River Ridge vs Zephyrhills West

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

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

Zephyrhills West has the higher population (5,770 vs 5,191 in River Ridge). River Ridge has the higher median household income ($86,786 vs $49,315 in Zephyrhills West). River Ridge has the higher median home value ($303,400 vs $89,700 in Zephyrhills West).

Population, income & housing

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills West
Population	5,191	5,770
Median age	48.6 yrs	65.8 yrs
Median household income	$86,786	$49,315
Median home value	$303,400	$89,700
Median gross rent	$2,058	$996
Housing units	2,029	4,346
Homeownership rate	82.2%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills West
Population	5,157 → 5,191 (+0.7%)	5,287 → 5,770 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$61,546 → $86,786 (+41.0%)	$34,836 → $49,315 (+41.6%)
Median home value	$171,300 → $303,400 (+77.1%)	$79,900 → $89,700 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,576 → $2,058 (+30.6%)	$819 → $996 (+21.6%)

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 West

Population

5,2875,770

Median household income

$34,836$49,315

Median home value

$79,900$89,700

Median gross rent

$819$996

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills West
Under 5	1.3%	3.2%
5 to 17	12.6%	5.6%
18 to 24	10.6%	3.7%
25 to 34	12.0%	6.3%
35 to 44	9.7%	6.7%
45 to 54	15.6%	4.9%
55 to 64	15.8%	17.7%
65 to 74	13.1%	20.7%
75 and over	9.4%	31.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills West
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	84.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills West
No high school diploma	7.9%	11.1%
High school graduate	31.6%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills West
Drove alone	81.6%	83.8%
Carpooled	1.8%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	9.6%
Other means	2.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills West
1-unit, detached	86.2%	16.2%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	80.7%

Poverty & households

	River Ridge	Zephyrhills West
Poverty rate	8.2%	12.8%
Average household size	2.79	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1995	1981