Housatonic Valley News

77.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Ridgefield CDP in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 29.7 percent higher than the state average of 47.8 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,228.

97.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	119	2.3
Regular high school diploma	443	8.7
GED or alternative credential	10	0.2
Some college, less than 1 year	226	4.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	351	6.9
Associate's degree	328	6.4
Bachelor's degree	1,929	37.7
Master's degree	1,223	23.9
Professional school degree	256	5
Doctorate degree	229	4.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.