Jupiter Island vs North River Shores

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

Jupiter Island 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.

North River Shores has the higher population (3,655 vs 871 in Jupiter Island). Jupiter Island has the higher median household income ($246,500 vs $73,635 in North River Shores). Jupiter Island has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $314,100 in North River Shores).

Population, income & housing

	Jupiter Island	North River Shores
Population	871	3,655
Median age	65.8 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$246,500	$73,635
Median home value	$2,000,001	$314,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,455
Housing units	683	1,815
Homeownership rate	95.9%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.0%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	28.6%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jupiter Island	North River Shores
Population	803 → 871 (+8.5%)	3,874 → 3,655 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$193,333 → $246,500 (+27.5%)	$58,250 → $73,635 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	$229,800 → $314,100 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,500 → $3,501 (+40.0%)	$1,223 → $1,455 (+19.0%)

Jupiter Island

Population

803871

Median household income

$193,333$246,500

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,500$3,501

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)

	Jupiter Island	North River Shores
Under 5	0.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	3.3%	18.0%
18 to 24	11.7%	4.4%
25 to 34	2.0%	3.5%
35 to 44	8.4%	9.3%
45 to 54	6.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	16.9%	12.0%
65 to 74	18.8%	21.9%
75 and over	32.1%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jupiter Island	North River Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	86.9%
Black or African American	6.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jupiter Island	North River Shores
No high school diploma	1.1%	3.3%
High school graduate	14.8%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	32.8%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jupiter Island	North River Shores
Drove alone	43.0%	82.4%
Carpooled	7.2%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	24.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	25.6%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jupiter Island	North River Shores
1-unit, detached	92.5%	45.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	24.4%
20 or more units	3.1%	13.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jupiter Island	North River Shores
Poverty rate	19.5%	11.6%
Average household size	1.93	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	16	29
Median year structure built	1986	1979