Ridgefield, IL

Full City Profile · Illinois · McHenry County County

4.0 /5.0

A Great

218 Population 419/sq mi density

$133,454 Median Income $38,193 per capita

$265,400 Home Value $367,174 Zillow

49°F Avg Temperature 260 sunny days/yr

129 Violent Crime/100K 2,090 property/100K

Overall

4.0 / 5.0

Strong

A+

Economy

5.0 / 5.0

$133,454 median income, 0.0% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$265,400 home value, /mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

129 violent crimes/100K

A+

Education

5.0 / 5.0

71.7% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

-48.3%

422 → 218

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

-28.13%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+13.6%

$117,523 → $133,454

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+6.56%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Ridgefield across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

-196 from 2023 (218)

Projected Median Income 2030

$208,205

+$74,751 from 2023 ($133,454)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	422	—	$117,523	—
2023	218	-48.3%	$133,454	+13.6%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.