Ridge Wood Heights

Population: 5,085
Median household income: $68,463
Median home value: $349,900

Ridge Wood Heights, a community in Sarasota County, Florida, has 5,085 residents. At $68,463, its median household income sits below Sarasota County's $80,633.

From 2019 to 2023, Ridge Wood Heights's population grew 18.6% from 4,287 to 5,085, while its median home value rose 57.9% from $221,600 to $349,900.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.2% of the population. 81.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,085
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $68,463
Median home value: $349,900
Median gross rent: $1,465
Housing units: 2,760
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,287	$53,503	$221,600	$1,135
2020	4,856	$55,941	$261,300	$1,214
2021	4,875	$60,486	$268,100	$1,234
2022	4,812	$64,296	$307,800	$1,422
2023	5,085	$68,463	$349,900	$1,465

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 178.6%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	280	5.5%
5 to 17	436	8.6%
18 to 24	476	9.4%
25 to 34	760	14.9%
35 to 44	405	8.0%
45 to 54	642	12.6%
55 to 64	884	17.4%
65 to 74	648	12.7%
75 and over	554	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,077	80.2%
Black or African American	187	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	150	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	72	1.4%
Two or more races	11	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	588	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree24.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	234	6.0%
High school graduate	1,158	29.7%
Some college or associate's	1,203	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	967	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	331	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,173	81.4%
Carpooled	192	7.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	231	8.7%
Other means	68	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	453	18.6%
15 to 29 min	1,215	49.8%
30 to 44 min	646	26.5%
45 to 59 min	31	1.3%
60+ min	94	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 7.4% (373 of 5,035)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,326	53.8%
Nonfamily households	1,137	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,463	89.2%
Vacant	297	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,822	74.0%
Renter-occupied	641	26.0%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached10.9%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,988	72.0%
1-unit, attached	300	10.9%
2 to 4 units	69	2.5%
5 to 19 units	239	8.7%
20 or more units	105	3.8%
Mobile home & other	59	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1260475
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.41 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 27.2863, -82.5120