Jensen Beach vs North River Shores

A side-by-side comparison of Jensen Beach and North River Shores: population, income, housing, and more.

Jensen Beach and North River Shores are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jensen Beach has the higher population (12,456 vs 3,655 in North River Shores). North River Shores has the higher median household income ($73,635 vs $63,397 in Jensen Beach). Jensen Beach has the higher median home value ($363,100 vs $314,100 in North River Shores).

Population, income & housing

	Jensen Beach	North River Shores
Population	12,456	3,655
Median age	54.5 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,397	$73,635
Median home value	$363,100	$314,100
Median gross rent	$1,227	$1,455
Housing units	7,179	1,815
Homeownership rate	74.4%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jensen Beach	North River Shores
Population	13,479 → 12,456 (-7.6%)	3,874 → 3,655 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$54,778 → $63,397 (+15.7%)	$58,250 → $73,635 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$232,600 → $363,100 (+56.1%)	$229,800 → $314,100 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$972 → $1,227 (+26.2%)	$1,223 → $1,455 (+19.0%)

Jensen Beach

Population

13,47912,456

Median household income

$54,778$63,397

Median home value

$232,600$363,100

Median gross rent

$972$1,227

North River Shores

Population

3,8743,655

Median household income

$58,250$73,635

Median home value

$229,800$314,100

Median gross rent

$1,223$1,455

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jensen Beach	North River Shores
Under 5	2.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	11.7%	18.0%
18 to 24	3.9%	4.4%
25 to 34	10.0%	3.5%
35 to 44	12.6%	9.3%
45 to 54	9.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	18.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	14.9%	21.9%
75 and over	16.5%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jensen Beach	North River Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	86.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jensen Beach	North River Shores
No high school diploma	6.6%	3.3%
High school graduate	26.2%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jensen Beach	North River Shores
Drove alone	74.2%	82.4%
Carpooled	6.1%	1.3%
Public transit	0.7%	0.1%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	1.4%
Worked from home	16.2%	12.0%
Other means	1.4%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jensen Beach	North River Shores
1-unit, detached	59.6%	45.4%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	24.4%
20 or more units	3.3%	13.7%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jensen Beach	North River Shores
Poverty rate	17.2%	11.6%
Average household size	2.10	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1983	1979