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Compare Ridgewood to South Plainfield

This post compares Ridgewood, New Jersey to South Plainfield, 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 Ridgewood (village) South Plainfield (borough)
Population 25,554 24,154
Income (median) $115,662 $59,112
Home Value (median) $739,300 $325,400
White 79% 61%
Black 1% 11%
Asian 14% 16%
With Kids 47% 36%
Age (median) 41 41
Rentals 23% 19%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Ridgewood or South Plainfield?
A: Ridgewood has a similar population count than South Plainfield: 25554 compared with 24154 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Ridgewood does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 23% for Ridgewood versus 19% for South Plainfield.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Ridgewood may include: Westfield, Summit, and Fair-Lawn.

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

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