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)