South Gate Ridge vs The Meadows

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

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

The Meadows has the higher population (5,463 vs 5,456 in South Gate Ridge). South Gate Ridge has the higher median household income ($76,307 vs $66,003 in The Meadows). South Gate Ridge has the higher median home value ($369,400 vs $344,900 in The Meadows).

Population, income & housing

	South Gate Ridge	The Meadows
Population	5,456	5,463
Median age	48.5 yrs	71.4 yrs
Median household income	$76,307	$66,003
Median home value	$369,400	$344,900
Median gross rent	$1,581	$1,625
Housing units	2,629	4,031
Homeownership rate	66.5%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	54.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Gate Ridge	The Meadows
Population	6,232 → 5,456 (-12.5%)	4,430 → 5,463 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$56,205 → $76,307 (+35.8%)	$57,586 → $66,003 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$247,200 → $369,400 (+49.4%)	$282,200 → $344,900 (+22.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,232 → $1,581 (+28.3%)	$1,260 → $1,625 (+29.0%)

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

The Meadows

Population

4,4305,463

Median household income

$57,586$66,003

Median home value

$282,200$344,900

Median gross rent

$1,260$1,625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Gate Ridge	The Meadows
Under 5	4.6%	1.9%
5 to 17	14.3%	3.0%
18 to 24	2.9%	4.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	3.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	0.8%
45 to 54	16.5%	7.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.3%
65 to 74	15.2%	27.4%
75 and over	10.0%	39.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Gate Ridge	The Meadows
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	95.4%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.5%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Gate Ridge	The Meadows
No high school diploma	7.1%	2.7%
High school graduate	23.6%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.1%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	23.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Gate Ridge	The Meadows
Drove alone	75.2%	59.8%
Carpooled	10.2%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	32.8%
Other means	2.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Gate Ridge	The Meadows
1-unit, detached	62.0%	27.6%
1-unit, attached	12.5%	35.8%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	17.1%	16.1%
20 or more units	3.8%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	South Gate Ridge	The Meadows
Poverty rate	6.6%	10.7%
Average household size	2.32	1.66
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1982	1985