Osprey vs Ridge Wood Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Osprey and Ridge Wood Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Osprey has the higher population (5,790 vs 5,085 in Ridge Wood Heights). Osprey has the higher median household income ($94,815 vs $68,463 in Ridge Wood Heights). Osprey has the higher median home value ($680,200 vs $349,900 in Ridge Wood Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Osprey	Ridge Wood Heights
Population	5,790	5,085
Median age	64.2 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$94,815	$68,463
Median home value	$680,200	$349,900
Median gross rent	$2,008	$1,465
Housing units	3,675	2,760
Homeownership rate	85.9%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.5%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Osprey	Ridge Wood Heights
Population	6,931 → 5,790 (-16.5%)	4,287 → 5,085 (+18.6%)
Median household income	$84,848 → $94,815 (+11.7%)	$53,503 → $68,463 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$456,300 → $680,200 (+49.1%)	$221,600 → $349,900 (+57.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,226 → $2,008 (+63.8%)	$1,135 → $1,465 (+29.1%)

Osprey

Population

6,9315,790

Median household income

$84,848$94,815

Median home value

$456,300$680,200

Median gross rent

$1,226$2,008

Ridge Wood Heights

Population

4,2875,085

Median household income

$53,503$68,463

Median home value

$221,600$349,900

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,465

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Osprey	Ridge Wood Heights
Under 5	2.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	8.3%	8.6%
18 to 24	2.5%	9.4%
25 to 34	5.4%	14.9%
35 to 44	5.3%	8.0%
45 to 54	7.9%	12.6%
55 to 64	19.4%	17.4%
65 to 74	27.9%	12.7%
75 and over	20.6%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Osprey	Ridge Wood Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	80.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Osprey	Ridge Wood Heights
No high school diploma	3.3%	6.0%
High school graduate	21.6%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	20.7%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	23.1%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Osprey	Ridge Wood Heights
Drove alone	63.4%	81.4%
Carpooled	4.3%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	0.2%
Bicycle	2.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.1%	8.7%
Other means	2.7%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Osprey	Ridge Wood Heights
1-unit, detached	68.1%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	10.9%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	8.7%
20 or more units	2.8%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Osprey	Ridge Wood Heights
Poverty rate	9.9%	7.4%
Average household size	2.07	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1999	1980