Fort Pierce South vs River Park

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

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

River Park has the higher population (6,415 vs 4,686 in Fort Pierce South). River Park has the higher median household income ($57,370 vs $42,222 in Fort Pierce South). Fort Pierce South has the higher median home value ($211,100 vs $196,500 in River Park).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Pierce South	River Park
Population	4,686	6,415
Median age	40.2 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$42,222	$57,370
Median home value	$211,100	$196,500
Median gross rent	$1,059	$1,580
Housing units	2,317	2,906
Homeownership rate	65.0%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Pierce South	River Park
Population	4,235 → 4,686 (+10.6%)	7,071 → 6,415 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$35,455 → $42,222 (+19.1%)	$39,573 → $57,370 (+45.0%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $211,100 (+53.5%)	$115,300 → $196,500 (+70.4%)
Median gross rent	$973 → $1,059 (+8.8%)	$1,150 → $1,580 (+37.4%)

Fort Pierce South

Population

4,2354,686

Median household income

$35,455$42,222

Median home value

$137,500$211,100

Median gross rent

$973$1,059

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 South	River Park
Under 5	3.9%	3.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	12.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	16.6%
35 to 44	16.1%	6.9%
45 to 54	15.6%	14.1%
55 to 64	7.0%	17.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	13.6%
75 and over	9.2%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Pierce South	River Park
White (non-Hispanic)	49.0%	46.6%
Black or African American	16.5%	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	2.8%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	31.4%	30.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Pierce South	River Park
No high school diploma	21.9%	15.6%
High school graduate	31.5%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Pierce South	River Park
Drove alone	80.6%	81.8%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	2.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	5.0%
Other means	4.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Pierce South	River Park
1-unit, detached	59.4%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	4.2%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Fort Pierce South	River Park
Poverty rate	19.6%	10.0%
Average household size	2.23	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1969	1974