Moving to Ridgeway, Wisconsin

Population: 689. Estimated population in July 2024: 656 (-4.8% change)
Males: 347 (50.4%), Females: 342 (49.6%)

Iowa County

Zip code: 53582

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $41,548
Median house value: $88,000

Population by Race

Races in Ridgeway:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
• Asian Indian (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (31.3%), Irish (27.0%), Norwegian (24.2%), English (7.0%), Swiss (5.5%), Czech (3.2%).

Elevation: 1170 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ridgeway

• High school or higher: 82.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
• Unemployed: 4.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ridgeway village

• Never married: 26.7%
• Now married: 51.8%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 6.5%
• Divorced: 14.7%

1.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +110 (+19.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ridgeway:

• UPLAND HILLS HEALTH (about 11 miles; DODGEVILLE, WI)
• MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE CTY (about 23 miles; DARLINGTON, WI)
• SAUK PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ridgeway:

• DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 47 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)
• DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
• VOLK FIELD (about 67 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ridgeway:

• TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL (about 19 miles; LONE ROCK, WI; Abbreviation: LNR)
• IOWA COUNTY (about 19 miles; MINERAL POINT, WI; Abbreviation: MRJ)
• SAUK-PRAIRIE (about 26 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI; Abbreviation: 91C)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ridgeway:

• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 39 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 40 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 41 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
• MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
• ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 88 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 101 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)

Public primary/middle school in Ridgeway:

• RIDGEWAY EL (Students: 188; Location: 208 JARVIS ST; Grades: PK – 05)