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Ridgway, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Ridgway is a Census town of 1,237 people across 1.85 square miles of land, in Ouray County. Median household income is $83,750, 72.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $35,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ridgway
What Ridgway is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.85 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land669 plus or minus 146
- County holding the largest share of its areaOuray County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ridgway
How many people live in Ridgway
- Population1,237 plus or minus 269
- Median age40.5
- Population under 18290 plus or minus 112
- Share under 1823.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Population 65 and over223 plus or minus 80
- Share 65 and over18.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households594 plus or minus 136
- Family households276 plus or minus 68
- Share of households that are families46.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ridgway
- Median household income$83,750 plus or minus $20,693
- Per capita income$48,325
- Civilian labor force680 plus or minus 157
- Employed622 plus or minus 139
- Unemployed58 plus or minus 49
- Unemployment rate8.5 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over938
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.7 percent plus or minus 27.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher60.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ridgway
- Housing units663 plus or minus 138
- Occupied units594 plus or minus 136
- Vacant units69 plus or minus 70
- Vacancy rate10.4 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Owner occupied433 plus or minus 107
- Renter occupied161 plus or minus 72
- Ownership rate72.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$709,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,577 plus or minus $326
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Single family units442 plus or minus 95
- Share single family66.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more180 plus or minus 104
- Share in buildings of two or more27.1 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Mobile homes41 plus or minus 47
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ridgway gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute467 plus or minus 132
- Commuting under 15 minutes183 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.2 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more220 plus or minus 101
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.1 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Drove alone51.7 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Carpooled8.5 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.8 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Worked from home23.8 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ridgway (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$35,000
- Average approval$17,500
- Median approval$17,500
- Largest approval$20,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ridgway, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Ridgway
- NFIP communityTown of Ridgway
- NFIP community number080138
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/11/24
The Town of Ridgway participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080138 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ouray County, not Ridgway
Ouray County context, not Ridgway figures
- Establishments in Ouray County321
- Covered employment, Ouray County2,214
- Average annual pay, Ouray County$50,140
- Housing units permitted, Ouray County96
Every figure in this section is published for Ouray County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ridgway.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ridgway questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ridgway, Colorado?
1,237, in 594 households. Ridgway town covers 1.85 square miles of land, which is 669 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ridgway in?
Ouray County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ridgway?
$83,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $709,900. Median gross rent is $1,577 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ridgway businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $35,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $17,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ridgway, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ridgway borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ridgway. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Ridgway in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ridgway appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ridgway, town of, community 080138, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Ridgway figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ouray County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ridgway.
Is zoning published for Ridgway?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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