Geography
North Ridgeville is located at 41°23'22" North, 82°0'17" West (41.389546, -82.004605)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 60.9 km² (23.5 mi²). 60.5 km² (23.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.60% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 22,338 people, 8,356 households, and 6,434 families residing in the city. The population density is 369.1/km² (955.8/mi²). There are 8,587 housing units at an average density of 141.9/km² (367.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 96.36% White, 0.86% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 1.99% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 8,356 households out of which 32.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% are married couples living together, 8.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% are non-families. 19.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.65 and the average family size is 3.05.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $54,482, and the median income for a family is $61,621. Males have a median income of $42,634 versus $27,379 for females. The per capita income for the city is $22,971. 3.2% of the population and 2.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.2% are under the age of 18 and 5.0% are 65 or older.
North Ridgeville is the home of the Corn Festival, held on the second weekend of August. North Ridgeville has no famous inhabitants, and is known for its high level of corn production per capita.