Ridge Wood Heights vs South Gate Ridge

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

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

South Gate Ridge has the higher population (5,456 vs 5,085 in Ridge Wood Heights). South Gate Ridge has the higher median household income ($76,307 vs $68,463 in Ridge Wood Heights). South Gate Ridge has the higher median home value ($369,400 vs $349,900 in Ridge Wood Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Ridge Wood Heights	South Gate Ridge
Population	5,085	5,456
Median age	49.2 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,463	$76,307
Median home value	$349,900	$369,400
Median gross rent	$1,465	$1,581
Housing units	2,760	2,629
Homeownership rate	74.0%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.3%	39.6%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ridge Wood Heights	South Gate Ridge
Population	4,287 → 5,085 (+18.6%)	6,232 → 5,456 (-12.5%)
Median household income	$53,503 → $68,463 (+28.0%)	$56,205 → $76,307 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$221,600 → $349,900 (+57.9%)	$247,200 → $369,400 (+49.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,135 → $1,465 (+29.1%)	$1,232 → $1,581 (+28.3%)

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

South Gate Ridge

Population

6,2325,456

Median household income

$56,205$76,307

Median home value

$247,200$369,400

Median gross rent

$1,232$1,581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ridge Wood Heights	South Gate Ridge
Under 5	5.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	8.6%	14.3%
18 to 24	9.4%	2.9%
25 to 34	14.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	8.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.6%	16.5%
55 to 64	17.4%	13.9%
65 to 74	12.7%	15.2%
75 and over	10.9%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ridge Wood Heights	South Gate Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	70.5%
Black or African American	3.7%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.2%	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ridge Wood Heights	South Gate Ridge
No high school diploma	6.0%	7.1%
High school graduate	29.7%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.8%	29.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ridge Wood Heights	South Gate Ridge
Drove alone	81.4%	75.2%
Carpooled	7.2%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	11.3%
Other means	2.5%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ridge Wood Heights	South Gate Ridge
1-unit, detached	72.0%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	10.9%	12.5%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	17.1%
20 or more units	3.8%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Ridge Wood Heights	South Gate Ridge
Poverty rate	7.4%	6.6%
Average household size	2.06	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1980	1982