Ridge Wood Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,064 at the 2020 census, up from 4,795 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), of which 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 2.74%, is water.^[6]

According to the 2020 United States census,^[6] Ridge Wood Heights had a population of 5,064. There were 2,370 households resulting in 2.03 persons per household.

Of the total population, the age was split with 5.5% under 5 years old, 15.5% under 18 years old, and 22.2% over 65 years old. 48.5% of the population were female persons.

By race, the population was split with 89.4% white, 2.3% black or African American, 2.4% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.9% two or more races, and 8.5% Hispanic or Latino. There were 244 veterans living in the CDP and 12.3% of the population were foreign born persons.

There was an owner-occupied housing unit rate of 71.3% and a median value of owner-occupied housing units of $307,800. 95.6% of households had a computer and 87.6% of households had a broadband internet subscription.

91.1% of the population 25 years or older were high school graduates or higher and 31.8% of that same population had a Bachelor's degree or higher.