North Weeki Wachee vs Ridge Manor

A side-by-side comparison of North Weeki Wachee and Ridge Manor: population, income, housing, and more.

North Weeki Wachee and Ridge Manor are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Weeki Wachee has the higher population (7,967 vs 4,478 in Ridge Manor). North Weeki Wachee has the higher median household income ($63,235 vs $55,096 in Ridge Manor). North Weeki Wachee has the higher median home value ($286,900 vs $223,000 in Ridge Manor).

Population, income & housing

	North Weeki Wachee	Ridge Manor
Population	7,967	4,478
Median age	56.9 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,235	$55,096
Median home value	$286,900	$223,000
Median gross rent	$1,417	$1,025
Housing units	4,263	2,350
Homeownership rate	89.4%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Weeki Wachee	Ridge Manor
Population	8,238 → 7,967 (-3.3%)	4,820 → 4,478 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$48,224 → $63,235 (+31.1%)	$44,150 → $55,096 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$172,800 → $286,900 (+66.0%)	$101,800 → $223,000 (+119.1%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $1,417 (+89.4%)	$837 → $1,025 (+22.5%)

North Weeki Wachee

Population

8,2387,967

Median household income

$48,224$63,235

Median home value

$172,800$286,900

Median gross rent

$748$1,417

Ridge Manor

Population

4,8204,478

Median household income

$44,150$55,096

Median home value

$101,800$223,000

Median gross rent

$837$1,025

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Weeki Wachee	Ridge Manor
Under 5	2.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	9.6%	15.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	9.8%	9.6%
35 to 44	4.8%	17.2%
45 to 54	13.6%	7.6%
55 to 64	20.9%	13.7%
65 to 74	19.1%	14.2%
75 and over	13.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Weeki Wachee	Ridge Manor
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	74.3%
Black or African American	5.1%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.9%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	16.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Weeki Wachee	Ridge Manor
No high school diploma	11.1%	9.4%
High school graduate	29.4%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Weeki Wachee	Ridge Manor
Drove alone	66.2%	65.7%
Carpooled	16.1%	25.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Weeki Wachee	Ridge Manor
1-unit, detached	75.3%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	31.1%

Poverty & households

	North Weeki Wachee	Ridge Manor
Poverty rate	12.1%	11.5%
Average household size	2.29	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	26	44
Median year structure built	1993	1985