Moving to Ridge, New York

Population: 13,380
Males: 6,065 (45.3%), Females: 7,315 (54.7%)

Zip code: 11961

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.0 years
Median household income: $44,140
Median house value: $142,200

Population by Race

Races in Ridge:

• White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
• Hispanic (3.5%)
• Black (3.5%)
• Two or more races (1.6%)
• American Indian (0.8%)
• Other race (0.8%)

Ancestries: Italian (32.9%), Irish (27.9%), German (21.2%), English (6.7%), Polish (5.1%), United States (4.5%).

Land area: 13.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ridge

• High school or higher: 86.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
• Unemployed: 4.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 33.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ridge CDP

• Never married: 20.6%
• Now married: 56.6%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 15.1%
• Divorced: 6.0%

5.6% Foreign born (3.3% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.9% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ridge:

• BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY)
• JOHN T MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PORT JEFFERSON, NY)
• ST CHARLES HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PORT JEFFERSON, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ridge:

• LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 18 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
• IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 24 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
• TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 24 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ridge:

• BROOKHAVEN (about 7 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; Abbreviation: HWV)
• LUFKER (about 12 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; Abbreviation: O00)
• SPADARO (about 13 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; Abbreviation: 1N2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ridge:

• SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 12 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
• SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 13 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
• SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 18 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 16,829)
• DOWLING COLLEGE (about 21 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 26 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
• SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 27 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
• GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)

Public primary/middle school in Ridge:

• RIDGE ES (Students: 831; Location: ONE RIDGE RD; Grades: KG – 04)