Roosevelt Gardens vs Washington Park

A side-by-side comparison of Roosevelt Gardens and Washington Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Roosevelt Gardens and Washington Park are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Roosevelt Gardens has the higher population (2,566 vs 1,896 in Washington Park). Washington Park has the higher median household income ($51,563 vs $48,992 in Roosevelt Gardens). Roosevelt Gardens has the higher median home value ($252,800 vs $244,800 in Washington Park).

Population, income & housing

	Roosevelt Gardens	Washington Park
Population	2,566	1,896
Median age	35.4 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$48,992	$51,563
Median home value	$252,800	$244,800
Median gross rent	$1,229	$2,265
Housing units	1,008	561
Homeownership rate	44.7%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roosevelt Gardens	Washington Park
Population	3,034 → 2,566 (-15.4%)	1,685 → 1,896 (+12.5%)
Median household income	$39,042 → $48,992 (+25.5%)	$37,500 → $51,563 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$145,700 → $252,800 (+73.5%)	$178,200 → $244,800 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,088 → $1,229 (+13.0%)	$1,112 → $2,265 (+103.7%)

Roosevelt Gardens

Population

3,0342,566

Median household income

$39,042$48,992

Median home value

$145,700$252,800

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,229

Washington Park

Population

1,6851,896

Median household income

$37,500$51,563

Median home value

$178,200$244,800

Median gross rent

$1,112$2,265

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roosevelt Gardens	Washington Park
Under 5	3.5%	10.3%
5 to 17	19.3%	21.8%
18 to 24	13.6%	4.9%
25 to 34	12.7%	5.9%
35 to 44	10.1%	14.0%
45 to 54	16.8%	14.3%
55 to 64	14.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	2.8%	7.2%
75 and over	6.5%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roosevelt Gardens	Washington Park
White (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	0.6%
Black or African American	85.1%	95.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roosevelt Gardens	Washington Park
No high school diploma	20.4%	31.6%
High school graduate	38.2%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roosevelt Gardens	Washington Park
Drove alone	79.9%	62.3%
Carpooled	3.2%	33.3%
Public transit	5.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	4.4%
Other means	3.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roosevelt Gardens	Washington Park
1-unit, detached	53.3%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	39.3%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Roosevelt Gardens	Washington Park
Poverty rate	16.7%	12.8%
Average household size	2.71	3.78
Mean commute (minutes)	26	17
Median year structure built	1968	1970