Port St. Lucie vs River Park

A side-by-side comparison of Port St. Lucie and River Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Port St. Lucie has the higher population (220,453 vs 6,415 in River Park). Port St. Lucie has the higher median household income ($78,137 vs $57,370 in River Park). Port St. Lucie has the higher median home value ($327,700 vs $196,500 in River Park).

Population, income & housing

	Port St. Lucie	River Park
Population	220,453	6,415
Median age	43.7 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$78,137	$57,370
Median home value	$327,700	$196,500
Median gross rent	$1,781	$1,580
Housing units	86,398	2,906
Homeownership rate	83.2%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port St. Lucie	River Park
Population	189,396 → 220,453 (+16.4%)	7,071 → 6,415 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$60,587 → $78,137 (+29.0%)	$39,573 → $57,370 (+45.0%)
Median home value	$207,200 → $327,700 (+58.2%)	$115,300 → $196,500 (+70.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,417 → $1,781 (+25.7%)	$1,150 → $1,580 (+37.4%)

Port St. Lucie

Population

189,396220,453

Median household income

$60,587$78,137

Median home value

$207,200$327,700

Median gross rent

$1,417$1,781

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)

	Port St. Lucie	River Park
Under 5	5.1%	3.2%
5 to 17	15.7%	12.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	16.6%
35 to 44	12.7%	6.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	14.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	17.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	13.6%
75 and over	9.7%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port St. Lucie	River Park
White (non-Hispanic)	51.8%	46.6%
Black or African American	18.2%	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.8%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	23.0%	30.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port St. Lucie	River Park
No high school diploma	9.1%	15.6%
High school graduate	31.1%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port St. Lucie	River Park
Drove alone	79.0%	81.8%
Carpooled	8.0%	7.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	1.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	5.0%
Other means	0.9%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port St. Lucie	River Park
1-unit, detached	86.8%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	5.2%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Port St. Lucie	River Park
Poverty rate	8.5%	10.0%
Average household size	2.77	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	2001	1974