River Ridge vs Zephyrhills South

A side-by-side comparison of River Ridge and Zephyrhills South: population, income, housing, and more.

River Ridge and Zephyrhills South are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Zephyrhills South has the higher population (5,422 vs 5,191 in River Ridge). River Ridge has the higher median household income ($86,786 vs $39,884 in Zephyrhills South). River Ridge has the higher median home value ($303,400 vs $41,900 in Zephyrhills South).

Population, income & housing

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills South
Population	5,191	5,422
Median age	48.6 yrs	58.4 yrs
Median household income	$86,786	$39,884
Median home value	$303,400	$41,900
Median gross rent	$2,058	$1,073
Housing units	2,029	4,222
Homeownership rate	82.2%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills South
Population	5,157 → 5,191 (+0.7%)	5,637 → 5,422 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$61,546 → $86,786 (+41.0%)	$33,923 → $39,884 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$171,300 → $303,400 (+77.1%)	$30,300 → $41,900 (+38.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,576 → $2,058 (+30.6%)	$819 → $1,073 (+31.0%)

River Ridge

Population

5,1575,191

Median household income

$61,546$86,786

Median home value

$171,300$303,400

Median gross rent

$1,576$2,058

Zephyrhills South

Population

5,6375,422

Median household income

$33,923$39,884

Median home value

$30,300$41,900

Median gross rent

$819$1,073

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills South
Under 5	1.3%	3.0%
5 to 17	12.6%	9.2%
18 to 24	10.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	8.0%
35 to 44	9.7%	6.8%
45 to 54	15.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.8%	14.7%
65 to 74	13.1%	18.7%
75 and over	9.4%	21.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills South
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	81.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills South
No high school diploma	7.9%	7.8%
High school graduate	31.6%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills South
Drove alone	81.6%	71.9%
Carpooled	1.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	9.7%
Other means	2.7%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills South
1-unit, detached	86.2%	13.1%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	85.7%

Poverty & households

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills South
Poverty rate	8.2%	17.8%
Average household size	2.79	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	1995	1985