Ridge Spring, SC Population

Overview

607

Total Population

47.5

Median age

58.81%

Female population %

7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

65.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ridge Spring's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ridge Spring is 47.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ridge Spring's population under 18 was 11.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ridge Spring's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ridge Spring, 8.90% were under the age of 15, 16.31% aged 15 to 29, 43.99% aged 30 to 64, 24.55% aged 65 to 84, and 6.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 107 more females than males in Ridge Spring:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.81% females and 41.19% males in Ridge Spring, SC.
The Ridge Spring, SC gender ratio is 7:100 i.e. 7 men to 100 women (0.700).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 37.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 66.

Ridge Spring's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Ridge Spring population: 39.54% are White and 60.46% are Black or African American.
Ridge Spring's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 594 (97.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ridge Spring is Black or African American with a population of 367 (60.46% of the total population).

Ridge Spring's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 827 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ridge Spring's population decreased by 89 (10.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ridge Spring's population decreased by 163 (22.09%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ridge Spring's population was lowest in year 2021 at 574.