Fort Pierce North vs River Park

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Pierce North and River Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fort Pierce North has the higher population (7,023 vs 6,415 in River Park). River Park has the higher median household income ($57,370 vs $36,707 in Fort Pierce North). River Park has the higher median home value ($196,500 vs $151,500 in Fort Pierce North).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Pierce North	River Park
Population	7,023	6,415
Median age	39.8 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,707	$57,370
Median home value	$151,500	$196,500
Median gross rent	$893	$1,580
Housing units	3,062	2,906
Homeownership rate	55.6%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Pierce North	River Park
Population	6,926 → 7,023 (+1.4%)	7,071 → 6,415 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$28,712 → $36,707 (+27.8%)	$39,573 → $57,370 (+45.0%)
Median home value	$87,300 → $151,500 (+73.5%)	$115,300 → $196,500 (+70.4%)
Median gross rent	$811 → $893 (+10.1%)	$1,150 → $1,580 (+37.4%)

Fort Pierce North

Population

6,9267,023

Median household income

$28,712$36,707

Median home value

$87,300$151,500

Median gross rent

$811$893

River Park

Population

7,0716,415

Median household income

$39,573$57,370

Median home value

$115,300$196,500

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,580

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Pierce North	River Park
Under 5	3.3%	3.2%
5 to 17	17.1%	12.0%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	8.2%	16.6%
35 to 44	15.7%	6.9%
45 to 54	11.3%	14.1%
55 to 64	16.1%	17.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	13.6%
75 and over	7.8%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Pierce North	River Park
White (non-Hispanic)	8.7%	46.6%
Black or African American	56.8%	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.0%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	30.5%	30.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Pierce North	River Park
No high school diploma	30.7%	15.6%
High school graduate	29.3%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Pierce North	River Park
Drove alone	82.7%	81.8%
Carpooled	5.1%	7.8%
Public transit	2.1%	0.4%
Walked	1.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	5.0%
Other means	4.9%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Pierce North	River Park
1-unit, detached	71.8%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Fort Pierce North	River Park
Poverty rate	22.1%	10.0%
Average household size	2.76	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1974	1974