Moving to Ridgeway, Missouri

Population: 530. Estimated population in July 2024: 536 (+1.1% change)
Males: 267 (50.4%), Females: 263 (49.6%)

Harrison County

Zip code: 64481

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $19,844
Median house value: $30,600

Population by Race

Races in Ridgeway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (13.6%), German (8.9%), English (8.5%), Irish (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%), Dutch (2.5%).

Elevation: 1057 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ridgeway

  • High school or higher: 68.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ridgeway city

  • Never married: 23.9%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +152 (+40.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ridgeway:

  • HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BETHANY, MO)
  • DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; LEON, IA)
  • GENTRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; ALBANY, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ridgeway:

  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 79 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 82 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 92 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ridgeway:

  • BETHANY MEMORIAL (about 9 miles; BETHANY, MO; Abbreviation: 75K)
  • LAMONI MUNI (about 17 miles; LAMONI, IA; Abbreviation: LWD)
  • PRINCETON-KAUFFMAN MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; PRINCETON, MO; Abbreviation: 7MO)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ridgeway:

  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 18 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,998)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)

Schools

Public high school in Ridgeway:

  • RIDGEWAY HIGH (Students: 50; Location: 305 MAIN ST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Ridgeway:

  • RIDGEWAY ELEM. (Students: 55; Location: 305 MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 06)