Ridgefield

  1. Ridgefield Legal Resources
  2. Ridgefield Statistics
  3. Ridgefield Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Ridgefield Employment Information
  5. Ridgefield Family Information
  6. Ridgefield Education Information
  7. Ridgefield Business Information
  8. Ridgefield Public Benefits Information
  9. Ridgefield Criminal Information
  10. Ridgefield Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Ridgefield Zip Codes


Ridgefield Legal Resources Back to top

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Ridgefield Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 10,830
  • Land Area (2000): 6.759 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.664 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 201
  • Alias(es) (2003): MORSEMERE, RIDGEFIELD
Ridgefield Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 10,219 2002 11,057 2005 11,029
2000 10,478 2003 10,990 2006 11,022
2001 10,920 2004 10,995 2007 10,947

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Houses (2000): 4,120
Ridgefield Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ridgefield Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 10,176
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $370,022,000 / $84,930,000
Ridgefield Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 321 11.83%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 270 9.95%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 152 5.60%
4. Finance and Insurance 134 4.94%
5. Repair and Maintenance 127 4.68%
6. Public Administration 126 4.64%
7. Educational Services 107 3.94%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 100 3.68%
9. Chemical Manufacturing 95 3.50%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 91 3.35%
11. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 79 2.91%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 78 2.87%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 78 2.87%
14. Other Transportation 76 2.80%
15. Health Care 55 2.03%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 55 2.03%
17. Jewelry / Luggage and Leather Goods 48 1.77%
18. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 41 1.51%
19. Food Manufacturing 40 1.47%
20. Metal Manufactuing 39 1.44%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Personal and Laundry Services 225 9.95%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 221 9.77%
3. Health Care 203 8.98%
4. Educational Services 189 8.36%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 151 6.68%
6. Finance and Insurance 151 6.68%
7. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 79 3.49%
8. Apparel Manufacturing 77 3.41%
9. Public Administration 74 3.27%
10. Social Assistance 67 2.96%
11. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 66 2.92%
12. Construction 57 2.52%
13. Apparel / Piece Goods and Notions, Wholesale 51 2.26%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 46 2.03%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 40 1.77%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 36 1.59%
17. Chemical Manufacturing 35 1.55%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 32 1.42%
19. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 30 1.33%
20. Other Transportation 23 1.02%

Ridgefield Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 149 5.49%
2. Other Management Occupations 136 5.01%
3. Computer Specialists 129 4.75%
4. Accountants and Auditors 128 4.72%
5. Vehicle Mechanics 110 4.05%
6. Other Production Occupations 107 3.94%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 90 3.32%
8. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 84 3.10%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 83 3.06%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 74 2.73%
11. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 74 2.73%
12. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 63 2.32%
13. Plant and System Operators 58 2.14%
14. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 57 2.10%
15. Top Executives 57 2.10%
16. Law Enforcement Workers 56 2.06%
17. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 55 2.03%
18. Other Food Preparation and Servers 53 1.95%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 53 1.95%
20. Painters and Paperhangers 52 1.92%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 196 8.67%
2. Personal Appearance Workers 161 7.12%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 147 6.50%
4. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 123 5.44%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 116 5.13%
6. Other Management Occupations 104 4.60%
7. Accountants and Auditors 98 4.33%
8. Waiters and Waitresses 75 3.32%
9. Business Operations Specialists 74 3.27%
10. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 72 3.18%
11. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 65 2.87%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 57 2.52%
13. Registered Nurses 53 2.34%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 53 2.34%
15. Top Executives 48 2.12%
16. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 47 2.08%
17. Operations Managers Non Finance 45 1.99%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 44 1.95%
19. Art and Design Workers 38 1.68%
20. Child Care Workers 38 1.68%

Ridgefield Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 4,649 53.16%
15-35 hours 836 9.56%
1-14 hours 264 3.02%
No regular hours 2,996 34.26%

Ridgefield Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 85 1.76%
5 AM-5:29 AM 15 0.31%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 138 2.85%
6 AM-6:29 AM 342 7.07%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 362 7.49%
7 AM-7:29 AM 616 12.74%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 699 14.46%
8 AM-8:29 AM 907 18.76%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 608 12.58%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 520 10.76%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 132 2.73%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 83 1.72%
Noon-3:59 PM 137 2.83%
4 PM-11:59 PM 190 3.93%

Ridgefield Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 101 2.09%
5-9 484 10.01%
10-14 654 13.53%
15-19 498 10.30%
20-24 621 12.85%
25-29 164 3.39%
30-34 862 17.83%
35-39 106 2.19%
40-44 154 3.19%
45-59 454 9.39%
60-89 554 11.46%
At least 90 182 3.76%

Ridgefield Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 43 0.89% 2,479 51.28%
30-44 145 3.00% 977 20.21%
45-59 111 2.30% 343 7.10%
At least 60 404 8.36% 332 6.87%

Ridgefield Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 525 10.66%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,420 69.44%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 29 0.59%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 703 14.27%
Color 6 Box Walked 157 3.19%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 91 1.85%

