River Ridge, FL

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,149
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
47
3.29% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.05%
26.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$102,798
18.4% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$327,000
7.78% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,699
1.47% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in River Ridge, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.8% of the residents in River Ridge, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in River Ridge, FL are Pasco-Hernando State College (1,850 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in River Ridge, FL was $327,000, and the homeownership rate was 80.5%.

Most people in River Ridge, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.2 minutes. The average car ownership in River Ridge, FL was 2 cars per household.

United StatesFloridaPasco County, FLTampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLPasco County (West Central) PUMA, FL

Population & Diversity

River Ridge, FL is home to a population of 5.15k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.31% of River Ridge, FL residents were born outside of the country (428 people).

In 2024, there were 33.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.5k people) in River Ridge, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 136 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 121 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%
2024 Citizenship
98.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of River Ridge, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in River Ridge, FL was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in River Ridge, FL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.5k ± 760
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    136 ± 128
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
    121 ± 121
6.91%
Hispanic Population
356 people

In 2024, there were 33.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.5k people) in River Ridge, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 136 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 121 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.91% of the people in River Ridge, FL are hispanic (356 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in River Ridge, FL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Florida.
Most Common Origin
  1. Cuba
    1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
  2. Haiti
    353,350 ± 14,476 people
  3. Colombia
    307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.31%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
428 people
8.34%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
433 people

As of 2024, 8.31% of River Ridge, FL residents (428 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in River Ridge, FL was 8.34%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    164 ± 100
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    82 ± 68
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    20 ± 30

River Ridge, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of River Ridge, FL employs 2.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in River Ridge, FL were Retail Trade (480 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (399 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (328 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($160,375), Public Administration ($103,938), and Construction ($100,457).

Employment

Occupations

2.7k
2024 Value
± 499
1.47%
1 Year growth
± 27.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in River Ridge, FL grew at a rate of 1.47%, from 2.66k employees to 2.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in River Ridge, FL, are Sales & Related Occupations (428 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (338 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (277 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of River Ridge, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.7k
2024 Value
± 499
1.47%
1 Year growth
± 27.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in River Ridge, FL grew at a rate of 1.47%, from 2.66k employees to 2.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in River Ridge, FL, are Retail Trade (480 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (399 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (328 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of River Ridge, FL, though some of these residents may live in River Ridge, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$56,500
Median earning men ± $16,563
$36,239
Median earning women ± $5,790

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($89,971), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,414), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,444).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($180,360), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,231), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,707).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.23%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for River Ridge, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.396%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott
Senator from Florida1
Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
Ashley Moody
Senator from Florida2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in River Ridge, FL awarded 1,850 degrees. The student population of River Ridge, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3,670 male students and 5,779 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in River Ridge, FL are White (1,116 and 60.9%), Hispanic or Latino (394 and 21.5%), Unknown (95 and 5.18%), and Black or African American (88 and 4.8%).

The largest universities in River Ridge, FL by number of degrees awarded are Pasco-Hernando State College (1,850 and 100%).

The most popular majors in River Ridge, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (956 and 51.7%), Registered Nursing (167 and 9.03%), and Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations (143 and 7.73%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $2,297 for in-state students and $9,272 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 9,449 students enrolled in River Ridge, FL, 38.8% men and 61.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,930 records, of which 60.7% were women and 39.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    956 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    121 degrees awarded
  3. General Computer Programming
    23 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in River Ridge, FL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 956 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in River Ridge, FL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Pasco-Hernando State College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,850 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pasco-Hernando State College with 1,850 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 745 men were awarded degrees from institutions in River Ridge, FL, which is 0.674 times less than the 1,105 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,116 degrees mean that there were 2.83 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 394 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($2,297) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($858) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,440) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in River Ridge, FL was $327,000 in 2024, which is 0.983 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $303,400 to $327,000, a 7.78% increase. The homeownership rate in River Ridge, FL is 80.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in River Ridge, FL have an average commute time of 32.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in River Ridge, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$327,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$22,007
$1,426
Median Property Taxes
±$260

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In River Ridge, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in River Ridge, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

80.5%
Homeownership
2024
56.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 80.5% of the housing units in River Ridge, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$102,798
Median Household Income
± $20,355
1.77k
Number of Households
± 334

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.77k households in River Ridge, FL grew to $102,798 from the previous year's value of $86,786.

The following chart displays the households in River Ridge, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for River Ridge, FL is from Florida.
0.473
2023 Wage GINI in Florida
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.6%)
  3. Other (3.44%)

In 2024, 79.2% of workers in River Ridge, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.6%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

32.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in River Ridge, FL have a longer commute time (32.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.83% of the workforce in River Ridge, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in River Ridge, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in River Ridge, FL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in River Ridge, FL (310 out of 5.12k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in River Ridge, FL is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

85.2% of the population of River Ridge, FL has health coverage, with 38.3% on employee plans, 10.1% on Medicaid, 15.8% on Medicare, 19.7% on non-group plans, and 1.44% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.2% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

14.8%
Uninsured
38.3%
Employer Coverage
10.1%
Medicaid
15.8%
Medicare
19.7%
Non-Group
1.44%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in River Ridge, FL grew by 11.4% from 13.3% to 14.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in River Ridge, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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