Housatonic Valley News

82.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Ridgefield CDP in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 35.2 percent higher than the state average of 47 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 8,244.

97.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Ridgefield CDP residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	161	2.9
Regular high school diploma	445	7.9
GED or alternative credential	10	0.2
Some college, less than 1 year	93	1.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	287	5.1
Associate's degree	349	6.2
Bachelor's degree	2,196	39.2
Master's degree	1,501	26.8
Professional school degree	369	6.6
Doctorate degree	191	3.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.