Ridgefield is a very small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 2,209 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Ridgefield is the 186th largest community in Washington.

Ridgefield is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ridgefield is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ridgefield who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.53%), sales jobs (9.55%), and management occupations (8.42%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Ridgefield are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Ridgefield is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Ridgefield Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Ridgefield who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 20.53% of adults in Ridgefield have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ridgefield in 2000 was $21,696, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,784 for a family of four.

The people who call Ridgefield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ridgefield is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Ridgefield include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Ridgefield is English.