Ridgefield, Washington - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	7,178
Male Share of the Population	46%
Female Share of the Population	54%
Senior Citizens	10.7%
Employed Population 16+	3,318
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	64.3%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	28.9%
Median Earnings25+	$58,835
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$48,255

Wealth

Median Family Income	$96,967
% Above Poverty Level	96.7%
% Below Poverty Level	3.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	37 minutes
% Working from Home	3.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	0.9%

Housing

People Living Alone	18.6%
Median Gross Rent	$1,467
Median House Value	$369,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	25.9%
German	22%
Irish	14.9%
English	11.7%
French Except Basque	7.6%
Norwegian	6.3%
Ukrainian	5.3%
Italian	5.2%
Russian	3.3%
Scottish	2.2%
Swedish	1.5%
Dutch	1.5%
Welsh	1.2%
Polish	0.9%
Portuguese	0.7%
Danishn	0.7%
Canadian	0.6%
Arab	0.5%
Palestinian	0.5%
Swiss	0.3%
Iranian	0.3%
Belgian	0.3%
Greek	0.2%
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Ridgefield Almanac

Category	Value
County	Clark County
Standard Zip Codes	98642
Phone Area Codes	360
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	45.79
Approximate Longitude	-122.69

Ridgefield Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	ST HELENS RFD
Distance	5.1 miles
Jan Temp	34 to 47 F
Apr Temp	41 to 63 F
Jul Temp	55 to 82 F
Oct Temp	44 to 65 F
Annual Precip	45.7 inches

Station	BATTLE GROUND
Distance	10.3 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 46 F
Apr Temp	39 to 60 F
Jul Temp	51 to 78 F
Oct Temp	40 to 64 F
Annual Precip	53.3 inches

Station	PORTLAND INTL AP
Distance	17.4 miles
Jan Temp	34 to 46 F
Apr Temp	42 to 61 F
Jul Temp	57 to 79 F
Oct Temp	45 to 63 F
Annual Precip	37 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Battle Ground	19,932	$76,064
Kalama	2,557	$80,227
La Center	3,172	$95,721
Vancouver	178,413	$67,863
Washougal	15,484	$92,272
Woodland	5,912	$61,250

Ridgefield Public Schools

Ridgefield High School
2630 S Hillhurst Road
ZIP: 98642
(360) 619-1320
High
Total Enrollment 681

South Ridge Elementary
502 Nw 199th Street
ZIP: 98642
(360) 619-1500
Primary
Total Enrollment 561

Union Ridge Elementary
330 North Fifth Avenue
ZIP: 98642
(360) 750-7600
Primary
Total Enrollment 724

View Ridge Middle School
510 Pioneer Street
ZIP: 98642
(360) 619-1400
Middle
Total Enrollment 365

Ridgefield Private Schools

Mt View Christian School
2810 Ne 259th St
ZIP: 98642
Elementary
Total Enrollment 55

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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