.

What is the median household income in Ridgely town?

Median household income in Ridgely town is $64,432 a year, 18% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ridgely town?

Median gross rent is $1,070 a month and the median home value is $236,000, so rent absorbs about 19.9% of median household income.

Is Ridgely town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ridgely town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Ridgely, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Ridgely, Maryland (Ridgely, MD — Census place “Ridgely town”) is 1,685 residents, ranking #296 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $64,432, the median home is worth $236,000 and median gross rent runs $1,070 a month. Looking for the Ridgely Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Ridgely, MD: 21660.

Population: 1,685Ridgely town residents
Median household income: $64,432Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $236,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,070Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 63.1%Owner-occupied households

Ridgely ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Ridgely.

The Ridgely MD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

21660

What the numbers mean in Ridgely town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ridgely town median would spend about 19.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.1% of residents and 63.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Ridgely town, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Ridgely town is a small town in Maryland, with 1,685 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #296 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 44% of them. The median age here is 36.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Ridgely town earn a median of $64,432 a year, 18% below the national figure of $78,538 and 41% below the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 8.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Ridgely town is valued at $236,000, 22.2% below the national figure and 41% below the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,070 a month, 23.9% below the national figure, or roughly $12,840 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Ridgely town?: Ridgely town has 1,685 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #296 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Ridgely town?: Median household income in Ridgely town is $64,432 a year, 18% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ridgely town?: Median gross rent is $1,070 a month and the median home value is $236,000, so rent absorbs about 19.9% of median household income.
Is Ridgely town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ridgely town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Ridgely town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.