Ridgefield Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ridgefield Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 4,024 (10,819 people)
Families (2000): 2,939 (9,438 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,011
People at same address in 1995: 6,803
Ridgefield Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 275 6.83%
$10,000-$14,999 176 4.37%
$15,000-$19,999 196 4.87%
$20,000-$24,999 156 3.88%
$25,000-$29,999 192 4.77%
$30,000-$34,999 296 7.36%
$35,000-$39,999 233 5.79%
$40,000-$44,999 211 5.24%
$45,000-$49,999 156 3.88%
$50,000-$59,999 250 6.21%
$60,000-$74,999 518 12.87%
$75,000-$99,999 511 12.70%
$100,000-$124,999 345 8.57%
$125,000-$149,999 145 3.60%
$150,000-$199,999 233 5.79%
$200,000 or more 131 3.26%

Ridgefield Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 925 23.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,081 26.89%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 108 2.69%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 714 17.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 13 0.32%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 768 19.10%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 3 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 269 6.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 86 2.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 49 1.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Ridgefield Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,193 28.90%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,692 15.32%
Public Assistance 88 0.80%
Retirement 615 5.57%
Self Employment 412 3.73%
Social Security 1,356 12.27%
Supplemental Security 90 0.81%
Wage / Salary 3,094 28.01%
Other 507 4.59%

Ridgefield Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,316 54.70%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,090 45.30%

Ridgefield Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 164 3.92%
Color 1 Box Married 2,706 64.64%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,123 26.83%
Color 3 Box Widowed 193 4.61%

Ridgefield Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 335 7.09%
Color 1 Box Married 2,629 55.66%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,132 23.97%
Color 3 Box Widowed 627 13.28%

Ridgefield Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ridgefield Education Information Back to top
Ridgefield Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 603 7.14%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,157 13.69%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,557 30.26%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,550 18.34%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 443 5.24%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,621 19.18%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 520 6.15%

Ridgefield Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 43 0.40% 91 0.84% 134 1.24%
Kindergarten 94 0.87% 41 0.38% 135 1.25%
Grades 1-4 570 5.26% 59 0.54% 629 5.81%
Grades 5-8 470 4.34% 79 0.73% 549 5.07%
Grades 9-12 517 4.77% 63 0.58% 580 5.36%
Undergrad college 344 3.18% 153 1.41% 497 4.59%
Graduate or professional school 50 0.46% 40 0.37% 90 0.83%
Total 2,088 19.28% 526 4.86% 2,614 24.14%

Ridgefield Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ridgefield Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 996
Ridgefield Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ridgefield Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ridgefield Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 10,109 93.45%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 709 6.55%

Ridgefield Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ridgefield Criminal Information Back to top
Ridgefield Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.294 0.000 0.196 0.196 0.685 0.098 2.153 7.437 1.859 11.547
2000 0.382 0.095 0.000 0.191 0.668 0.095 2.577 6.490 0.859 10.021
2001 1.557 0.000 0.000 0.183 1.740 0.000 2.106 6.319 1.832 10.256
2002 0.362 0.000 0.000 0.271 0.633 0.000 2.261 3.798 2.080 8.140
2003 0.819 0.000 0.000 0.091 0.910 0.091 1.729 3.003 1.911 6.642
2004 0.637 0.000 0.000 0.182 0.819 0.182 2.183 5.093 1.273 8.549
2005 0.272 0.000 0.000 0.181 0.453 0.000 1.632 4.987 0.997 7.616
2006 0.544 0.000 0.000 0.363 0.907 0.000 2.540 5.171 1.179 8.891
2007 0.183 0.183 0.000 0.091 0.457 0.091 2.558 5.481 1.370 9.409

Ridgefield Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 8 29
2005 3 30
2006 2 27
2007 3 28

Ridgefield Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 125
2000 112
2001 131
2002 97

Ridgefield Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ridgefield Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Ridgefield Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,324 12.23%
10-19 Years 1,219 11.26%
20-29 Years 1,163 10.74%
30-39 Years 1,801 16.63%
40-49 Years 1,659 15.32%
50-59 Years 1,263 11.66%
60-69 Years 1,010 9.33%
70-79 Years 871 8.04%
80-89 Years 453 4.18%
90+ Years 67 0.62%

Ridgefield Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 5,240 48.38%
Color 1 Box Female 5,590 51.62%

Ridgefield Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 7,189 66.38%
Color 2 Box Asian 1,881 17.37%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,494 13.80%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 158 1.46%
Color 1 Box African-American 71 0.66%
Color 6 Box Other Race 27 0.25%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 6 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 4 0.04%

Ridgefield Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Italian 2,623 30.49%
2. Irish 1,392 16.18%
3. German 1,081 12.57%
4. Croatian 366 4.25%
5. United States Or American 350 4.07%
6. Armenian 294 3.42%
7. English 269 3.13%
8. Polish 264 3.07%
9. Greek 252 2.93%
10. French Non-Basque 188 2.19%

Ridgefield Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 5,496 53.19%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,311 12.69%
3. Korean 1,304 12.62%
4. Italian 457 4.42%
5. Serbo Croatian 298 2.88%
6. Armenian 230 2.23%
7. Greek 213 2.06%
8. Arabic 203 1.96%
9. Chinese 202 1.96%
10. Other Asian 131 1.27%

Ridgefield Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 7,184 66.33%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,988 18.36%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,658 15.31%

Ridgefield Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Ridgefield Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ridgefield Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
07657