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Compare Elizabeth to Ridgewood

This post compares Elizabeth, New Jersey to Ridgewood, New Jersey across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Elizabeth (city) Ridgewood (village)
Population 129,363 25,554
Income (median) $31,760 $115,662
Home Value (median) $268,700 $739,300
White 46% 79%
Black 19% 1%
Asian 1% 14%
With Kids 42% 47%
Age (median) 33 41
Rentals 75% 23%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Elizabeth or Ridgewood?
A: Elizabeth has a much larger population count than Ridgewood: 129363 compared with 25554 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Elizabeth or in Ridgewood?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Elizabeth.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Elizabeth or Ridgewood?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Elizabeth.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Elizabeth does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 75% for Elizabeth versus 23% for Ridgewood.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Elizabeth may include: Paterson, Passaic, and Union-City.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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