North River Shores vs Rio

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

North River Shores and Rio 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 1,265 in Rio). Rio has the higher median household income ($95,865 vs $73,635 in North River Shores). North River Shores has the higher median home value ($314,100 vs $299,600 in Rio).

Population, income & housing

	North River Shores	Rio
Population	3,655	1,265
Median age	50.5 yrs	61.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,635	$95,865
Median home value	$314,100	$299,600
Median gross rent	$1,455	—
Housing units	1,815	631
Homeownership rate	81.4%	96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	26.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North River Shores	Rio
Population	3,874 → 3,655 (-5.7%)	853 → 1,265 (+48.3%)
Median household income	$58,250 → $73,635 (+26.4%)	$55,000 → $95,865 (+74.3%)
Median home value	$229,800 → $314,100 (+36.7%)	$235,200 → $299,600 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,223 → $1,455 (+19.0%)	—

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

Rio

Population

8531,265

Median household income

$55,000$95,865

Median home value

$235,200$299,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North River Shores	Rio
Under 5	6.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.0%	8.0%
18 to 24	4.4%	10.1%
25 to 34	3.5%	5.6%
35 to 44	9.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	19.4%
65 to 74	21.9%	14.9%
75 and over	11.8%	27.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North River Shores	Rio
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	89.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North River Shores	Rio
No high school diploma	3.3%	3.6%
High school graduate	17.8%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North River Shores	Rio
Drove alone	82.4%	89.7%
Carpooled	1.3%	5.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	4.4%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North River Shores	Rio
1-unit, detached	45.4%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	24.4%	31.7%
20 or more units	13.7%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North River Shores	Rio
Poverty rate	11.6%	13.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	29	14
Median year structure built	1979	1977