Ridgewood, IL

Full City Profile · Illinois · Kendall County County

2.9 /5.0

C+ Fair

2,997 Population 6,811/sq mi density

$96,334 Median Income $30,457 per capita

$142,400 Home Value $178,301 Zillow

$1,455 Median Rent 37.9% income on rent

50°F Avg Temperature 275 sunny days/yr

40 Violent Crime/100K 1,197 property/100K

C+

Overall

2.9 / 5.0

Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

B+

Economy

3.8 / 5.0

$96,334 median income, 5.4% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$142,400 home value, $1,455/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

40 violent crimes/100K

Education

1.8 / 5.0

10.3% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

+4.1%

2,879 → 2,997

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

+2.03%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+71.9%

$56,031 → $96,334

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+31.12%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Ridgewood 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

3,450

+453 from 2023 (2,997)

Projected Median Income 2030

$641,892

+$545,558 from 2023 ($96,334)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	2,879	—	$56,031	—
2023	2,997	+4.1%	$96,334	+71.9%

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