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Ridge Wood Heights, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Ridge Wood Heights is a Census CDP of 5,366 people across 1.41 square miles of land, in Sarasota County. Median household income is $69,894, 76.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ridge Wood Heights
What Ridge Wood Heights is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.41 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,797
- County holding the largest share of its areaSarasota County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ridge Wood Heights
How many people live in Ridge Wood Heights
- Population5,366
- Median age45.2
- Population under 18875 plus or minus 228
- Share under 1816.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Population 65 and over1,087 plus or minus 235
- Share 65 and over20.3 percent
- Households2,470
- Family households1,450
- Share of households that are families58.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ridge Wood Heights
- Median household income$69,894
- Per capita income$46,205
- Civilian labor force2,893
- Employed2,864
- Unemployed29 plus or minus 28
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over3,974
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ridge Wood Heights
- Housing units2,711
- Occupied units2,470
- Vacant units241 plus or minus 128
- Vacancy rate8.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Owner occupied1,899
- Renter occupied571 plus or minus 178
- Ownership rate76.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$370,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,587
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.2 percent
- Single family units2,237
- Share single family82.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more406 plus or minus 168
- Share in buildings of two or more15.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes54 plus or minus 44
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ridge Wood Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,433
- Commuting under 15 minutes484 plus or minus 158
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.9 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more867 plus or minus 236
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.6 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Drove alone72.1 percent
- Carpooled11.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sarasota County, not Ridge Wood Heights
Sarasota County context, not Ridge Wood Heights figures
- Establishments in Sarasota County15,989
- Covered employment, Sarasota County190,078
- Average annual pay, Sarasota County$65,133
- Housing units permitted, Sarasota County7,466
Every figure in this section is published for Sarasota County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ridge Wood Heights.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Ridge Wood Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ridge Wood Heights, Florida?
5,366, in 2,470 households. Ridge Wood Heights CDP covers 1.41 square miles of land, which is 3,797 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ridge Wood Heights in?
Sarasota County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ridge Wood Heights?
$69,894. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $370,700. Median gross rent is $1,587 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Ridge Wood Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sarasota County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ridge Wood Heights.
Is zoning published for Ridge Wood Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.